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TABLE E2. DIVORCES AND PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION,
BY NUMBER OF MINOR CHILDREN AND RACE*
MISSISSIPPI, 2001

                                                                                  
                                NUMBER                          PERCENT           
NUMBER OF MINOR                      NON-     UN-                     NON-     UN-
CHILDREN            TOTAL   WHITE   WHITE   KNOWN    TOTAL   WHITE   WHITE   KNOWN

TOTAL DIVORCES     14,198  10,683   3,370     145    100.0   100.0   100.0   100.0
                                                      
NONE                7,253   5,533   1,630      90     51.1    51.8    48.4    62.1
ONE                 3,587   2,694     863      30     25.3    25.2    25.6    20.7
TWO                 2,512   1,882     612      18     17.7    17.6    18.2    12.4
THREE OR MORE         841     569     265       7      5.9     5.3     7.9     4.8
UNKNOWN                 5       5       0       0       **      **       -       -

 * DIVORCES OF MIXED-RACE COUPLES ARE INCLUDED IN FIGURES FOR NONWHITES.          

** LESS THAN 0.06 PERCENT.                                                        

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Jackson, MS 39215-1700

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