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------ AVERAGE ------
SEBASTIAN COUNTY 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 1,770 1,714 1,723 1,857 1,827 1,778 1,509 120
General Fertility Rate 73.2* 70.9* 71.1* 75.7*+ 75.0* 73.2* 72.4* 34.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties 11 14 17 10 10 8
Live Births: Women 15-19 282 294 273 292 279 284 231 32
Teen Fertility Rate 71.9* 74.1 68.5 72.8 70.8 71.6* 70.2 47.4
Rank Among 75 Counties 35 32 36 33 25 34
Births To Unmarried Women 607 598 624 626 653 622 475 90
% Births To Unmarried Women 34.3 34.9 36.2 33.7 35.7 35.0 31.5* 75.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 28 31 30 36 31 32
Births To Unmarried Teens 194 195 193 197 199 196 149 30
% Births To Unmarried Teens 11.0* 11.4 11.2 10.6 10.9 11.0* 9.9* 25.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 38 38 41 41 37 38
Less Than 12 Years Education 519 520 549 535 519 528 436 32
% Less Than 12 Years Education 29.3* 30.3* 31.9* 28.8*+ 28.4* 29.7* 28.9* 26.7
Rank Among 75 Counties 13 13 9 14 15 10
Low Birth Weight Births 134 129 133 115 130 128 106 12
% Low Birth Weight Births 7.6 7.5* 7.7 6.2* 7.1* 7.2* 7.0 10.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 42 54 45 67 55 61
No First Trimester Care 598 611 612 586 550 591 475 55
% No First Trimester Care 33.8* 35.8* 36.0* 31.7*+ 30.7* 33.5* 31.7* 46.2*
Rank Among 75 Counties 7 2 3 6 7 3
Total Infant Deaths 15 10 17 8 15 13 10 2
Infant Mortality Rate 8.5 5.8 9.9 4.3*+ 8.2 7.3 6.6 16.7
Rank Among 75 Counties 37 51 31 63 33 47
Total Neonatal Deaths 11 8 11 3 6 8 6 1
Neonatal Mortality Rate 6.2 4.7 6.4 1.6*+ 3.3 4.5 4.0 8.3
Rank Among 75 Counties 29 37 27 51 34 45
Total Postneonatal Deaths 4 2 6 5 9 5 4 1
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 2.3 1.2 3.5 2.7 4.9 2.8 2.7 8.3
Rank Among 75 Counties 41 41 32 46 25 46
Total Fetal Deaths 12 16 13 10 12 13 10 3
Fetal Death Rate 6.7 9.2 7.5 5.4 6.5 7.3 6.6 24.4
Rank Among 75 Counties 38 15 33 42 39 35
Total Perinatal Deaths 23 24 24 13 18 20 16 4
Perinatal Death Rate 12.9 13.9 13.8 7.0*+ 9.8 11.2 10.5 32.5
Rank Among 75 Counties 33 29 31 54 39 39
Total Induced Abortions 154 156 158 217 226 182 96 21
Induced Abortion Ratio 8.7* 9.1* 9.2* 11.7*+ 12.4* 10.2* 6.4* 17.5
Rank Among 75 Counties 46 42 33 15 21 33
Female Population, 15-44 24,196 24,159 24,233 24,517 24,372 24,295 20,842 3,454
Female Population, 15-19 3,920 3,965 3,984 4,013 3,941 3,965 3,290 675
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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