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BRADLEY COUNTY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 164 148 140 130 140 144 89 55
General Fertility Rate 72.0 65.9 63.2 59.6 65.7 65.1 65.4 66.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties 21 39 50 59 57 47
Live Births: Women 15-19 41 37 40 40 26 37 17 19
Teen Fertility Rate 99.8 91.1 99.5* 100.8* 68.2+ 92.7* 69.7 125.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 11 16 10 9 60 14
Births To Unmarried Women 67 62 53 60 55 59 14 45
% Births To Unmarried Women 40.9* 41.9* 37.9 46.2* 39.3 41.0* 15.7* 81.8*
Rank Among 75 Counties 15 14 22 11 21 15
Births To Unmarried Teens 26 23 24 27 17 23 5 19
% Births To Unmarried Teens 15.9 15.5 17.1 20.8* 12.1 16.0* 5.6 34.5*
Rank Among 75 Counties 17 18 17 9 32 16
Less Than 12 Years Education 57 42 50 41 45 47 28 18
% Less Than 12 Years Education 34.8* 28.4 35.7* 31.5* 32.1* 32.6* 31.5* 32.7
Rank Among 75 Counties 7 22 4 12 6 9
Low Birth Weight Births 14 6 14 12 17 13 6 7
% Low Birth Weight Births 8.5 4.1* 10.0+ 9.2 12.1 9.0 6.7 12.7
Rank Among 75 Counties 33 73 16 20 8 25
No First Trimester Care 35 42 47 35 41 40 20 20
% No First Trimester Care 21.6 29.6 35.1* 27.3 29.7 28.4 23.0 37.7
Rank Among 75 Counties 60 28 8 27 21 28
Total Infant Deaths 5 0 1 2 0 2 1 1
Infant Mortality Rate 30.5* 0.0*+ 7.1 15.4 0.0*+ 13.9 11.2 18.2
Rank Among 75 Counties 2 75 45 11 75 13
Total Neonatal Deaths 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 1
Neonatal Mortality Rate 18.3 0.0+ 7.1 7.7 0.0 6.9 0.0 18.2
Rank Among 75 Counties 3 75 16 25 75 20
Total Postneonatal Deaths 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 12.2 0.0 0.0 7.7 0.0 6.9 0.0 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 8 75 75 12 75 9
Total Fetal Deaths 1 3 1 1 1 1 0 1
Fetal Death Rate 6.1 19.9 7.1 7.6 7.1 6.9 0.0 17.9
Rank Among 75 Counties 45 4 34 34 44 46
Total Perinatal Deaths 4 3 2 2 1 2 1 2
Perinatal Death Rate 24.2 19.9 14.2 15.3 7.1 13.8 11.2 35.7
Rank Among 75 Counties 10 17 19 23 67 34
Total Induced Abortions 28 20 23 33 25 26 12 13
Induced Abortion Ratio 17.1 13.5 16.4 25.4* 17.9 18.1 13.5 23.6
Rank Among 75 Counties 14 26 20 3 13 11
Female Population, 15-44 2,278 2,247 2,216 2,180 2,132 2,211 1,361 825
Female Population, 15-19 411 406 402 397 381 399 244 152
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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