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------ AVERAGE ------
BOONE COUNTY 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 468 442 392 393 432 425 421 0
General Fertility Rate 70.6 66.8 59.3* 58.9* 63.6 63.8 64.1 0.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 16 30 53 60 40 39
Live Births: Women 15-19 88 67 70 84 65 75 74 0
Teen Fertility Rate 77.0 57.9 60.5 72.5* 56.8+ 65.1 65.0* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 29 55 52 34 49 45
Births To Unmarried Women 95 101 87 86 94 93 91 0
% Births To Unmarried Women 20.3* 22.9* 22.2* 21.9* 21.8* 21.9* 21.6* - *
Rank Among 75 Counties 67 65 70 65 69 71
Births To Unmarried Teens 46 38 35 42 30 38 38 0
% Births To Unmarried Teens 9.8 8.6* 8.9* 10.7 6.9* 8.9* 9.0 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 47 64 58 40 69 63
Less Than 12 Years Education 114 97 88 97 77 95 93 0
% Less Than 12 Years Education 24.4 21.9 22.4 24.7 17.8*+ 22.4 22.1 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 34 38 41 32 55 40
Low Birth Weight Births 34 36 28 21 22 28 28 0
% Low Birth Weight Births 7.3 8.1 7.1 5.3* 5.1* 6.6* 6.7 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 50 42 53 72 70 70
No First Trimester Care 86 70 66 80 79 76 75 0
% No First Trimester Care 18.5* 15.9* 17.1 20.4 18.3 18.0* 17.9 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 61 67 62 45 54 61
Total Infant Deaths 2 2 2 1 3 2 2 0
Infant Mortality Rate 4.3 4.5 5.1 2.5 6.9 4.7* 4.8 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 59 58 55 67 38 65
Total Neonatal Deaths 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 0
Neonatal Mortality Rate 2.1 4.5 2.6 0.0* 2.3 2.4* 2.4 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 52 41 51 75 42 64
Total Postneonatal Deaths 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 0
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 2.1 0.0* 2.6 2.5 4.6 2.4 2.4 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 43 75 40 47 27 53
Total Fetal Deaths 1 3 4 5 1 3 3 0
Fetal Death Rate 2.1 6.7 10.1 12.6 2.3 7.0 7.1 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 58 31 23 10 56 37
Total Perinatal Deaths 2 5 5 5 2 4 4 0
Perinatal Death Rate 4.3 11.2 12.6 12.6 4.6 9.3 9.4 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 65 39 40 26 63 54
Total Induced Abortions 32 43 14 43 40 34 25 0
Induced Abortion Ratio 6.8* 9.7* 3.6*+ 10.9*+ 9.3* 8.0* 5.9* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 57 38 69 19 36 46
Female Population, 15-44 6,631 6,621 6,605 6,672 6,788 6,663 6,563 100
Female Population, 15-19 1,143 1,158 1,157 1,158 1,145 1,152 1,138 14
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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