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MONROE COUNTY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 202 176 163 180 140 172 78 94
General Fertility Rate 94.1* 83.8* 79.4* 90.0* 71.6+ 83.9* 65.5 110.3*
Rank Among 75 Counties 2 3 5 2 36 3
Live Births: Women 15-19 49 49 30 48 39 43 15 28
Teen Fertility Rate 116.9 120.4* 75.8+ 125.3* 103.7* 108.6* 74.6 143.6
Rank Among 75 Counties 3 3 42 3 12 4
Births To Unmarried Women 104 95 81 104 76 92 18 74
% Births To Unmarried Women 51.5* 54.0* 49.7* 57.8* 54.3* 53.5* 23.1 78.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties 7 8 9 5 7 7
Births To Unmarried Teens 43 44 22 40 33 36 9 27
% Births To Unmarried Teens 21.3* 25.0* 13.5+ 22.2*+ 23.6* 20.9* 11.5* 28.7
Rank Among 75 Counties 3 2 27 8 4 8
Less Than 12 Years Education 60 52 37 61 40 50 21 29
% Less Than 12 Years Education 29.7 29.5 22.7 33.9*+ 28.6 29.1* 26.9* 30.9
Rank Among 75 Counties 22 14 50 7 19 16
Low Birth Weight Births 23 15 13 21 20 18 5 13
% Low Birth Weight Births 11.4 8.5 8.0 11.7 14.3* 10.5* 6.4 13.8
Rank Among 75 Counties 5 26 38 9 2 8
No First Trimester Care 88 73 51 78 58 70 21 49
% No First Trimester Care 45.1* 44.5* 33.3*+ 44.8*+ 42.6* 42.7* 28.0* 55.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties 5 2 13 1 3 2
Total Infant Deaths 5 1 3 3 1 3 1 2
Infant Mortality Rate 24.8 5.7 18.4 16.7 7.1 17.4 12.8 21.3
Rank Among 75 Counties 4 53 8 10 48 3
Total Neonatal Deaths 5 1 1 2 0 2 1 1
Neonatal Mortality Rate 24.8* 5.7 6.1 11.1 0.0 11.6 12.8 10.6
Rank Among 75 Counties 1 33 25 7 75 5
Total Postneonatal Deaths 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 1
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 0.0 0.0 12.3+ 5.6 7.1 5.8 0.0 10.6
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 75 5 22 11 16
Total Fetal Deaths 2 1 0 2 3 2 0 1
Fetal Death Rate 9.8 5.6 0.0 11.0 21.0 11.5 0.0 10.5
Rank Among 75 Counties 25 43 75 16 2 9
Total Perinatal Deaths 7 2 1 4 3 3 1 2
Perinatal Death Rate 34.3* 11.3 6.1 22.0 21.0 17.2 12.8 21.1
Rank Among 75 Counties 2 45 60 12 10 13
Total Induced Abortions 23 25 30 18 29 25 11 13
Induced Abortion Ratio 11.4* 14.2 18.4 10.0* 20.7+ 14.5 14.1 13.8*
Rank Among 75 Counties 40 21 13 51 7 20
Female Population, 15-44 2,146 2,099 2,052 2,000 1,956 2,051 1,191 852
Female Population, 15-19 419 407 396 383 376 396 201 195
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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