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FAULKNER COUNTY 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 1,073 1,160 1,178 1,277 1,202 1,178 1,050 113
General Fertility Rate 52.6* 55.7* 54.7* 58.3* 53.9*+ 55.1* 55.9* 43.3*
Rank Among 75 Counties 71 68 67 64 68 71
Live Births: Women 15-19 147 136 135 168 123 142 122 18
Teen Fertility Rate 38.3* 35.0* 33.3* 41.4* 30.7*+ 35.8* 35.4* 34.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties 73 75 73 70 74 75
Births To Unmarried Women 214 235 273 312 318 270 201 66
% Births To Unmarried Women 19.9* 20.3* 23.2* 24.4* 26.5* 22.9* 19.1* 58.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties 68 72 65 59 60 67
Births To Unmarried Teens 85 78 75 103 87 86 68 17
% Births To Unmarried Teens 7.9* 6.7* 6.4* 8.1* 7.2* 7.3* 6.5* 15.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 63 71 70 65 65 71
Less Than 12 Years Education 119 111 119 152 138 128 114 11
% Less Than 12 Years Education 11.1* 9.6* 10.1* 11.9* 11.5* 10.9* 10.9* 9.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 75 73 75 75 75
Low Birth Weight Births 67 82 94 84 83 82 70 12
% Low Birth Weight Births 6.2* 7.1* 8.0 6.6* 6.9* 7.0* 6.7* 10.6*
Rank Among 75 Counties 63 61 42 60 57 65
No First Trimester Care 261 252 210 171 66 192 161 29
% No First Trimester Care 25.7 22.9 19.0+ 13.5*+ 5.5*+ 16.9* 15.9* 26.9*
Rank Among 75 Counties 29 37 51 64 75 67
Total Infant Deaths 8 4 6 10 8 7 6 1
Infant Mortality Rate 7.5 3.4* 5.1 7.8 6.7 5.9* 5.7 8.8
Rank Among 75 Counties 45 62 56 40 42 61
Total Neonatal Deaths 3 2 4 8 5 4 4 1
Neonatal Mortality Rate 2.8 1.7* 3.4 6.3 4.2 3.4 3.8 8.8
Rank Among 75 Counties 49 61 42 25 30 54
Total Postneonatal Deaths 5 2 2 2 3 3 2 0
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 4.7 1.7 1.7 1.6 2.5 2.5 1.9 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 25 40 43 56 42 51
Total Fetal Deaths 7 9 7 6 13 8 7 1
Fetal Death Rate 6.5 7.7 5.9 4.7 10.7 6.7 6.6 8.8
Rank Among 75 Counties 40 27 44 44 20 41
Total Perinatal Deaths 10 11 11 14 18 13 11 2
Perinatal Death Rate 9.3 9.4 9.3 10.9 14.8 11.0 10.4 17.5
Rank Among 75 Counties 40 43 54 36 23 43
Total Induced Abortions 246 208 229 173 222 216 129 47
Induced Abortion Ratio 22.9* 17.9*+ 19.4* 13.5+ 18.5*+ 18.3* 12.3* 41.6*
Rank Among 75 Counties 3 7 6 8 6 6
Female Population, 15-44 20,384 20,824 21,535 21,897 22,292 21,386 18,780 2,607
Female Population, 15-19 3,839 3,881 4,048 4,060 4,012 3,968 3,444 524
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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