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------ AVERAGE ------
INDEPENDENCE COUNTY 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 416 463 417 432 404 426 406 10
General Fertility Rate 59.6* 66.2 59.7 62.0 58.2* 61.1* 60.4* 39.2*
Rank Among 75 Counties 52 32 52 45 60 52
Live Births: Women 15-19 73 92 55 89 61 74 70 2
Teen Fertility Rate 59.3 73.9 44.2*+ 71.7*+ 49.8+ 59.8 59.2* 36.4
Rank Among 75 Counties 57 33 68 36 64 55
Births To Unmarried Women 105 135 106 122 118 117 107 6
% Births To Unmarried Women 25.2* 29.2* 25.4* 28.2* 29.2* 27.5* 26.4* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 50 43 56 49 48 50
Births To Unmarried Teens 40 48 38 56 41 45 41 2
% Births To Unmarried Teens 9.6 10.4 9.1* 13.0 10.1 10.6* 10.1* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 51 49 57 31 44 43
Less Than 12 Years Education 75 90 66 77 57 73 68 1
% Less Than 12 Years Education 18.0* 19.4 15.8* 17.8* 14.1* 17.1* 16.7* - *
Rank Among 75 Counties 63 56 69 59 71 63
Low Birth Weight Births 30 44 42 42 36 39 36 0
% Low Birth Weight Births 7.2 9.5 10.1 9.7 8.9 9.2 8.9* - *
Rank Among 75 Counties 52 32 16 22 39 29
No First Trimester Care 65 84 61 86 82 76 67 4
% No First Trimester Care 16.5* 18.3* 14.8* 21.1+ 21.2 18.4* 17.1 - *
Rank Among 75 Counties 69 56 69 42 41 57
Total Infant Deaths 1 1 5 2 1 2 2 0
Infant Mortality Rate 2.4 2.2 12.0 4.6 2.5 4.7* 4.9 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 64 66 21 59 56 66
Total Neonatal Deaths 0 1 3 0 1 1 1 0
Neonatal Mortality Rate 0.0* 2.2 7.2 0.0*+ 2.5 2.3* 2.5 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 60 23 75 41 65
Total Postneonatal Deaths 1 0 2 2 0 1 1 0
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 2.4 0.0* 4.8+ 4.6 0.0* 2.3 2.5 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 40 75 23 31 75 54
Total Fetal Deaths 2 1 5 2 3 3 3 0
Fetal Death Rate 4.8 2.2 11.8 4.6 7.4 7.0 7.3 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 50 56 17 45 35 39
Total Perinatal Deaths 2 2 8 2 4 4 4 0
Perinatal Death Rate 4.8 4.3 19.0+ 4.6+ 9.8 9.3 9.8 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 62 69 14 62 38 55
Total Induced Abortions 53 45 51 28 44 44 35 2
Induced Abortion Ratio 12.7 9.7* 12.2 6.5*+ 10.9*+ 10.3* 8.6 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 25 39 16 51 29 28
Female Population, 15-44 6,982 6,995 6,988 6,973 6,936 6,975 6,720 255
Female Population, 15-19 1,231 1,245 1,244 1,242 1,226 1,238 1,183 55
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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