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------ AVERAGE ------
SALINE COUNTY 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 983 984 915 954 968 961 925 23
General Fertility Rate 57.7* 57.2* 52.7* 54.3* 54.6* 55.3* 55.2* 37.5*
Rank Among 75 Counties 62 67 71 71 67 70
Live Births: Women 15-19 138 117 94 101 99 110 101 8
Teen Fertility Rate 51.0* 42.8* 34.2* 36.9* 35.6* 40.1* 38.4* 71.4
Rank Among 75 Counties 69 73 72 72 72 73
Births To Unmarried Women 203 208 185 199 209 201 181 17
% Births To Unmarried Women 20.7* 21.1* 20.2* 20.9* 21.6* 20.9* 19.6* 73.9
Rank Among 75 Counties 66 69 73 69 70 72
Births To Unmarried Teens 81 66 57 59 71 67 58 7
% Births To Unmarried Teens 8.2* 6.7* 6.2* 6.2* 7.3* 7.0* 6.3* 30.4
Rank Among 75 Counties 61 73 71 71 63 74
Less Than 12 Years Education 152 140 128 123 112 131 121 6
% Less Than 12 Years Education 15.5* 14.2* 14.0* 12.9* 11.6* 13.6* 13.1* 26.1
Rank Among 75 Counties 72 72 72 74 74 74
Low Birth Weight Births 74 72 63 85 85 76 72 3
% Low Birth Weight Births 7.5 7.3 6.9 8.9 8.8 7.9 7.8 13.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 43 59 56 35 40 48
No First Trimester Care 204 138 111 121 116 138 125 8
% No First Trimester Care 21.9 15.2*+ 12.5* 13.0* 12.5* 15.0* 14.1* 40.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 48 71 73 69 69 72
Total Infant Deaths 5 4 7 4 10 6 6 0
Infant Mortality Rate 5.1 4.1 7.7 4.2 10.3 6.2 6.5 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 56 59 39 65 21 57
Total Neonatal Deaths 2 3 3 0 8 3 3 0
Neonatal Mortality Rate 2.0 3.0 3.3 0.0*+ 8.3+ 3.1 3.2 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 53 55 44 75 14 59
Total Postneonatal Deaths 3 1 4 4 2 3 3 0
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 3.1 1.0 4.4 4.2 2.1 3.1 3.2 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 37 42 27 35 43 41
Total Fetal Deaths 3 5 7 6 7 6 5 0
Fetal Death Rate 3.0 5.1 7.6 6.3 7.2 6.2 5.4 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 55 41 31 36 36 49
Total Perinatal Deaths 5 8 10 6 15 9 8 1
Perinatal Death Rate 5.1* 8.1 10.8 6.3 15.4 9.3* 8.6 43.5
Rank Among 75 Counties 61 49 49 60 21 56
Total Induced Abortions 138 123 128 107 152 130 99 4
Induced Abortion Ratio 14.0 12.5* 14.0 11.2* 15.7+ 13.5* 10.7* 17.4
Rank Among 75 Counties 14 18 11 18 9 9
Female Population, 15-44 17,024 17,200 17,371 17,557 17,713 17,373 16,760 613
Female Population, 15-19 2,708 2,734 2,747 2,737 2,779 2,741 2,629 112
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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