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------ AVERAGE ------
MILLER COUNTY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 495 554 568 599 603 564 391 169
General Fertility Rate 58.3* 65.5 67.4 71.3 72.1 66.9 61.9 84.1
Rank Among 75 Counties 62 41 30 22 32 36
Live Births: Women 15-19 108 123 122 132 125 122 69 53
Teen Fertility Rate 74.5 84.2 82.8 88.9 84.2 82.9* 64.6 137.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 38 24 32 22 33 26
Births To Unmarried Women 160 144 127 126 134 138 48 89
% Births To Unmarried Women 32.3 26.0*+ 22.4* 21.0* 22.2* 24.5* 12.3* 52.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties 28 41 52 59 61 43
Births To Unmarried Teens 52 60 57 54 57 56 20 36
% Births To Unmarried Teens 10.5 10.8 10.0 9.0* 9.5* 9.9* 5.1* 21.3*
Rank Among 75 Counties 35 33 42 57 55 42
Less Than 12 Years Education 159 155 160 150 161 157 98 58
% Less Than 12 Years Education 32.1* 28.0* 28.2* 25.0 26.7* 27.8* 25.1* 34.3*
Rank Among 75 Counties 13 25 24 32 25 25
Low Birth Weight Births 35 51 51 55 51 49 28 20
% Low Birth Weight Births 7.1 9.2 9.0 9.2 8.5 8.7 7.2 11.8
Rank Among 75 Counties 48 22 24 21 37 29
No First Trimester Care 177 175 148 151 150 160 88 72
% No First Trimester Care 37.1* 32.4* 26.6+ 25.5 25.1 28.9* 22.7 44.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties 14 19 32 34 40 26
Total Infant Deaths 6 7 4 10 6 7 4 3
Infant Mortality Rate 12.1 12.6 7.0 16.7 10.0 12.4 10.2 17.8
Rank Among 75 Counties 30 22 47 8 29 16
Total Neonatal Deaths 6 6 2 5 3 4 3 2
Neonatal Mortality Rate 12.1 10.8 3.5 8.3 5.0 7.1 7.7 11.8
Rank Among 75 Counties 10 13 43 20 38 17
Total Postneonatal Deaths 0 1 2 5 3 2 1 1
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 0.0* 1.8 3.5 8.3 5.0 3.5 2.6 5.9
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 50 43 7 16 45
Total Fetal Deaths 5 1 6 2 6 4 2 2
Fetal Death Rate 10.0 1.8* 10.5 3.3 9.9 7.0 5.1 11.7
Rank Among 75 Counties 23 59 14 56 26 43
Total Perinatal Deaths 11 7 8 7 9 8 5 4
Perinatal Death Rate 22.0 12.6 13.9 11.6 14.8 14.1 12.7 23.4
Rank Among 75 Counties 16 42 22 40 27 31
Total Induced Abortions 17 25 13 10 6 14 9 5
Induced Abortion Ratio 3.4* 4.5* 2.3*+ 1.7* 1.0* 2.5* 2.3* 3.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 73 74 75 75 75
Female Population, 15-44 8,490 8,461 8,431 8,400 8,366 8,430 6,321 2,010
Female Population, 15-19 1,449 1,461 1,474 1,485 1,484 1,471 1,068 387
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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