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------ AVERAGE ------
LEE COUNTY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 224 197 164 152 174 182 56 125
General Fertility Rate 87.1* 77.9* 66.0 62.3 72.7 73.3* 59.1 82.6
Rank Among 75 Counties 3 7 35 53 29 15
Live Births: Women 15-19 58 49 51 42 40 48 12 36
Teen Fertility Rate 101.2* 86.1* 90.3* 75.0* 72.3 85.1* 68.2 94.7
Rank Among 75 Counties 10 22 18 45 51 23
Births To Unmarried Women 129 127 108 95 105 113 16 97
% Births To Unmarried Women 57.6* 64.5* 65.9* 62.5* 60.3* 62.1* 28.6* 77.6*
Rank Among 75 Counties 3 1 2 4 3 3
Births To Unmarried Teens 46 38 43 37 35 40 5 34
% Births To Unmarried Teens 20.5* 19.3* 26.2* 24.3* 20.1* 22.0* 8.9 27.2
Rank Among 75 Counties 5 9 2 5 12 7
Less Than 12 Years Education 87 63 58 43 47 60 17 43
% Less Than 12 Years Education 38.8* 32.0* 35.4* 28.3 27.0 33.0* 30.4* 34.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties 3 8 6 20 24 7
Low Birth Weight Births 21 18 17 15 18 18 3 14
% Low Birth Weight Births 9.4 9.1 10.4 9.9 10.3 9.9 5.4 11.2
Rank Among 75 Counties 17 24 13 18 17 12
No First Trimester Care 98 77 61 48 75 72 14 57
% No First Trimester Care 45.2* 42.8* 37.2* 31.8* 43.6*+ 40.7* 25.5 47.1*
Rank Among 75 Counties 4 4 5 12 2 3
Total Infant Deaths 6 1 2 1 2 2 1 2
Infant Mortality Rate 26.8 5.1 12.2 6.6 11.5 11.0 17.9 16.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 3 54 24 51 23 26
Total Neonatal Deaths 3 1 0 0 2 1 0 1
Neonatal Mortality Rate 13.4 5.1 0.0 0.0 11.5 5.5 0.0 8.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 6 39 75 75 8 34
Total Postneonatal Deaths 3 0 2 1 0 1 0 1
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 13.4 0.0+ 12.2+ 6.6 0.0 5.5 0.0 8.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 4 75 6 17 75 20
Total Fetal Deaths 2 1 2 2 3 2 0 2
Fetal Death Rate 8.8 5.1 12.0 13.0 16.9 10.9 0.0 15.7
Rank Among 75 Counties 30 47 11 15 7 11
Total Perinatal Deaths 5 2 2 2 5 3 1 3
Perinatal Death Rate 22.1 10.1 12.0 13.0 28.2 16.3 17.9 23.6
Rank Among 75 Counties 15 48 30 34 5 18
Total Induced Abortions 25 27 25 23 21 24 6 18
Induced Abortion Ratio 11.2* 13.7 15.2 15.1 12.1 13.2* 10.7* 14.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties 46 24 25 21 38 25
Female Population, 15-44 2,572 2,529 2,486 2,438 2,395 2,484 947 1,513
Female Population, 15-19 573 569 565 560 553 564 176 380
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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