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------ AVERAGE ------
UNION COUNTY 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 610 647 587 598 581 605 344 256
General Fertility Rate 63.6 67.9 62.5 64.3 64.0 64.5 59.1* 71.9*
Rank Among 75 Counties 44 23 43 34 36 34
Live Births: Women 15-19 143 122 123 136 111 127 49 78
Teen Fertility Rate 83.4* 70.6+ 72.6* 81.9* 68.6 75.5* 49.8 111.6*
Rank Among 75 Counties 18 39 29 20 29 26
Births To Unmarried Women 255 256 265 274 245 259 68 190
% Births To Unmarried Women 41.8* 39.6* 45.1*+ 45.8* 42.2* 42.8* 19.8* 74.2
Rank Among 75 Counties 14 23 14 15 18 16
Births To Unmarried Teens 112 101 95 112 83 101 25 75
% Births To Unmarried Teens 18.4* 15.6* 16.2* 18.7* 14.3*+ 16.7* 7.3* 29.3*
Rank Among 75 Counties 13 20 19 11 22 14
Less Than 12 Years Education 149 141 128 139 118 135 54 81
% Less Than 12 Years Education 24.4 21.8 21.8 23.2 20.3 22.3 15.7* 31.6*
Rank Among 75 Counties 33 40 45 37 45 41
Low Birth Weight Births 54 56 57 55 58 56 23 33
% Low Birth Weight Births 8.9 8.7 9.7 9.2 10.0 9.3 6.7 12.9
Rank Among 75 Counties 24 40 22 31 23 27
No First Trimester Care 210 191 162 166 153 176 65 111
% No First Trimester Care 34.8* 29.7* 27.9* 28.4* 26.5* 29.4* 19.1 43.9*
Rank Among 75 Counties 5 12 13 14 20 7
Total Infant Deaths 4 4 8 10 1 5 2 4
Infant Mortality Rate 6.6 6.2 13.6 16.7* 1.7*+ 8.3 5.8 15.6
Rank Among 75 Counties 51 49 12 8 57 40
Total Neonatal Deaths 3 2 5 6 1 3 1 3
Neonatal Mortality Rate 4.9 3.1 8.5 10.0 1.7 5.0 2.9 11.7
Rank Among 75 Counties 33 54 15 7 44 39
Total Postneonatal Deaths 1 2 3 4 0 2 1 1
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 1.6 3.1 5.1 6.7 0.0*+ 3.3 2.9 3.9
Rank Among 75 Counties 46 32 21 15 75 35
Total Fetal Deaths 8 5 3 6 6 6 2 3
Fetal Death Rate 12.9 7.7 5.1 9.9 10.2 9.8 5.8 11.6
Rank Among 75 Counties 12 28 48 17 23 16
Total Perinatal Deaths 11 7 8 12 7 9 3 6
Perinatal Death Rate 17.8 10.7 13.6 19.9 11.9 14.7 8.7 23.2
Rank Among 75 Counties 20 41 32 11 30 18
Total Induced Abortions 86 74 65 81 69 75 28 30
Induced Abortion Ratio 14.1 11.4* 11.1* 13.5 11.9* 12.4* 8.1 11.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties 12 24 21 9 22 17
Female Population, 15-44 9,584 9,531 9,389 9,299 9,084 9,377 5,818 3,559
Female Population, 15-19 1,715 1,727 1,694 1,660 1,618 1,683 984 699
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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