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------ AVERAGE ------
FAULKNER COUNTY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 890 892 937 1,038 1,040 959 851 101
General Fertility Rate 53.0* 51.6* 52.7* 56.8* 55.4* 53.9* 53.8* 57.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 73 71 72 68 73 74
Live Births: Women 15-19 135 110 126 120 133 125 108 17
Teen Fertility Rate 44.0* 36.6* 42.7* 41.5* 44.1* 41.8* 42.1 43.7
Rank Among 75 Counties 74 75 75 73 74 75
Births To Unmarried Women 173 173 208 219 203 195 136 58
% Births To Unmarried Women 19.4* 19.4* 22.2* 21.1* 19.5* 20.3* 16.0* 57.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties 58 63 55 58 71 62
Births To Unmarried Teens 63 56 72 69 64 65 49 16
% Births To Unmarried Teens 7.1* 6.3* 7.7* 6.6* 6.2* 6.8* 5.8* 15.8*
Rank Among 75 Counties 63 69 57 70 70 72
Less Than 12 Years Education 157 132 137 129 125 136 120 15
% Less Than 12 Years Education 17.6* 14.8* 14.6* 12.4* 12.0* 14.2* 14.1* 14.9*
Rank Among 75 Counties 72 73 75 75 75 75
Low Birth Weight Births 55 48 74 66 58 60 48 12
% Low Birth Weight Births 6.2* 5.4* 7.9+ 6.4* 5.6* 6.3* 5.6* 11.9
Rank Among 75 Counties 56 66 40 57 67 64
No First Trimester Care 259 220 241 260 239 244 197 45
% No First Trimester Care 30.1 25.3+ 27.0 25.9 23.9 26.4 24.0* 45.9*
Rank Among 75 Counties 30 39 30 31 44 33
Total Infant Deaths 4 7 6 9 7 7 6 1
Infant Mortality Rate 4.5 7.8 6.4 8.7 6.7 7.3* 7.1 9.9
Rank Among 75 Counties 59 43 54 39 49 60
Total Neonatal Deaths 1 4 2 5 6 4 3 1
Neonatal Mortality Rate 1.1* 4.5 2.1 4.8 5.8 4.2 3.5 9.9
Rank Among 75 Counties 56 41 50 41 32 52
Total Postneonatal Deaths 3 3 4 4 1 3 3 0
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 3.4 3.4 4.3 3.9 1.0 3.1 3.5 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 41 40 36 32 44 50
Total Fetal Deaths 5 3 8 7 4 5 4 1
Fetal Death Rate 5.6 3.4 8.5 6.7 3.8 5.2 4.7 9.8
Rank Among 75 Counties 49 55 26 39 59 60
Total Perinatal Deaths 6 7 10 12 10 9 7 2
Perinatal Death Rate 6.7* 7.8 10.6 11.5 9.6 9.3* 8.2* 19.6
Rank Among 75 Counties 62 56 41 42 58 59
Total Induced Abortions 248 233 244 236 216 235 182 47
Induced Abortion Ratio 27.9* 26.1* 26.0* 22.7* 20.8* 24.5* 21.4* 46.5*
Rank Among 75 Counties 2 4 3 5 6 4
Female Population, 15-44 16,800 17,289 17,779 18,271 18,766 17,781 15,813 1,772
Female Population, 15-19 3,066 3,008 2,951 2,892 3,019 2,987 2,566 389
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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