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------ AVERAGE ------
MARION COUNTY 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 125 135 148 138 124 134 M M
General Fertility Rate 46.6* 48.9* 53.9* 50.1* 44.6* 48.9* - * -
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 74 68 74 75 74
Live Births: Women 15-19 28 26 28 21 19 24 M M
Teen Fertility Rate 58.8 52.1 56.0 41.6 35.8 47.8 - * -
Rank Among 75 Counties 60 65 58 69 71 70
Births To Unmarried Women 39 28 37 42 39 37 M M
% Births To Unmarried Women 31.2 20.7* 25.0* 30.4 31.5 27.6* - -
Rank Among 75 Counties 33 71 60 43 42 47
Births To Unmarried Teens 18 11 15 10 9 13 M M
% Births To Unmarried Teens 14.4 8.1 10.1 7.2 7.3 9.7* - -
Rank Among 75 Counties 22 69 48 69 64 56
Less Than 12 Years Education 25 22 35 35 24 28 M M
% Less Than 12 Years Education 20.0 16.3 23.6 25.4 19.4 20.9 - -
Rank Among 75 Counties 54 67 33 25 49 45
Low Birth Weight Births 7 12 13 8 9 10 M M
% Low Birth Weight Births 5.6 8.9 8.8 5.8 7.3 7.5 - -
Rank Among 75 Counties 67 39 30 71 52 55
No First Trimester Care 34 35 44 34 42 38 M M
% No First Trimester Care 27.2 25.9 29.7* 25.0 34.1* 28.6* - * -
Rank Among 75 Counties 21 25 8 21 3 8
Total Infant Deaths 1 0 0 1 0 0 M M
Infant Mortality Rate 8.0 0.0* 0.0* 7.2 0.0 0.0 - -
Rank Among 75 Counties 41 75 75 47 75 75
Total Neonatal Deaths 1 0 0 1 0 0 M M
Neonatal Mortality Rate 8.0 0.0 0.0 7.2 0.0 0.0 - -
Rank Among 75 Counties 19 75 75 20 75 75
Total Postneonatal Deaths 0 0 0 0 0 0 M M
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0* - * -
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 75 75 75 75 75
Total Fetal Deaths 0 1 1 0 1 1 M M
Fetal Death Rate 0.0 7.4 6.7 0.0 8.0 7.4 - -
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 29 38 75 31 34
Total Perinatal Deaths 1 1 1 1 1 1 M M
Perinatal Death Rate 8.0 7.4 6.7 7.2 8.0 7.4 - -
Rank Among 75 Counties 48 52 60 53 49 67
Total Induced Abortions 13 15 11 8 6 11 M M
Induced Abortion Ratio 10.4 11.1 7.4* 5.8* 4.8* 8.2* - * -
Rank Among 75 Counties 32 26 44 57 63 44
Female Population, 15-44 2,681 2,758 2,744 2,754 2,780 2,743 M M
Female Population, 15-19 476 499 500 505 530 502 M M
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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