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------ AVERAGE ------
JEFFERSON COUNTY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 1,376 1,348 1,283 1,261 1,317 1,317 512 796
General Fertility Rate 72.1* 71.3* 68.5 67.9 71.9 70.4* 55.8* 85.2
Rank Among 75 Counties 20 18 24 30 35 23
Live Births: Women 15-19 283 304 291 259 287 285 72 213
Teen Fertility Rate 81.9 89.6* 87.3* 79.2 88.1* 85.3* 51.5 111.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 26 17 23 33 27 21
Births To Unmarried Women 646 686 663 662 710 673 101 571
% Births To Unmarried Women 46.9* 50.9*+ 51.7* 52.5* 53.9* 51.1* 19.7 71.7
Rank Among 75 Counties 9 9 8 8 8 9
Births To Unmarried Teens 228 254 242 240 253 243 38 205
% Births To Unmarried Teens 16.6* 18.8* 18.9* 19.0* 19.2* 18.5* 7.4 25.8*
Rank Among 75 Counties 15 10 12 11 13 11
Less Than 12 Years Education 334 328 308 292 326 318 103 214
% Less Than 12 Years Education 24.3 24.3 24.0 23.2 24.8 24.1 20.1* 26.9*
Rank Among 75 Counties 49 39 44 44 33 43
Low Birth Weight Births 148 142 142 140 145 143 37 105
% Low Birth Weight Births 10.8* 10.5* 11.1* 11.1* 11.0* 10.9* 7.2 13.2
Rank Among 75 Counties 8 9 9 11 15 4
No First Trimester Care 409 429 467 414 415 427 101 324
% No First Trimester Care 30.1* 32.5* 37.0*+ 33.1*+ 31.7* 32.8* 20.0 41.3
Rank Among 75 Counties 29 18 6 9 14 11
Total Infant Deaths 15 12 13 14 17 14 5 10
Infant Mortality Rate 10.9 8.9 10.1 11.1 12.9 10.6 9.8 12.6
Rank Among 75 Counties 38 39 30 24 16 31
Total Neonatal Deaths 8 5 4 6 12 7 2 5
Neonatal Mortality Rate 5.8 3.7 3.1 4.8 9.1 5.3 3.9 6.3
Rank Among 75 Counties 38 46 44 42 16 37
Total Postneonatal Deaths 7 7 9 8 5 7 3 4
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 5.1 5.2 7.0 6.3 3.8 5.3 5.9 5.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 29 27 21 18 28 23
Total Fetal Deaths 17 19 11 7 12 13 5 8
Fetal Death Rate 12.2 13.9* 8.5 5.5 9.0 9.8 9.7 10.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 16 16 24 49 31 19
Total Perinatal Deaths 25 24 15 13 24 20 7 14
Perinatal Death Rate 17.9 17.6 11.6 10.3 18.1 15.0 13.5 17.4
Rank Among 75 Counties 25 21 35 47 17 26
Total Induced Abortions 322 347 366 334 337 341 101 234
Induced Abortion Ratio 23.4* 25.7* 28.5* 26.5* 25.6* 25.9* 19.7* 29.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties 5 5 2 2 2 2
Female Population, 15-44 19,074 18,902 18,729 18,559 18,324 18,718 9,179 9,348
Female Population, 15-19 3,454 3,394 3,333 3,272 3,259 3,342 1,398 1,919
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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