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------ AVERAGE ------
DREW COUNTY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 243 246 254 254 246 249 164 82
General Fertility Rate 60.6 61.5 63.6 63.8 62.4* 62.5* 59.2* 68.6*
Rank Among 75 Counties 56 55 47 47 65 58
Live Births: Women 15-19 49 57 66 56 51 56 29 26
Teen Fertility Rate 64.2 75.3 88.0* 75.5 70.0 74.9* 58.0 105.7
Rank Among 75 Counties 57 40 21 44 56 48
Births To Unmarried Women 99 95 116 99 90 100 35 64
% Births To Unmarried Women 40.7* 38.6* 45.7* 39.0* 36.6 40.2* 21.3 78.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 17 19 12 20 25 17
Births To Unmarried Teens 31 39 53 40 36 40 14 26
% Births To Unmarried Teens 12.8 15.9 20.9* 15.7 14.6 16.1* 8.5 31.7
Rank Among 75 Counties 25 16 9 21 24 15
Less Than 12 Years Education 57 56 50 60 59 56 33 23
% Less Than 12 Years Education 23.5 22.8 19.7 23.6 24.0 22.5 20.1 28.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 51 50 60 43 36 49
Low Birth Weight Births 21 20 33 21 20 23 10 12
% Low Birth Weight Births 8.6 8.1 13.0* 8.3 8.1 9.2 6.1 14.6
Rank Among 75 Counties 30 32 2 35 42 22
No First Trimester Care 41 52 42 41 44 44 22 21
% No First Trimester Care 17.1* 21.6 17.2* 16.4* 18.0* 18.0* 13.6* 26.3*
Rank Among 75 Counties 72 61 68 63 65 72
Total Infant Deaths 3 1 5 3 1 3 1 2
Infant Mortality Rate 12.3 4.1 19.7 11.8 4.1 12.0 6.1 24.4
Rank Among 75 Counties 29 58 7 18 56 17
Total Neonatal Deaths 1 1 4 1 0 1 0 1
Neonatal Mortality Rate 4.1 4.1 15.7 3.9 0.0* 4.0 0.0 12.2
Rank Among 75 Counties 46 44 6 54 75 54
Total Postneonatal Deaths 2 0 1 2 1 1 0 1
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 8.2 0.0+ 3.9 7.9 4.1 4.0 0.0 12.2
Rank Among 75 Counties 16 75 39 10 24 35
Total Fetal Deaths 4 3 6 1 5 4 2 2
Fetal Death Rate 16.2 12.0 23.1* 3.9 19.9 15.8* 12.0 23.8*
Rank Among 75 Counties 9 20 2 54 3 1
Total Perinatal Deaths 5 4 10 2 5 5 2 3
Perinatal Death Rate 20.2 16.1 38.5* 7.8+ 19.9 19.8* 12.0 35.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties 20 28 2 58 12 4
Total Induced Abortions 38 36 52 46 56 46 27 17
Induced Abortion Ratio 15.6 14.6 20.5 18.1 22.8* 18.5 16.5 20.7
Rank Among 75 Counties 18 19 9 12 5 9
Female Population, 15-44 4,009 4,002 3,994 3,982 3,942 3,986 2,768 1,196
Female Population, 15-19 763 757 750 742 729 748 500 246
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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