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WHITE COUNTY 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 832 893 876 894 935 886 828 46
General Fertility Rate 58.3* 61.1* 59.7* 60.4* 62.1 60.4* 59.6* 59.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties 59 55 51 54 47 54
Live Births: Women 15-19 148 160 162 155 153 156 141 12
Teen Fertility Rate 53.2 55.5 56.3 54.1 53.6 54.7 52.8* 65.2
Rank Among 75 Counties 66 57 57 60 57 63
Births To Unmarried Women 214 250 231 243 271 242 206 33
% Births To Unmarried Women 25.7* 28.0* 26.4* 27.2* 29.0* 27.3* 24.9 71.7
Rank Among 75 Counties 49 49 51 54 50 52
Births To Unmarried Teens 87 89 102 86 96 92 79 12
% Births To Unmarried Teens 10.5 10.0* 11.6 9.6* 10.3 10.4* 9.5* 26.1
Rank Among 75 Counties 43 51 38 50 43 45
Less Than 12 Years Education 171 186 160 163 165 169 156 11
% Less Than 12 Years Education 20.6 20.8 18.3* 18.2* 17.6* 19.1* 18.8* 23.9
Rank Among 75 Counties 51 45 59 57 56 58
Low Birth Weight Births 57 59 80 87 77 72 65 6
% Low Birth Weight Births 6.9 6.6* 9.1+ 9.7 8.2 8.1 7.9 13.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 56 70 27 21 44 45
No First Trimester Care 140 142 156 153 176 153 137 13
% No First Trimester Care 17.3* 16.3* 18.5 19.0 20.0 18.2* 17.4 30.2
Rank Among 75 Counties 66 65 53 49 45 58
Total Infant Deaths 5 14 11 11 8 10 9 1
Infant Mortality Rate 6.0 15.7 12.6 12.3 8.6 11.3 10.9* 21.7
Rank Among 75 Counties 53 9 19 16 29 16
Total Neonatal Deaths 1 10 7 5 4 5 5 1
Neonatal Mortality Rate 1.2 11.2+ 8.0 5.6 4.3 5.6 6.0 21.7
Rank Among 75 Counties 54 14 18 30 29 30
Total Postneonatal Deaths 4 4 4 6 4 4 4 0
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 4.8 4.5 4.6 6.7 4.3 4.5 4.8* 0.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 23 15 25 14 31 22
Total Fetal Deaths 10 3 3 4 7 5 5 0
Fetal Death Rate 11.9 3.3+ 3.4 4.5 7.4 5.6 6.0 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 14 50 58 46 34 54
Total Perinatal Deaths 11 13 10 9 11 11 10 1
Perinatal Death Rate 13.1 14.5 11.4 10.0 11.7 12.3 12.0 21.7
Rank Among 75 Counties 32 25 47 41 33 31
Total Induced Abortions 106 84 74 92 117 95 64 11
Induced Abortion Ratio 12.7* 9.4*+ 8.4* 10.3* 12.5* 10.7* 7.7* 23.9
Rank Among 75 Counties 25 40 38 25 19 24
Female Population, 15-44 14,260 14,614 14,663 14,799 15,048 14,677 13,902 775
Female Population, 15-19 2,781 2,883 2,876 2,867 2,855 2,852 2,668 184
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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