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------ AVERAGE ------
POLK COUNTY 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 309 298 284 276 280 289 280 1
General Fertility Rate 83.3* 79.7* 76.3* 73.5 75.4* 77.5* 77.1* 10.8*
Rank Among 75 Counties 2 3 6 13 9 5
Live Births: Women 15-19 70 58 60 57 50 59 57 0
Teen Fertility Rate 100.3 82.4 86.0 81.2 72.4 84.4* 84.2* 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 7 20 13 21 20 9
Births To Unmarried Women 65 69 67 60 73 67 64 1
% Births To Unmarried Women 21.0* 23.2* 23.6* 21.7* 26.1* 23.2* 22.9 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 63 64 64 66 62 65
Births To Unmarried Teens 26 26 27 22 19 24 23 0
% Births To Unmarried Teens 8.4* 8.7* 9.5 8.0* 6.8* 8.3* 8.2 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 59 63 54 66 71 66
Less Than 12 Years Education 80 72 68 73 58 70 69 0
% Less Than 12 Years Education 25.9 24.2 23.9 26.4 20.7 24.2 24.6* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 25 31 31 23 41 30
Low Birth Weight Births 24 21 15 18 18 19 19 0
% Low Birth Weight Births 7.8 7.0 5.3* 6.5 6.4 6.6* 6.8 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 38 62 72 61 63 71
No First Trimester Care 83 69 34 65 62 63 60 0
% No First Trimester Care 27.9 23.9 15.9+ 24.3+ 22.5 23.4 23.1* - *
Rank Among 75 Counties 19 34 66 24 38 33
Total Infant Deaths 0 2 6 2 3 3 2 0
Infant Mortality Rate 0.0* 6.7+ 21.1 7.2 10.7 10.4 7.1 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 46 5 47 19 24
Total Neonatal Deaths 0 0 5 1 2 2 1 0
Neonatal Mortality Rate 0.0* 0.0* 17.6*+ 3.6 7.1 6.9 3.6 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 75 3 43 18 18
Total Postneonatal Deaths 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 0
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 0.0 6.7+ 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.6 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 7 31 40 33 33
Total Fetal Deaths 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 0
Fetal Death Rate 3.2 3.3 3.5 7.2 0.0* 3.4 3.6 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 53 51 57 31 75 68
Total Perinatal Deaths 1 1 6 3 2 3 2 0
Perinatal Death Rate 3.2 3.3 21.1+ 10.8 7.1 10.3 7.1 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 68 70 10 38 53 47
Total Induced Abortions 13 18 8 15 16 14 11 0
Induced Abortion Ratio 4.2* 6.0* 2.8* 5.4* 5.7* 4.8* 3.9* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 68 58 72 61 59 67
Female Population, 15-44 3,711 3,740 3,721 3,753 3,713 3,728 3,634 93
Female Population, 15-19 698 704 698 702 691 699 677 22
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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