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JACKSON COUNTY 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 217 230 222 215 203 217 163 53
General Fertility Rate 59.2 58.4 57.5* 56.1* 55.6* 57.3* 54.7* 65.4
Rank Among 75 Counties 57 63 59 67 64 67
Live Births: Women 15-19 58 47 50 49 41 49 31 18
Teen Fertility Rate 109.4* 71.9 80.6 82.9* 71.8 82.6* 68.0* 130.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties 5 35 17 19 21 11
Births To Unmarried Women 89 101 96 102 89 95 51 45
% Births To Unmarried Women 41.0* 43.9* 43.2* 47.4* 43.8* 43.8* 31.3* 84.9*
Rank Among 75 Counties 15 16 19 13 17 14
Births To Unmarried Teens 44 29 38 35 34 36 19 17
% Births To Unmarried Teens 20.3* 12.6+ 17.1* 16.3 16.7* 16.6* 11.7* 32.1*
Rank Among 75 Counties 10 34 16 15 12 15
Less Than 12 Years Education 54 68 47 58 50 55 35 20
% Less Than 12 Years Education 24.9 29.6* 21.2+ 27.0 24.6 25.3* 21.5 37.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties 30 15 48 20 26 25
Low Birth Weight Births 21 28 13 24 23 22 13 8
% Low Birth Weight Births 9.7 12.2 5.9+ 11.2+ 11.3 10.1 8.0 15.1
Rank Among 75 Counties 21 9 70 15 16 16
No First Trimester Care 26 39 27 22 27 28 18 10
% No First Trimester Care 12.9* 17.6 12.9* 11.3* 14.4* 13.8* 11.7* 20.8*
Rank Among 75 Counties 74 60 72 72 65 74
Total Infant Deaths 2 5 0 1 0 2 1 1
Infant Mortality Rate 9.2 21.7 0.0*+ 4.7 0.0* 9.2 6.1 18.9
Rank Among 75 Counties 31 6 75 58 75 31
Total Neonatal Deaths 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0
Neonatal Mortality Rate 0.0 13.0+ 0.0+ 0.0 0.0 4.6 0.0 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 10 75 75 75 43
Total Postneonatal Deaths 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 1
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 9.2 8.7 0.0 4.7 0.0 4.6 0.0 18.9
Rank Among 75 Counties 10 2 75 30 75 20
Total Fetal Deaths 2 1 1 2 4 2 1 1
Fetal Death Rate 9.1 4.3 4.5 9.2 19.3 9.1 6.1 18.5
Rank Among 75 Counties 22 44 53 21 6 21
Total Perinatal Deaths 2 4 1 2 4 3 2 1
Perinatal Death Rate 9.1 17.3 4.5 9.2 19.3 13.7 12.2 18.5
Rank Among 75 Counties 43 17 65 44 11 22
Total Induced Abortions 29 23 16 23 24 23 14 5
Induced Abortion Ratio 13.4 10.0* 7.2* 10.7 11.8 10.6* 8.6 9.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties 20 36 45 21 23 26
Female Population, 15-44 3,665 3,936 3,862 3,833 3,650 3,789 2,979 810
Female Population, 15-19 530 654 620 591 571 593 456 138
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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