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ARKANSAS COUNTY 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 252 280 278 255 284 270 182 86
General Fertility Rate 58.3 65.5 65.3 61.2 69.4 63.9 60.5 70.8
Rank Among 75 Counties 60 35 35 49 20 38
Live Births: Women 15-19 57 55 57 36 58 53 28 24
Teen Fertility Rate 76.4 74.4 78.5 52.0 85.0 73.9 56.9 106.7
Rank Among 75 Counties 30 31 21 63 8 28
Births To Unmarried Women 99 111 91 102 126 106 38 68
% Births To Unmarried Women 39.3 39.6 32.7 40.0 44.4* 39.3* 20.9* 79.1
Rank Among 75 Counties 18 22 35 21 14 23
Births To Unmarried Teens 40 42 37 27 47 39 14 24
% Births To Unmarried Teens 15.9 15.0 13.3 10.6 16.5*+ 14.4* 7.7 27.9
Rank Among 75 Counties 19 22 25 42 13 21
Less Than 12 Years Education 64 72 68 56 70 66 39 27
% Less Than 12 Years Education 25.4 25.7 24.5 22.0 24.6 24.4 21.4 31.4
Rank Among 75 Counties 27 26 28 43 25 28
Low Birth Weight Births 28 32 25 26 33 29 15 13
% Low Birth Weight Births 11.1 11.4 9.0 10.2 11.6 10.7* 8.2 15.1
Rank Among 75 Counties 9 13 28 19 13 10
No First Trimester Care 78 66 38 60 65 61 30 31
% No First Trimester Care 32.5* 24.4+ 13.9*+ 24.0+ 23.4 23.3 17.1 36.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 12 32 70 25 34 34
Total Infant Deaths 3 1 0 3 2 2 1 1
Infant Mortality Rate 11.9 3.6 0.0* 11.8+ 7.0 7.4 5.5 11.6
Rank Among 75 Counties 18 60 75 18 36 46
Total Neonatal Deaths 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
Neonatal Mortality Rate 4.0 3.6 0.0* 3.9 0.0* 3.7 0.0* 11.6
Rank Among 75 Counties 37 50 75 41 75 52
Total Postneonatal Deaths 2 0 0 2 2 1 1 0
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 7.9 0.0+ 0.0 7.8+ 7.0 3.7 5.5 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 14 75 75 8 15 30
Total Fetal Deaths 2 1 4 3 4 3 2 1
Fetal Death Rate 7.9 3.6 14.2 11.6 13.9 11.0 10.9 11.5
Rank Among 75 Counties 30 48 9 13 13 10
Total Perinatal Deaths 3 2 4 4 4 3 2 2
Perinatal Death Rate 11.8 7.1 14.2 15.5 13.9 11.0 10.9 23.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 36 57 29 21 24 42
Total Induced Abortions 42 40 33 21 37 35 17 13
Induced Abortion Ratio 16.7 14.3 11.9 8.2* 13.0 13.0* 9.3 15.1
Rank Among 75 Counties 7 15 18 42 16 14
Female Population, 15-44 4,321 4,274 4,260 4,166 4,093 4,223 3,009 1,214
Female Population, 15-19 746 739 726 692 682 717 492 225
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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