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------ AVERAGE ------
INDEPENDENCE COUNTY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 416 425 419 394 438 418 403 10
General Fertility Rate 61.5 63.2 62.6 59.2* 66.1 62.5* 62.1 67.6
Rank Among 75 Counties 50 49 53 61 56 59
Live Births: Women 15-19 69 84 84 67 99 81 78 2
Teen Fertility Rate 60.8 73.6 73.2 58.1 85.9+ 70.7 70.6 76.9
Rank Among 75 Counties 61 43 47 68 31 56
Births To Unmarried Women 97 103 107 87 111 101 95 5
% Births To Unmarried Women 23.3* 24.2* 25.5* 22.1* 25.3* 24.2* 23.6* - *
Rank Among 75 Counties 42 44 40 56 44 45
Births To Unmarried Teens 35 37 39 32 44 37 35 2
% Births To Unmarried Teens 8.4* 8.7* 9.3* 8.1* 10.0 8.9* 8.7 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 48 49 49 65 49 50
Less Than 12 Years Education 104 103 102 86 89 97 93 2
% Less Than 12 Years Education 25.0 24.2 24.3 21.8 20.3 23.2 23.1 - *
Rank Among 75 Counties 47 41 40 53 54 47
Low Birth Weight Births 36 32 37 25 34 33 31 2
% Low Birth Weight Births 8.7 7.5 8.8 6.3 7.8 7.9 7.7 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 29 39 26 58 45 36
No First Trimester Care 164 128 84 54 49 96 91 3
% No First Trimester Care 40.1* 30.9*+ 21.2+ 14.4*+ 12.6* 24.2 23.8* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 9 22 55 72 73 44
Total Infant Deaths 2 6 6 2 5 4 4 0
Infant Mortality Rate 4.8 14.1 14.3 5.1 11.4 9.6 9.9 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 58 18 21 57 24 36
Total Neonatal Deaths 1 5 4 1 4 3 3 0
Neonatal Mortality Rate 2.4 11.8 9.5 2.5 9.1 7.2 7.4 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 52 9 10 62 15 15
Total Postneonatal Deaths 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 0
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 2.4 2.4 4.8 2.5 2.3 2.4 2.5 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 48 47 32 41 37 58
Total Fetal Deaths 3 5 1 4 0 3 3 0
Fetal Death Rate 7.2 11.6 2.4 10.1 0.0*+ 7.1 7.4 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 41 23 58 20 75 41
Total Perinatal Deaths 4 10 5 5 4 6 5 0
Perinatal Death Rate 9.5 23.3 11.9 12.6 9.1 14.3 12.3 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 51 11 31 36 60 29
Total Induced Abortions 63 44 43 46 42 48 45 2
Induced Abortion Ratio 15.1 10.4* 10.3* 11.7* 9.6* 11.5* 11.2* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 21 47 55 37 52 45
Female Population, 15-44 6,759 6,726 6,694 6,659 6,624 6,692 6,485 148
Female Population, 15-19 1,135 1,141 1,148 1,154 1,152 1,146 1,105 26
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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