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------ AVERAGE ------
CROSS COUNTY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 314 302 273 281 282 290 181 108
General Fertility Rate 76.5* 74.3* 67.8 70.5 71.5 72.0* 62.5 98.3*
Rank Among 75 Counties 9 11 29 25 37 18
Live Births: Women 15-19 86 86 74 62 77 77 40 37
Teen Fertility Rate 109.4* 110.1* 95.4* 80.5 102.3* 99.6* 79.1 139.6
Rank Among 75 Counties 7 6 14 31 14 8
Births To Unmarried Women 133 138 133 125 130 132 45 86
% Births To Unmarried Women 42.4* 45.7* 48.7* 44.5* 46.1* 45.5* 24.9* 79.6*
Rank Among 75 Counties 11 12 10 12 11 11
Births To Unmarried Teens 60 56 61 49 63 58 22 36
% Births To Unmarried Teens 19.1* 18.5* 22.3* 17.4* 22.3* 20.0* 12.2* 33.3*
Rank Among 75 Counties 9 11 7 17 5 10
Less Than 12 Years Education 93 88 74 69 80 81 46 35
% Less Than 12 Years Education 29.6 29.1* 27.1 24.6 28.4* 27.9* 25.4* 32.4
Rank Among 75 Counties 25 17 28 37 20 23
Low Birth Weight Births 34 21 33 29 35 30 16 14
% Low Birth Weight Births 10.8 7.0 12.1*+ 10.3 12.4* 10.3* 8.8* 13.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 7 45 3 15 6 9
No First Trimester Care 131 114 100 83 94 104 48 55
% No First Trimester Care 43.5* 38.6* 37.5* 30.1* 33.9* 36.7* 27.1* 52.9*
Rank Among 75 Counties 7 7 4 18 10 7
Total Infant Deaths 5 6 4 5 5 5 3 2
Infant Mortality Rate 15.9 19.9 14.7 17.8 17.7 17.2* 16.6* 18.5
Rank Among 75 Counties 17 7 19 5 9 6
Total Neonatal Deaths 2 4 2 3 1 2 2 1
Neonatal Mortality Rate 6.4 13.2 7.3 10.7 3.5 6.9 11.0 9.3
Rank Among 75 Counties 33 6 15 9 49 21
Total Postneonatal Deaths 3 2 2 2 4 3 2 1
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 9.6 6.6 7.3 7.1 14.2* 10.3* 11.0* 9.3
Rank Among 75 Counties 13 18 20 14 2 2
Total Fetal Deaths 1 1 2 2 3 2 1 1
Fetal Death Rate 3.2 3.3 7.3 7.1 10.5 6.8 5.5 9.2
Rank Among 75 Counties 62 57 33 37 23 47
Total Perinatal Deaths 3 5 4 5 4 4 3 1
Perinatal Death Rate 9.5 16.5 14.5 17.7 14.0 13.7 16.5 9.2
Rank Among 75 Counties 52 23 18 16 35 35
Total Induced Abortions 38 35 36 34 42 37 24 12
Induced Abortion Ratio 12.1* 11.6* 13.2 12.1 14.9 12.8* 13.3 11.1*
Rank Among 75 Counties 32 40 32 34 22 31
Female Population, 15-44 4,106 4,067 4,029 3,987 3,942 4,026 2,896 1,099
Female Population, 15-19 786 781 776 770 753 773 506 265
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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