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JACKSON COUNTY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 215 264 230 202 258 234 180 53
General Fertility Rate 57.9* 72.6+ 64.7 58.2* 75.9+ 65.8 62.1 83.9
Rank Among 75 Counties 63 15 41 65 16 43
Live Births: Women 15-19 33 71 65 40 66 55 36 19
Teen Fertility Rate 51.2 112.3*+ 105.0* 66.0+ 110.2* 88.7* 76.3 132.9
Rank Among 75 Counties 71 5 8 60 8 16
Births To Unmarried Women 72 96 94 81 107 90 45 44
% Births To Unmarried Women 33.5 36.4 40.9* 40.1* 41.5* 38.5* 25.0* 83.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 26 22 20 18 17 21
Births To Unmarried Teens 20 47 45 26 43 36 17 19
% Births To Unmarried Teens 9.3 17.8*+ 19.6* 12.9 16.7 15.4* 9.4* 35.8*
Rank Among 75 Counties 44 12 11 27 16 21
Less Than 12 Years Education 54 84 70 48 60 63 47 16
% Less Than 12 Years Education 25.1 31.8* 30.4* 23.8 23.3 26.9* 26.1* 30.2
Rank Among 75 Counties 46 9 14 42 40 32
Low Birth Weight Births 15 22 24 18 25 21 11 9
% Low Birth Weight Births 7.0 8.3 10.4 8.9 9.7 9.0 6.1 17.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 49 28 11 25 22 26
No First Trimester Care 84 79 48 32 47 58 40 18
% No First Trimester Care 39.3* 30.4+ 21.5+ 16.2* 19.7* 25.6 22.7 36.7
Rank Among 75 Counties 10 24 52 65 61 39
Total Infant Deaths 2 1 0 2 0 1 1 0
Infant Mortality Rate 9.3 3.8 0.0* 9.9+ 0.0*+ 4.3* 5.6 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 41 60 75 30 75 71
Total Neonatal Deaths 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Neonatal Mortality Rate 0.0* 3.8 0.0 5.0 0.0* 0.0* 0.0 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 45 75 39 75 75
Total Postneonatal Deaths 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 0
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 9.3 0.0+ 0.0 5.0 0.0 4.3 5.6 0.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 15 75 75 24 75 32
Total Fetal Deaths 1 1 2 2 3 2 2 0
Fetal Death Rate 4.6 3.8 8.6 9.8 11.5 8.5 11.0 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 54 53 23 22 20 32
Total Perinatal Deaths 1 2 2 3 3 2 2 0
Perinatal Death Rate 4.6 7.5 8.6 14.7 11.5 8.5 11.0 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 65 58 54 28 46 66
Total Induced Abortions 24 42 36 33 39 35 28 6
Induced Abortion Ratio 11.2* 15.9 15.7 16.3 15.1 15.0 15.6 11.3*
Rank Among 75 Counties 45 14 22 16 20 19
Female Population, 15-44 3,714 3,634 3,555 3,471 3,400 3,555 2,898 632
Female Population, 15-19 644 632 619 606 599 620 472 143
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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