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------ AVERAGE ------
NEVADA COUNTY 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 129 122 142 134 129 131 83 48
General Fertility Rate 64.5 61.8 72.2 69.8 67.8 67.1 65.8 69.4
Rank Among 75 Counties 41 51 12 21 26 28
Live Births: Women 15-19 27 24 25 22 24 24 12 12
Teen Fertility Rate 73.6 66.5 71.0 66.3 73.4 69.0 55.8 90.2
Rank Among 75 Counties 33 46 31 42 18 36
Births To Unmarried Women 43 44 47 45 57 47 16 31
% Births To Unmarried Women 33.3 36.1 33.1 33.6 44.2 35.9 19.3* 64.6*
Rank Among 75 Counties 30 27 33 37 15 29
Births To Unmarried Teens 18 13 17 13 20 16 5 11
% Births To Unmarried Teens 14.0 10.7 12.0 9.7 15.5 12.2 6.0 22.9
Rank Among 75 Counties 24 42 35 48 17 29
Less Than 12 Years Education 30 31 38 29 31 32 19 13
% Less Than 12 Years Education 23.3 25.4 26.8 21.6 24.0 24.4 22.9 27.1
Rank Among 75 Counties 38 27 19 47 29 29
Low Birth Weight Births 15 16 11 18 15 15 8 7
% Low Birth Weight Births 11.6 13.1 7.7 13.4 11.6 11.5* 9.6 14.6
Rank Among 75 Counties 5 5 44 5 12 8
No First Trimester Care 33 28 37 32 26 31 17 14
% No First Trimester Care 25.8 23.1 26.1 23.9 20.8 23.8 20.7 29.2
Rank Among 75 Counties 28 36 21 26 42 29
Total Infant Deaths 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 0
Infant Mortality Rate 15.5 8.2 7.0 14.9 7.8 7.6 12.0 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 11 37 42 12 35 45
Total Neonatal Deaths 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 0
Neonatal Mortality Rate 15.5 8.2 7.0 7.5 0.0 7.6 12.0 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 3 20 24 18 75 12
Total Postneonatal Deaths 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.5 7.8 0.0 0.0 0.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 75 75 12 12 75
Total Fetal Deaths 1 3 2 1 1 2 0 1
Fetal Death Rate 7.7 24.0 13.9 7.4 7.7 15.0 0.0 20.4
Rank Among 75 Counties 32 3 10 30 32 3
Total Perinatal Deaths 3 4 3 2 1 3 1 2
Perinatal Death Rate 23.1 32.0 20.8 14.8 7.7 22.6 12.0 40.8
Rank Among 75 Counties 8 5 11 22 50 5
Total Induced Abortions 11 12 13 8 17 12 6 4
Induced Abortion Ratio 8.5* 9.8 9.2 6.0* 13.2 9.2* 7.2 8.3*
Rank Among 75 Counties 48 37 34 55 15 39
Female Population, 15-44 2,001 1,973 1,968 1,920 1,904 1,953 1,261 692
Female Population, 15-19 367 361 352 332 327 348 215 133
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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