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FRANKLIN COUNTY 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 221 246 199 218 226 222 221 0
General Fertility Rate 64.3 70.0 56.8*+ 62.8 64.7 63.7 64.7 0.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 43 17 62 42 34 40
Live Births: Women 15-19 24 44 36 46 39 38 38 0
Teen Fertility Rate 35.6* 62.7+ 50.6 65.8 55.6 54.4 56.1 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 74 52 63 44 53 65
Births To Unmarried Women 59 72 58 76 69 67 67 0
% Births To Unmarried Women 26.7* 29.3 29.1 34.9 30.5 30.2* 30.3* - *
Rank Among 75 Counties 46 41 45 32 43 39
Births To Unmarried Teens 15 32 24 34 24 26 26 0
% Births To Unmarried Teens 6.8* 13.0+ 12.1 15.6 10.6 11.7 11.8* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 70 33 33 18 40 33
Less Than 12 Years Education 47 66 53 53 42 52 52 0
% Less Than 12 Years Education 21.3 26.8 26.6 24.3 18.6 23.4 23.5* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 45 21 20 34 51 35
Low Birth Weight Births 15 30 12 13 9 16 16 0
% Low Birth Weight Births 6.8 12.2+ 6.0+ 6.0 4.0* 7.2 7.2 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 57 8 66 70 74 60
No First Trimester Care 58 44 46 50 62 52 52 0
% No First Trimester Care 26.2 18.1+ 23.2 23.1 27.7* 23.6 23.7* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 25 57 30 29 15 30
Total Infant Deaths 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 0
Infant Mortality Rate 4.5 8.1 10.1 4.6 4.4 4.5 4.5 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 57 39 28 60 50 67
Total Neonatal Deaths 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Neonatal Mortality Rate 0.0 4.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0* 0.0* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 47 75 75 75 75
Total Postneonatal Deaths 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 0
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 4.5 4.1 10.1 4.6 4.4 4.5 4.5 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 29 24 4 32 28 24
Total Fetal Deaths 2 1 0 2 0 1 1 0
Fetal Death Rate 9.0 4.0 0.0* 9.1 0.0*+ 4.5 4.5 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 25 46 75 22 75 63
Total Perinatal Deaths 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 0
Perinatal Death Rate 9.0 8.1 0.0* 9.1 0.0*+ 4.5* 4.5 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 45 48 75 45 75 75
Total Induced Abortions 21 12 13 19 17 16 12 0
Induced Abortion Ratio 9.5* 4.9* 6.5* 8.7* 7.5* 7.2* 5.4* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 39 64 50 39 48 53
Female Population, 15-44 3,438 3,513 3,501 3,474 3,493 3,484 3,417 67
Female Population, 15-19 674 702 711 699 702 698 677 20
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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