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------ AVERAGE ------
ASHLEY COUNTY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 363 343 344 318 355 345 218 125
General Fertility Rate 71.7 68.8 70.0 65.8 74.5 70.3 64.7 83.5
Rank Among 75 Counties 22 27 21 42 21 24
Live Births: Women 15-19 83 81 92 79 80 83 39 44
Teen Fertility Rate 86.5 85.1* 97.6* 84.7* 87.2 88.2* 64.6 132.9
Rank Among 75 Counties 21 23 12 26 28 17
Births To Unmarried Women 142 116 133 116 125 126 29 97
% Births To Unmarried Women 39.1* 33.8 38.7* 36.5 35.2 36.5* 13.3* 77.6*
Rank Among 75 Counties 20 26 21 24 27 24
Births To Unmarried Teens 55 55 61 52 53 55 14 42
% Births To Unmarried Teens 15.2* 16.0* 17.7* 16.4* 14.9 15.9* 6.4 33.6*
Rank Among 75 Counties 19 14 14 19 23 17
Less Than 12 Years Education 95 94 94 106 93 96 52 44
% Less Than 12 Years Education 26.2 27.4 27.3 33.3* 26.2+ 27.8* 23.9 35.2*
Rank Among 75 Counties 40 27 27 8 29 26
Low Birth Weight Births 29 22 28 26 30 27 12 15
% Low Birth Weight Births 8.0 6.4 8.1 8.2 8.5 7.8 5.5 12.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 38 52 37 37 38 37
No First Trimester Care 97 84 87 86 77 86 37 49
% No First Trimester Care 27.0 24.9 26.2 27.7 21.8 25.4 17.3* 39.8
Rank Among 75 Counties 38 43 33 26 49 40
Total Infant Deaths 3 4 5 3 1 3 2 1
Infant Mortality Rate 8.3 11.7 14.5 9.4 2.8 8.7 9.2 8.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 45 26 20 35 60 46
Total Neonatal Deaths 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 0
Neonatal Mortality Rate 5.5 5.8 5.8 6.3 2.8 5.8 4.6 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 39 30 31 31 55 31
Total Postneonatal Deaths 1 2 3 1 0 1 1 1
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 2.8 5.8 8.7 3.1 0.0* 2.9 4.6 8.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 44 21 13 39 75 54
Total Fetal Deaths 2 2 2 2 4 2 1 2
Fetal Death Rate 5.5 5.8 5.8 6.3 11.1 5.8 4.6 15.7
Rank Among 75 Counties 50 42 44 43 22 54
Total Perinatal Deaths 4 4 4 4 5 4 2 2
Perinatal Death Rate 11.0 11.6 11.6 12.5 13.9 11.5 9.1 15.7
Rank Among 75 Counties 44 44 37 37 36 44
Total Induced Abortions 41 40 45 30 43 40 24 16
Induced Abortion Ratio 11.3* 11.7* 13.1 9.4* 12.1* 11.6* 11.0* 12.8*
Rank Among 75 Counties 42 39 34 55 36 44
Female Population, 15-44 5,060 4,986 4,913 4,836 4,762 4,911 3,371 1,497
Female Population, 15-19 960 952 943 933 917 941 604 331
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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