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------ AVERAGE ------
MONROE COUNTY 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 156 159 131 127 122 139 67 71
General Fertility Rate 75.2 78.4* 65.7 65.7 65.6 70.3 60.0 82.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties 7 7 33 31 31 16
Live Births: Women 15-19 39 29 33 21 36 32 9 22
Teen Fertility Rate 89.2 67.8 78.4* 52.5 88.9*+ 76.6* 46.6 97.8*
Rank Among 75 Counties 12 41 22 62 7 24
Births To Unmarried Women 88 82 72 71 77 78 19 58
% Births To Unmarried Women 56.4* 51.6* 55.0* 55.9* 63.1* 56.1* 28.4 81.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties 7 10 8 8 3 8
Births To Unmarried Teens 35 27 26 19 33 28 6 22
% Births To Unmarried Teens 22.4* 17.0 19.8* 15.0 27.0*+ 20.1* 9.0 31.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 4 15 9 20 3 8
Less Than 12 Years Education 60 42 36 34 33 41 17 23
% Less Than 12 Years Education 38.5* 26.4+ 27.5 26.8 27.0 29.5* 25.4* 32.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties 3 24 18 21 19 13
Low Birth Weight Births 10 20 11 12 19 14 5 9
% Low Birth Weight Births 6.4 12.6 8.4 9.4 15.6* 10.1 7.5 12.7
Rank Among 75 Counties 61 7 35 26 2 17
No First Trimester Care 45 42 28 27 31 35 11 23
% No First Trimester Care 30.6 27.6 22.0 21.8 25.8 26.1* 16.9 33.8
Rank Among 75 Counties 16 15 34 37 25 18
Total Infant Deaths 1 3 2 1 0 1 0 1
Infant Mortality Rate 6.4 18.9 15.3 7.9 0.0 7.2 0.0 14.1
Rank Among 75 Counties 52 7 8 39 75 48
Total Neonatal Deaths 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 1
Neonatal Mortality Rate 6.4 12.6 7.6 0.0 0.0 7.2 0.0 14.1
Rank Among 75 Counties 25 11 20 75 75 15
Total Postneonatal Deaths 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 0.0 6.3 7.6 7.9 0.0 7.2 0.0 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 8 10 7 75 6
Total Fetal Deaths 2 1 2 0 1 1 0 1
Fetal Death Rate 12.7 6.3 15.0 0.0 8.1 7.1 0.0 13.9
Rank Among 75 Counties 13 36 7 75 30 36
Total Perinatal Deaths 3 3 3 0 1 2 1 1
Perinatal Death Rate 19.0 18.8 22.6 0.0*+ 8.1 14.3 14.9 13.9
Rank Among 75 Counties 17 15 7 75 48 20
Total Induced Abortions 21 14 23 15 12 17 6 8
Induced Abortion Ratio 13.5 8.8* 17.6 11.8 9.8 12.2* 9.0 11.3*
Rank Among 75 Counties 19 44 7 14 33 18
Female Population, 15-44 2,074 2,027 1,995 1,933 1,861 1,978 1,116 862
Female Population, 15-19 437 428 421 400 405 418 193 225
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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