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LINCOLN COUNTY 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 167 172 148 162 150 160 101 59
General Fertility Rate 69.0 71.9 61.8 68.2 64.7 67.2 61.5 80.1*
Rank Among 75 Counties 21 12 45 24 33 27
Live Births: Women 15-19 33 46 27 30 30 33 17 17
Teen Fertility Rate 70.8 99.8* 59.1 67.6 70.3 73.2* 58.8 104.9
Rank Among 75 Counties 38 6 53 41 26 30
Births To Unmarried Women 74 67 66 63 63 67 21 46
% Births To Unmarried Women 44.3* 39.0 44.6* 38.9 42.0 41.9* 20.8* 78.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 12 24 16 23 19 18
Births To Unmarried Teens 23 35 21 23 19 24 8 17
% Births To Unmarried Teens 13.8 20.3* 14.2 14.2 12.7 15.0* 7.9 28.8
Rank Among 75 Counties 25 9 21 26 27 19
Less Than 12 Years Education 29 39 25 34 39 33 22 11
% Less Than 12 Years Education 17.4 22.7 16.9 21.0 26.0 20.6 21.8 18.6*
Rank Among 75 Counties 67 35 64 54 21 48
Low Birth Weight Births 13 16 12 23 12 15 8 7
% Low Birth Weight Births 7.8 9.3 8.1 14.2* 8.0 9.4 7.9 11.9
Rank Among 75 Counties 36 35 41 3 46 23
No First Trimester Care 45 45 25 29 35 36 15 21
% No First Trimester Care 26.9 26.5 17.1+ 18.4 23.3 22.8 15.0 36.2
Rank Among 75 Counties 23 22 60 51 35 36
Total Infant Deaths 1 2 2 3 1 2 1 1
Infant Mortality Rate 6.0 11.6 13.5 18.5 6.7 12.5 9.9 16.9
Rank Among 75 Counties 54 19 14 7 41 11
Total Neonatal Deaths 0 1 2 2 1 1 1 1
Neonatal Mortality Rate 0.0 5.8 13.5 12.3 6.7 6.3 9.9 16.9
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 31 6 5 20 23
Total Postneonatal Deaths 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 6.0 5.8 0.0 6.2 0.0 6.3 0.0 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 20 9 75 22 75 8
Total Fetal Deaths 0 2 2 2 0 1 0 1
Fetal Death Rate 0.0* 11.5 13.3 12.2 0.0 6.2 0.0 16.7
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 12 11 12 75 48
Total Perinatal Deaths 0 3 4 4 1 2 1 1
Perinatal Death Rate 0.0* 17.2+ 26.7 24.4 6.7 12.4 9.9 16.7
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 18 3 7 56 28
Total Induced Abortions 24 25 25 20 9 21 9 7
Induced Abortion Ratio 14.4 14.5 16.9 12.3 6.0* 13.1 8.9 11.9*
Rank Among 75 Counties 10 14 9 13 56 12
Female Population, 15-44 2,419 2,391 2,396 2,377 2,318 2,380 1,643 737
Female Population, 15-19 466 461 457 444 427 451 289 162
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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