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HOWARD COUNTY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 188 183 164 214 205 191 138 51
General Fertility Rate 67.0 65.1 58.3 76.2+ 73.0 68.0 68.6 67.2*
Rank Among 75 Counties 36 42 63 13 28 31
Live Births: Women 15-19 32 33 37 48 42 38 25 13
Teen Fertility Rate 65.0 66.3 73.3 93.9 81.9 75.4 71.4 89.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 54 50 46 16 37 46
Births To Unmarried Women 65 60 36 56 48 53 24 29
% Births To Unmarried Women 34.6 32.8 22.0*+ 26.2* 23.4* 27.7* 17.4* 56.9*
Rank Among 75 Counties 24 27 56 40 55 34
Births To Unmarried Teens 20 20 19 25 24 22 11 11
% Births To Unmarried Teens 10.6 10.9 11.6 11.7 11.7 11.5 8.0 21.6*
Rank Among 75 Counties 34 31 34 32 34 32
Less Than 12 Years Education 52 54 42 55 62 53 40 12
% Less Than 12 Years Education 27.7 29.5 25.6 25.7 30.2* 27.7* 29.0* 23.5
Rank Among 75 Counties 34 15 35 28 11 27
Low Birth Weight Births 16 21 5 12 18 14 8 6
% Low Birth Weight Births 8.5 11.5 3.0*+ 5.6 8.8 7.3 5.8 11.8
Rank Among 75 Counties 34 4 74 67 32 45
No First Trimester Care 57 46 38 53 39 47 30 17
% No First Trimester Care 33.7 26.7 24.2 25.2 19.2* 25.8 22.4 36.2
Rank Among 75 Counties 21 34 39 35 63 37
Total Infant Deaths 4 2 1 2 1 2 1 1
Infant Mortality Rate 21.3 10.9 6.1 9.3 4.9 10.5 7.2 19.6
Rank Among 75 Counties 8 30 55 36 54 32
Total Neonatal Deaths 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 1
Neonatal Mortality Rate 5.3 10.9 6.1 4.7 0.0 5.2 0.0 19.6
Rank Among 75 Counties 41 12 26 44 75 38
Total Postneonatal Deaths 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 1
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 16.0 0.0+ 0.0 4.7 4.9 5.2 0.0 19.6
Rank Among 75 Counties 3 75 75 28 17 24
Total Fetal Deaths 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 0
Fetal Death Rate 5.3 5.4 12.0 0.0*+ 4.9 5.2 7.2 0.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 52 44 11 75 56 59
Total Perinatal Deaths 2 3 3 1 1 2 1 1
Perinatal Death Rate 10.6 16.3 18.1 4.7 4.9 10.4 7.2 19.6
Rank Among 75 Counties 46 24 9 69 71 51
Total Induced Abortions 19 22 21 30 26 24 16 8
Induced Abortion Ratio 10.1* 12.0 12.8 14.0 12.7 12.6* 11.6* 15.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties 53 35 36 25 33 34
Female Population, 15-44 2,808 2,809 2,811 2,808 2,809 2,809 2,013 759
Female Population, 15-19 492 498 505 511 513 504 350 146
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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