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------ AVERAGE ------
POPE COUNTY 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 757 724 756 728 733 740 704 20
General Fertility Rate 64.5 60.9* 62.8 60.9* 61.3* 62.1* 62.0 35.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties 42 56 42 51 52 49
Live Births: Women 15-19 142 137 143 102 126 130 123 5
Teen Fertility Rate 65.8 61.2 62.0 44.6*+ 56.3 57.9 57.3* 49.5
Rank Among 75 Counties 49 53 45 68 51 57
Births To Unmarried Women 181 188 197 196 209 194 177 13
% Births To Unmarried Women 23.9* 26.0* 26.1* 26.9* 28.5* 26.2* 25.1 65.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 57 54 52 55 55 55
Births To Unmarried Teens 75 74 83 65 85 76 71 4
% Births To Unmarried Teens 9.9* 10.2* 11.0 8.9* 11.6 10.3* 10.1* 20.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 46 50 44 59 31 47
Less Than 12 Years Education 156 157 175 144 157 158 150 4
% Less Than 12 Years Education 20.6 21.7 23.1 19.8 21.4 21.4 21.3 20.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 50 41 36 56 39 42
Low Birth Weight Births 42 55 58 45 53 51 48 2
% Low Birth Weight Births 5.5* 7.6 7.7 6.2* 7.2 6.9* 6.8 10.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 68 51 46 68 53 66
No First Trimester Care 116 121 120 93 100 110 102 5
% No First Trimester Care 15.4* 16.9* 16.0* 13.5* 14.3* 15.2* 14.8* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 70 61 65 66 66 71
Total Infant Deaths 5 6 4 5 2 4 4 0
Infant Mortality Rate 6.6 8.3 5.3 6.9 2.7 5.4 5.7 0.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 50 36 54 50 55 63
Total Neonatal Deaths 3 3 0 3 1 2 2 0
Neonatal Mortality Rate 4.0 4.1 0.0*+ 4.1+ 1.4 2.7* 2.8 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 38 44 75 39 45 63
Total Postneonatal Deaths 2 3 4 2 1 2 2 0
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 2.6 4.1 5.3 2.7 1.4 2.7 2.8 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 39 22 18 45 47 49
Total Fetal Deaths 10 6 2 2 9 6 5 0
Fetal Death Rate 13.0 8.2 2.6 2.7 12.1+ 8.0 7.1 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 11 22 61 53 17 28
Total Perinatal Deaths 13 9 2 5 10 8 7 0
Perinatal Death Rate 16.9 12.3 2.6*+ 6.8 13.5 10.7 9.9 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 22 33 67 55 25 44
Total Induced Abortions 98 84 84 70 92 86 64 5
Induced Abortion Ratio 12.9* 11.6* 11.1* 9.6* 12.6 11.6* 9.1 25.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 23 23 20 32 18 20
Female Population, 15-44 11,745 11,882 12,036 11,951 11,967 11,916 11,355 561
Female Population, 15-19 2,157 2,240 2,307 2,287 2,237 2,246 2,145 101
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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