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------ AVERAGE ------
BENTON COUNTY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 1,539 1,577 1,657 1,813 1,953 1,708 1,632 5
General Fertility Rate 74.3* 75.1* 77.9* 84.1*+ 89.3* 80.2* 78.6* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 14 10 7 5 3 5
Live Births: Women 15-19 228 229 265 259 311 258 248 1
Teen Fertility Rate 70.2* 69.7* 79.7* 77.1* 89.6* 77.3* 76.0 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 46 48 36 38 20 39
Births To Unmarried Women 291 310 334 380 461 355 333 1
% Births To Unmarried Women 18.9* 19.7* 20.2* 21.0* 23.6* 20.8* 20.4 - *
Rank Among 75 Counties 62 62 63 60 54 60
Births To Unmarried Teens 105 103 127 117 184 127 122 1
% Births To Unmarried Teens 6.8* 6.5* 7.7* 6.5* 9.4*+ 7.4* 7.5 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 65 65 58 71 56 70
Less Than 12 Years Education 398 380 389 434 537 428 400 1
% Less Than 12 Years Education 25.9 24.1 23.5 23.9 27.5*+ 25.1* 24.5* - *
Rank Among 75 Counties 42 43 46 40 23 37
Low Birth Weight Births 94 92 103 106 131 105 101 0
% Low Birth Weight Births 6.1* 5.8* 6.2* 5.8* 6.7* 6.1* 6.2* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 57 61 55 64 55 67
No First Trimester Care 338 331 344 317 424 351 330 0
% No First Trimester Care 22.1* 21.2* 20.9* 17.5*+ 21.8*+ 20.7* 20.3 - *
Rank Among 75 Counties 58 65 57 60 50 63
Total Infant Deaths 10 15 14 12 27 16 15 0
Infant Mortality Rate 6.5 9.5 8.4 6.6 13.8*+ 9.4 9.2 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 52 38 36 50 14 40
Total Neonatal Deaths 7 5 8 5 15 8 7 0
Neonatal Mortality Rate 4.5 3.2 4.8 2.8 7.7+ 4.7 4.3 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 43 47 35 60 21 46
Total Postneonatal Deaths 3 10 6 7 12 8 7 0
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 1.9 6.3 3.6 3.9 6.1 4.7 4.3 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 49 19 41 31 13 28
Total Fetal Deaths 6 7 11 9 14 9 9 0
Fetal Death Rate 3.9* 4.4 6.6 4.9 7.1 5.2* 5.5 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 58 51 38 50 43 58
Total Perinatal Deaths 13 12 19 14 29 17 17 0
Perinatal Death Rate 8.4* 7.6* 11.4 7.7* 14.7+ 9.9* 10.4 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 58 57 39 59 29 54
Total Induced Abortions 149 163 181 185 195 175 167 2
Induced Abortion Ratio 9.7* 10.3* 10.9* 10.2* 10.0* 10.2* 10.2* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 58 48 46 49 48 52
Female Population, 15-44 20,713 20,996 21,279 21,566 21,875 21,286 20,768 0
Female Population, 15-19 3,246 3,284 3,323 3,360 3,471 3,337 3,263 0
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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