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JEFFERSON COUNTY 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 1,298 1,250 1,321 1,288 1,162 1,264 462 787
General Fertility Rate 69.4* 67.5 72.6* 71.3* 65.8+ 69.3* 60.5* 74.3*
Rank Among 75 Counties 20 27 10 16 30 19
Live Births: Women 15-19 296 277 278 284 209 269 67 201
Teen Fertility Rate 82.4* 77.1* 79.6* 83.5* 64.9+ 77.7* 54.7 89.9
Rank Among 75 Counties 20 23 19 17 35 22
Births To Unmarried Women 740 681 728 742 664 711 116 593
% Births To Unmarried Women 57.0* 54.5* 55.1* 57.6* 57.1* 56.3* 25.1 75.3
Rank Among 75 Counties 6 8 7 7 10 7
Births To Unmarried Teens 270 240 240 256 187 239 42 196
% Births To Unmarried Teens 20.8* 19.2* 18.2* 19.9* 16.1*+ 18.9* 9.1 24.9
Rank Among 75 Counties 9 11 13 7 14 11
Less Than 12 Years Education 314 296 307 344 267 306 93 212
% Less Than 12 Years Education 24.2 23.7 23.2 26.7*+ 23.0+ 24.2* 20.1 26.9
Rank Among 75 Counties 35 33 35 22 31 31
Low Birth Weight Births 164 145 143 163 167 156 37 118
% Low Birth Weight Births 12.6* 11.6* 10.8* 12.7* 14.4* 12.3* 8.0 15.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 3 10 10 7 5 3
No First Trimester Care 421 361 377 412 387 392 88 301
% No First Trimester Care 32.9* 29.7* 29.1* 32.2* 33.5* 31.5* 19.3 38.8*
Rank Among 75 Counties 8 11 11 5 4 6
Total Infant Deaths 18 16 16 10 8 14 3 11
Infant Mortality Rate 13.9 12.8 12.1 7.8 6.9 11.1 6.5 14.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 15 14 20 42 40 20
Total Neonatal Deaths 12 6 8 5 5 7 2 6
Neonatal Mortality Rate 9.2 4.8 6.1 3.9 4.3 5.5 4.3 7.6
Rank Among 75 Counties 11 36 31 42 28 33
Total Postneonatal Deaths 6 10 8 5 3 6 1 5
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 4.6 8.0* 6.1 3.9 2.6 4.7* 2.2 6.4
Rank Among 75 Counties 26 3 15 39 41 19
Total Fetal Deaths 15 15 13 29 23 19 3 16
Fetal Death Rate 11.4 11.9* 9.7 22.0*+ 19.4* 14.8* 6.5 19.9*
Rank Among 75 Counties 15 11 27 2 5 4
Total Perinatal Deaths 27 21 21 34 28 26 4 22
Perinatal Death Rate 20.6* 16.6 15.7 25.8* 23.6* 20.3* 8.6 27.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties 10 20 20 6 6 6
Total Induced Abortions 324 324 346 300 333 325 63 200
Induced Abortion Ratio 25.0* 25.9* 26.2* 23.3* 28.7*+ 25.7* 13.6* 25.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties 2 2 2 2 2 2
Female Population, 15-44 18,713 18,526 18,193 18,070 17,654 18,231 7,641 10,591
Female Population, 15-19 3,592 3,594 3,492 3,402 3,220 3,460 1,224 2,236
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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