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------ AVERAGE ------
LINCOLN COUNTY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 169 170 169 146 139 159 94 63
General Fertility Rate 76.0 76.9 76.9 66.9 64.4 72.4 65.1 85.8
Rank Among 75 Counties 11 8 9 37 60 17
Live Births: Women 15-19 30 35 33 34 24 31 12 19
Teen Fertility Rate 69.3 79.7 74.3 75.9 54.5 70.3 47.2 105.6
Rank Among 75 Counties 49 32 44 42 71 57
Births To Unmarried Women 61 58 58 56 56 58 14 43
% Births To Unmarried Women 36.1 34.1 34.3 38.4 40.3 36.5* 14.9* 68.3*
Rank Among 75 Counties 22 25 25 21 18 25
Births To Unmarried Teens 22 22 26 27 19 23 5 18
% Births To Unmarried Teens 13.0 12.9 15.4 18.5* 13.7 14.5* 5.3* 28.6
Rank Among 75 Counties 24 24 23 13 26 24
Less Than 12 Years Education 39 41 28 36 22 33 19 14
% Less Than 12 Years Education 23.1 24.1 16.6* 24.7 15.8* 20.8 20.2 22.2*
Rank Among 75 Counties 52 42 69 34 70 60
Low Birth Weight Births 15 12 9 8 10 11 6 5
% Low Birth Weight Births 8.9 7.1 5.3 5.5 7.2 6.9 6.4 7.9*
Rank Among 75 Counties 23 44 64 69 49 56
No First Trimester Care 35 35 36 28 24 32 12 19
% No First Trimester Care 20.7* 20.7 21.6 19.6 17.4* 20.4* 12.9* 30.6*
Rank Among 75 Counties 65 67 51 52 66 65
Total Infant Deaths 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 0
Infant Mortality Rate 0.0* 0.0* 11.8 6.8 7.2 6.3 10.6 0.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 75 26 49 47 65
Total Neonatal Deaths 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
Neonatal Mortality Rate 0.0 0.0 5.9 0.0 7.2 0.0 0.0 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 75 29 75 24 75
Total Postneonatal Deaths 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 0.0 0.0 5.9 6.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 75 25 16 75 75
Total Fetal Deaths 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Fetal Death Rate 0.0* 0.0* 5.9 6.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 75 42 38 75 75
Total Perinatal Deaths 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0
Perinatal Death Rate 0.0* 0.0* 11.8 6.8 7.2 6.3* 0.0 0.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 75 33 63 66 73
Total Induced Abortions 18 13 25 20 18 19 11 8
Induced Abortion Ratio 10.7* 7.6* 14.8 13.7 12.9 11.9* 11.7 12.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties 49 63 27 28 32 41
Female Population, 15-44 2,223 2,211 2,199 2,182 2,158 2,195 1,443 734
Female Population, 15-19 433 439 444 448 440 441 254 180
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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