The following step-by-step process will allow you to customize a data table using MSDH Vital Records birth data

Step One: Select a row variable (default value: Year)

Year Race (White/Nonwhite) Race (White/Black/Other) Ethnicity Marital Status Age Group Education of Mother


Geography Indicator

Step Two: Select a column variable (default value: Race (White/Black/Other))

Year Race (White/Nonwhite) Race (White/Black/Other)  Ethnicity Marital Status Age Group Education of Mother None

Step Three: Select subquery

Race: Marital Status: Age Group: Education of Mother:


Ethnicity:

Step Four: Select year(s) of interest


1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

Step Five: Select specific county or health district of interest (default: state total)

State Total       County       District      

To select multiple counties/districts:
Select the first county/district with pointer
and hold the control key down while making
additional selections. To deselect, hold
control key and point to
county/district to be deselected.

Quick Select:
None
Delta Core      Appalachia
HB 1034          Metro
Delta Council Coast

Step Six: Select an indicator variable (default: Total for all indicators)

This list contains indicator variables for birth.

Step Seven: Calculations

Table Type:

Fertility/birth rates can be produced by using the Pregnancy module
and limiting the outcome variable (Step 6) to "live births."