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------ AVERAGE ------
CLARK COUNTY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 309 234 287 276 289 279 192 83
General Fertility Rate 60.3* 45.6*+ 55.9*+ 53.8* 57.0* 54.5* 50.8* 64.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties 57 74 70 73 72 73
Live Births: Women 15-19 61 42 43 49 60 51 31 20
Teen Fertility Rate 58.8 42.9 46.6* 56.8 71.0 54.9 48.3 73.5
Rank Among 75 Counties 65 72 74 70 53 72
Births To Unmarried Women 85 68 84 90 114 88 30 56
% Births To Unmarried Women 27.5 29.1 29.3 32.6 39.4* 31.5 15.6* 67.5
Rank Among 75 Counties 34 30 31 30 20 30
Births To Unmarried Teens 29 20 21 30 45 29 10 19
% Births To Unmarried Teens 9.4 8.5 7.3* 10.9 15.6 10.4* 5.2* 22.9*
Rank Among 75 Counties 43 50 61 37 21 37
Less Than 12 Years Education 50 42 55 48 65 52 34 17
% Less Than 12 Years Education 16.2* 17.9* 19.2 17.4* 22.5 18.6* 17.7* 20.5*
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 69 65 69 44 69
Low Birth Weight Births 33 15 34 16 26 25 14 11
% Low Birth Weight Births 10.7 6.4 11.8*+ 5.8+ 9.0 9.0 7.3 13.3
Rank Among 75 Counties 9 53 5 65 29 27
No First Trimester Care 110 83 107 89 119 102 56 43
% No First Trimester Care 36.2* 35.8* 38.1* 32.7* 41.9*+ 37.1* 29.6* 52.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties 16 12 3 11 4 6
Total Infant Deaths 2 4 5 1 1 3 2 1
Infant Mortality Rate 6.5 17.1 17.4 3.6 3.5 10.8 10.4 12.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 53 13 11 67 59 28
Total Neonatal Deaths 0 3 2 1 0 1 1 0
Neonatal Mortality Rate 0.0* 12.8+ 7.0 3.6 0.0* 3.6 5.2 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 7 19 56 75 59
Total Postneonatal Deaths 2 1 3 0 1 1 1 1
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 6.5 4.3 10.5 0.0+ 3.5 3.6 5.2 12.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 22 32 9 75 30 43
Total Fetal Deaths 3 3 2 3 4 3 1 2
Fetal Death Rate 9.6 12.7 6.9 10.8 13.7 10.6 5.2 23.5
Rank Among 75 Counties 26 18 36 17 14 12
Total Perinatal Deaths 3 6 4 4 4 4 2 2
Perinatal Death Rate 9.6 25.3 13.8 14.3 13.7 14.2 10.4 23.5
Rank Among 75 Counties 50 7 23 30 38 30
Total Induced Abortions 75 85 71 51 66 70 42 25
Induced Abortion Ratio 24.3* 36.3*+ 24.7*+ 18.5 22.8* 25.1* 21.9* 30.1*
Rank Among 75 Counties 4 1 6 9 4 3
Female Population, 15-44 5,125 5,129 5,132 5,132 5,068 5,117 3,776 1,283
Female Population, 15-19 1,037 980 922 863 845 929 642 272
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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