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POINSETT COUNTY 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 343 357 357 382 359 360 317 40
General Fertility Rate 66.0 68.6 69.0 73.8 70.4 69.6* 66.8* 94.1*
Rank Among 75 Counties 30 19 22 11 15 17
Live Births: Women 15-19 78 84 72 64 61 72 62 9
Teen Fertility Rate 87.2 93.1* 80.7 72.3 70.9 81.2* 77.7* 101.1
Rank Among 75 Counties 15 11 16 35 24 13
Births To Unmarried Women 128 153 127 134 144 137 100 35
% Births To Unmarried Women 37.3 42.9* 35.6+ 35.1 40.1 38.1* 31.5* 87.5*
Rank Among 75 Counties 23 18 31 30 25 24
Births To Unmarried Teens 55 50 43 37 39 45 35 9
% Births To Unmarried Teens 16.0 14.0 12.0 9.7 10.9 12.5 11.0* 22.5
Rank Among 75 Counties 18 27 34 49 38 27
Less Than 12 Years Education 97 114 83 88 83 93 82 10
% Less Than 12 Years Education 28.3* 31.9* 23.2+ 23.0 23.1 25.8* 25.9* 25.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 17 9 34 39 30 22
Low Birth Weight Births 35 38 38 31 34 35 29 6
% Low Birth Weight Births 10.2 10.6 10.6 8.1 9.5 9.7 9.1* 15.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 15 18 11 42 29 20
No First Trimester Care 79 89 91 112 92 93 74 17
% No First Trimester Care 23.0 25.1 25.6* 29.6* 25.8* 26.1* 23.5* 42.5*
Rank Among 75 Counties 41 29 24 9 24 19
Total Infant Deaths 3 5 2 4 3 3 3 1
Infant Mortality Rate 8.7 14.0 5.6 10.5 8.4 8.3 9.5 25.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 34 13 52 24 31 39
Total Neonatal Deaths 1 5 2 2 0 2 1 1
Neonatal Mortality Rate 2.9 14.0 5.6 5.2 0.0* 5.6 3.2 25.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 48 9 33 34 75 32
Total Postneonatal Deaths 2 0 0 2 3 1 1 0
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 5.8 0.0*+ 0.0* 5.2 8.4 2.8 3.2 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 21 75 75 27 9 47
Total Fetal Deaths 1 3 1 4 3 2 2 1
Fetal Death Rate 2.9 8.3 2.8 10.4 8.3 5.5 6.3 24.4
Rank Among 75 Counties 56 21 60 16 29 56
Total Perinatal Deaths 2 8 3 6 3 4 3 1
Perinatal Death Rate 5.8 22.2 8.4 15.5 8.3 11.0 9.4 24.4
Rank Among 75 Counties 57 11 57 20 46 41
Total Induced Abortions 13 12 5 7 14 10 8 0
Induced Abortion Ratio 3.8* 3.4* 1.4* 1.8* 3.9* 2.8* 2.5* 0.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 70 66 75 73 66 72
Female Population, 15-44 5,196 5,203 5,177 5,178 5,100 5,171 4,745 425
Female Population, 15-19 894 902 892 885 860 887 798 89
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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