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BRADLEY COUNTY 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 145 149 158 162 162 155 104 50
General Fertility Rate 60.5 62.6 66.1 67.7 68.4 65.0 66.2 61.3
Rank Among 75 Counties 51 48 30 27 24 32
Live Births: Women 15-19 30 28 42 35 25 32 16 15
Teen Fertility Rate 70.9 66.4 101.9* 87.3 66.0 78.6* 60.4 105.6
Rank Among 75 Counties 37 47 4 12 32 20
Births To Unmarried Women 58 65 67 59 63 62 23 40
% Births To Unmarried Women 40.0 43.6* 42.4 36.4 38.9 40.0* 22.1 80.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 16 17 20 27 27 21
Births To Unmarried Teens 24 24 29 23 17 23 8 15
% Births To Unmarried Teens 16.6 16.1 18.4* 14.2 10.5 14.8* 7.7 30.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 17 17 12 26 41 20
Less Than 12 Years Education 38 31 36 41 39 37 25 12
% Less Than 12 Years Education 26.2 20.8 22.8 25.3 24.1 23.9 24.0 24.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 24 46 39 27 27 32
Low Birth Weight Births 6 10 15 13 15 12 6 6
% Low Birth Weight Births 4.1* 6.7 9.5 8.0 9.3 7.7 5.8 12.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 73 68 23 44 32 50
No First Trimester Care 36 36 42 37 45 39 23 16
% No First Trimester Care 25.0 24.7 26.8 23.4 28.1* 25.5* 22.3* 32.7
Rank Among 75 Counties 31 31 16 27 12 21
Total Infant Deaths 1 1 1 0 3 1 0 1
Infant Mortality Rate 6.9 6.7 6.3 0.0* 18.5+ 6.5 0.0 20.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 47 46 46 75 5 54
Total Neonatal Deaths 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 1
Neonatal Mortality Rate 6.9 0.0 6.3 0.0 12.3 6.5 0.0 20.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 22 75 29 75 4 21
Total Postneonatal Deaths 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 0.0 6.7 0.0 0.0 6.2 0.0 0.0 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 7 75 75 17 75
Total Fetal Deaths 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1
Fetal Death Rate 6.8 6.7 6.3 6.1 0.0* 6.4 0.0 19.6
Rank Among 75 Counties 37 32 43 38 75 45
Total Perinatal Deaths 2 1 2 1 2 2 0 1
Perinatal Death Rate 13.7 6.7 12.6 6.1 12.3 12.8 0.0 19.6
Rank Among 75 Counties 27 60 41 61 29 24
Total Induced Abortions 20 27 13 9 9 16 7 7
Induced Abortion Ratio 13.8 18.1 8.2*+ 5.6* 5.6* 10.3* 6.7* 14.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 16 6 39 59 61 29
Female Population, 15-44 2,396 2,382 2,392 2,392 2,370 2,386 1,572 815
Female Population, 15-19 423 422 412 401 379 407 265 142
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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