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------ AVERAGE ------
ARKANSAS COUNTY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 282 290 282 263 301 284 189 93
General Fertility Rate 62.5 64.7 63.4 59.6* 69.5 64.0* 58.5* 79.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 49 44 49 58 44 53
Live Births: Women 15-19 68 63 68 60 74 67 35 31
Teen Fertility Rate 83.5* 76.2 81.0 70.5 88.8* 80.4* 63.3 112.7
Rank Among 75 Counties 25 37 34 54 24 31
Births To Unmarried Women 115 113 116 94 114 110 38 72
% Births To Unmarried Women 40.8* 39.0* 41.1* 35.7 37.9 38.7* 20.1 77.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties 16 18 19 26 23 19
Births To Unmarried Teens 50 46 41 40 49 45 15 30
% Births To Unmarried Teens 17.7* 15.9* 14.5 15.2 16.3 15.8* 7.9 32.3*
Rank Among 75 Counties 12 15 24 22 17 19
Less Than 12 Years Education 80 81 68 68 70 73 42 31
% Less Than 12 Years Education 28.4 27.9 24.1 25.9 23.3 25.7* 22.2 33.3
Rank Among 75 Counties 32 26 41 27 40 36
Low Birth Weight Births 28 23 26 29 36 28 15 13
% Low Birth Weight Births 9.9 7.9 9.2 11.0 12.0* 9.9* 7.9 14.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 11 35 21 12 11 13
No First Trimester Care 112 119 90 78 116 103 52 51
% No First Trimester Care 41.8* 42.3* 33.7*+ 30.1* 41.1*+ 38.0* 28.6* 58.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 8 5 10 17 5 4
Total Infant Deaths 1 3 3 1 3 2 1 1
Infant Mortality Rate 3.5 10.3 10.6 3.8 10.0 7.0 5.3 10.8
Rank Among 75 Counties 62 33 28 66 28 64
Total Neonatal Deaths 1 2 2 0 2 1 1 0
Neonatal Mortality Rate 3.5 6.9 7.1 0.0* 6.6 3.5 5.3 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 49 24 18 75 26 60
Total Postneonatal Deaths 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 0.0* 3.4 3.5 3.8 3.3 3.5 0.0 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 39 42 33 31 46
Total Fetal Deaths 6 5 2 2 1 3 1 2
Fetal Death Rate 20.8 16.9 7.0 7.5 3.3 10.5 5.3 21.1
Rank Among 75 Counties 3 7 35 35 61 16
Total Perinatal Deaths 7 7 4 2 3 5 2 2
Perinatal Death Rate 24.3 23.7 14.1 7.5 9.9 17.4 10.5 21.1
Rank Among 75 Counties 9 9 21 60 56 12
Total Induced Abortions 46 47 42 30 41 41 28 12
Induced Abortion Ratio 16.3 16.2 14.9 11.4* 13.6 14.4* 14.8 12.9*
Rank Among 75 Counties 17 13 26 42 28 22
Female Population, 15-44 4,513 4,480 4,447 4,410 4,333 4,437 3,230 1,177
Female Population, 15-19 814 827 839 851 833 833 553 275
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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