(HSWWTNCO) TEENAGE VITAL STATISTICS DATA
BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE AND RACE OF MOTHER
MISSISSIPPI, 2001
COUNTY: TIPPAH
TOTAL FEMALES FEMALES FEMALES TOTAL
POPULATION AGES AGES AGES LIVE
RACE ALL AGES 10-19 10-14 15-19 BIRTHS
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TOTAL 20,826 1,585 784 801 318
WHITE 17,046 1,214 611 603 265
NONWHITE 3,780 371 173 198 53
-------- ALL RACES -------- ---------- WHITE ---------- -------- NONWHITE ---------
ALL AGES AGES AGES ALL AGES AGES AGES ALL AGES AGES AGES
TEENS 10-14 15-17 18-19 TEENS 10-14 15-17 18-19 TEENS 10-14 15-17 18-19
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TEENAGE BIRTHS 46 0 14 32 35 0 9 26 11 0 5 6
TEENAGE IMMATURE BIRTHS 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1
TEENAGE PREMATURE BIRTHS 5 0 4 1 3 0 2 1 2 0 2 0
TEENAGE ILLEGITIMATE BIRTHS 23 0 9 14 13 0 4 9 10 0 5 5
TEENS WHO HAD PREVIOUS LIVE BIRTHS 10 0 2 8 8 0 2 6 2 0 0 2
TEENS WHO HAD PREVIOUS PREGNANCIES 13 0 4 9 11 0 4 7 2 0 0 2
TEENS WITH INADEQUATE* PRENATAL CARE 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
TEENAGE FERTILITY RATE 29.0 - 57.4 (15-19) 28.8 - 58.0 (15-19) 29.6 - 55.6 (15-19)
TEENAGE FETAL DEATHS** 3 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 1
TEENAGE FETAL DEATH RATIO 65.2 - - 93.8 57.1 - - 76.9 90.9 - - 166.7
TEENAGE INDUCED TERMINATIONS# 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
TEENAGE INDUCED TERMINATION RATIO 21.7 - - 31.2 - - - - 90.9 - - 166.7
TEENAGE PREGNANCIES# 50 0 14 36 37 0 9 28 13 0 5 8
TEENAGE PREGNANCY RATE 31.5 - 62.4 (15-19) 30.5 - 61.4 (15-19) 35.0 - 65.6 (15-19)
INFANT DEATHS TO TEENAGE MOTHERS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
INFANT MORTALITY RATE, TEEN MOMS - - - - - - - - - - - -
* ACCORDING TO THE KESSNER INDEX.
** SPONTANEOUS FETAL DEATHS OF 20 WEEKS OR MORE GESTATION OR WEIGHT OF 350 GRAMS OR MORE.
# FIGURES BY RACE MAY NOT ADD TO TOTAL BECAUSE TOTAL FIGURES INCLUDE SOME FOR WHICH RACE OF MOTHER WAS UNKNOWN.
## RATE/RATIO NOT CALCULATED BECAUSE THERE WERE NO LIVE BIRTHS TO MOTHERS IN THIS AGE/RACE GROUP.
DEFINITIONS:
IMMATURE=BIRTHWEIGHT LESS THAN 2,500 GRAMS.
PREMATURE=GESTATION LESS THAN 37 WEEKS.
FERTILITY RATE=LIVE BIRTHS TO MOTHERS IN SPECIFIC AGE GROUP PER 1,000 FEMALES IN SPECIFIC AGE GROUP.
FETAL DEATH RATIO=FETAL DEATHS TO WOMEN IN SPECIFIC AGE GROUP PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS TO WOMEN IN SPECIFIC AGE GROUP.
INDUCED TERM. RATIO=INDUCED TERMINATIONS TO WOMEN IN SPECIFIC AGE GROUP PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS TO WOMEN IN SPECIFIC AGE GROUP.
PREGNANCIES=LIVE BIRTHS PLUS FETAL DEATHS PLUS INDUCED TERMINATIONS.
PREGNANCY RATE=PREGNANCIES OF WOMEN IN SPECIFIC AGE GROUP PER 1,000 FEMALES IN SPECIFIC AGE GROUP.
INFANT DEATH=DEATH OF A LIVE-BORN INFANT BEFORE REACHING 1 YEAR OF AGE.
INFANT MORTALITY RATE=INFANT DEATHS TO WOMEN IN SPECIFIC AGE GROUP PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS TO WOMEN IN SPECIFIC AGE GROUP.
