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------ AVERAGE ------
LAWRENCE COUNTY 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 205 225 227 221 228 221 220 0
General Fertility Rate 57.0* 63.2 63.2 63.2 64.8 62.2* 62.8 0.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 65 45 41 41 32 47
Live Births: Women 15-19 52 35 40 46 40 43 43 0
Teen Fertility Rate 79.8* 53.9+ 61.3 73.7 62.5 66.8 68.1* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 23 61 48 30 40 40
Births To Unmarried Women 57 58 52 49 61 55 55 0
% Births To Unmarried Women 27.8 25.8* 22.9* 22.2* 26.8* 24.9* 25.0 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 42 55 67 64 59 61
Births To Unmarried Teens 23 22 17 18 21 20 20 0
% Births To Unmarried Teens 11.2 9.8 7.5* 8.1 9.2 9.0* 9.1 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 36 53 66 64 51 62
Less Than 12 Years Education 57 48 45 48 50 50 49 0
% Less Than 12 Years Education 27.8 21.3 19.8 21.7 21.9 22.6 22.3 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 20 43 54 46 35 38
Low Birth Weight Births 12 20 14 14 21 16 16 0
% Low Birth Weight Births 5.9 8.9 6.2 6.3 9.2 7.2 7.3 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 65 39 64 64 35 58
No First Trimester Care 36 45 46 43 41 42 42 0
% No First Trimester Care 18.2* 20.0 20.4 20.1 18.6 19.4 19.5 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 64 50 45 47 53 54
Total Infant Deaths 4 2 3 1 1 2 2 0
Infant Mortality Rate 19.5 8.9 13.2 4.5 4.4 9.0 9.1 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 4 34 15 61 51 33
Total Neonatal Deaths 2 1 2 0 0 1 1 0
Neonatal Mortality Rate 9.8 4.4 8.8 0.0 0.0 4.5 4.5 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 9 42 14 75 75 44
Total Postneonatal Deaths 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 9.8 4.4 4.4 4.5 4.4 4.5 4.5 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 9 17 26 33 29 21
Total Fetal Deaths 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0
Fetal Death Rate 9.7 4.4 4.4 0.0* 8.7 4.5 4.5 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 19 43 54 75 27 61
Total Perinatal Deaths 4 2 3 0 2 2 2 0
Perinatal Death Rate 19.3 8.8 13.2 0.0*+ 8.7 9.0 9.0 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 14 45 36 75 43 58
Total Induced Abortions 12 17 14 16 20 16 12 0
Induced Abortion Ratio 5.9* 7.6* 6.2* 7.2* 8.8* 7.2* 5.5* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 62 48 53 48 40 52
Female Population, 15-44 3,598 3,561 3,589 3,497 3,520 3,553 3,504 49
Female Population, 15-19 652 649 653 624 640 644 631 13
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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