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------ AVERAGE ------
LAWRENCE COUNTY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 192 230 253 228 235 228 226 1
General Fertility Rate 55.7* 67.8+ 75.8 69.6 72.6 68.3 68.8* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 70 31 11 26 30 29
Live Births: Women 15-19 34 53 56 44 39 45 45 0
Teen Fertility Rate 55.3 88.9 97.1 79.0 70.4 77.6 78.5 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 69 19 13 34 55 38
Births To Unmarried Women 36 46 59 53 53 49 48 1
% Births To Unmarried Women 18.8* 20.0* 23.3* 23.2* 22.6* 21.5* 21.2 - *
Rank Among 75 Counties 63 60 48 52 59 55
Births To Unmarried Teens 13 23 25 20 16 19 19 0
% Births To Unmarried Teens 6.8* 10.0 9.9 8.8 6.8* 8.3* 8.4 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 66 40 46 60 68 55
Less Than 12 Years Education 57 70 73 61 53 63 62 0
% Less Than 12 Years Education 29.7 30.4* 28.9* 26.8 22.6 27.6* 27.4* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 23 13 21 25 43 28
Low Birth Weight Births 11 19 12 14 14 14 14 0
% Low Birth Weight Births 5.7 8.3 4.7* 6.1 6.0 6.1* 6.2 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 62 29 67 62 63 68
No First Trimester Care 35 55 61 32 40 45 44 0
% No First Trimester Care 23.0 24.7 24.2 14.1*+ 17.3* 20.7* 20.5 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 56 46 38 73 67 62
Total Infant Deaths 1 3 2 1 3 2 2 0
Infant Mortality Rate 5.2 13.0 7.9 4.4 12.8 8.8 8.8 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 57 21 40 63 17 45
Total Neonatal Deaths 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 0
Neonatal Mortality Rate 0.0 4.3 4.0 0.0* 8.5 4.4 4.4 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 43 40 75 18 51
Total Postneonatal Deaths 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 0
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 5.2 8.7 4.0 4.4 4.3 4.4 4.4 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 27 10 38 29 23 31
Total Fetal Deaths 0 4 0 1 1 1 1 0
Fetal Death Rate 0.0* 17.1+ 0.0*+ 4.4 4.2 4.4 4.4 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 6 75 53 58 67
Total Perinatal Deaths 0 5 1 1 3 2 2 0
Perinatal Death Rate 0.0* 21.4+ 4.0 4.4 12.7 8.7 8.8 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 16 65 70 41 63
Total Induced Abortions 41 26 35 30 19 30 30 0
Induced Abortion Ratio 21.4 11.3*+ 13.8 13.2 8.1* 13.2* 13.3 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 8 42 30 30 64 26
Female Population, 15-44 3,448 3,392 3,336 3,276 3,235 3,337 3,286 0
Female Population, 15-19 615 596 577 557 554 580 573 0
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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