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------ AVERAGE ------
CROSS COUNTY 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 275 284 273 258 261 270 181 86
General Fertility Rate 66.4 68.6 66.5 63.4 63.8 65.7 61.4 74.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 29 22 29 39 38 31
Live Births: Women 15-19 75 58 58 61 54 61 34 27
Teen Fertility Rate 96.4* 74.9 76.6 83.2* 72.8* 80.6* 68.8* 102.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties 8 28 24 18 19 18
Births To Unmarried Women 107 110 119 114 109 112 45 67
% Births To Unmarried Women 38.9 38.7 43.6* 44.2* 41.8 41.5* 24.9 77.9
Rank Among 75 Counties 21 25 18 17 20 19
Births To Unmarried Teens 55 50 43 51 41 48 22 26
% Births To Unmarried Teens 20.0* 17.6* 15.8 19.8* 15.7* 17.8* 12.2* 30.2*
Rank Among 75 Counties 11 13 20 8 15 13
Less Than 12 Years Education 63 59 68 63 59 62 41 21
% Less Than 12 Years Education 22.9 20.8 24.9 24.4 22.6 23.0 22.7 24.4
Rank Among 75 Counties 39 47 27 33 32 37
Low Birth Weight Births 20 32 28 18 27 25 12 13
% Low Birth Weight Births 7.3 11.3 10.3 7.0 10.3 9.3 6.6 15.1
Rank Among 75 Counties 49 14 14 54 22 26
No First Trimester Care 73 49 65 45 59 58 29 29
% No First Trimester Care 27.0 17.9+ 25.2+ 17.7+ 22.7 22.1 16.4 34.9
Rank Among 75 Counties 22 59 26 55 37 38
Total Infant Deaths 3 1 8 4 0 3 2 1
Infant Mortality Rate 10.9 3.5 29.3*+ 15.5 0.0*+ 11.1 11.0 11.6
Rank Among 75 Counties 22 61 1 11 75 19
Total Neonatal Deaths 1 1 8 0 0 2 1 1
Neonatal Mortality Rate 3.6 3.5 29.3*+ 0.0*+ 0.0* 7.4 5.5 11.6
Rank Among 75 Counties 42 51 1 75 75 13
Total Postneonatal Deaths 2 0 0 4 0 1 1 0
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 7.3 0.0+ 0.0 15.5*+ 0.0+ 3.7 5.5 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 17 75 75 3 75 30
Total Fetal Deaths 0 1 2 2 1 1 1 0
Fetal Death Rate 0.0* 3.5 7.3 7.7 3.8 3.7 5.5 0.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 49 35 29 52 66
Total Perinatal Deaths 1 2 10 2 1 3 2 1
Perinatal Death Rate 3.6 7.0 36.4*+ 7.7+ 3.8 11.1 11.0 11.6
Rank Among 75 Counties 67 58 1 51 65 40
Total Induced Abortions 25 16 14 11 9 15 9 4
Induced Abortion Ratio 9.1* 5.6* 5.1* 4.3* 3.4* 5.6* 5.0* 4.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties 45 60 62 66 67 62
Female Population, 15-44 4,143 4,140 4,104 4,067 4,091 4,109 2,947 1,162
Female Population, 15-19 778 774 757 733 742 757 494 263
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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