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NEWTON COUNTY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 81 92 84 96 75 86 85 0
General Fertility Rate 55.3 63.2 58.2 67.2 53.2* 59.7* 59.9 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 71 48 65 35 75 67
Live Births: Women 15-19 25 23 21 23 13 21 21 0
Teen Fertility Rate 94.0* 83.6 73.7 78.5 44.8 74.5* 75.8 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 16 25 45 36 73 50
Births To Unmarried Women 20 19 23 17 12 18 18 0
% Births To Unmarried Women 24.7 20.7* 27.4 17.7* 16.0* 20.9* 21.2 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 39 56 35 72 74 58
Births To Unmarried Teens 11 7 6 10 3 7 7 0
% Births To Unmarried Teens 13.6 7.6 7.1 10.4 4.0* 8.1* 8.2 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 22 58 62 40 75 58
Less Than 12 Years Education 23 25 17 23 12 20 19 0
% Less Than 12 Years Education 28.4 27.2 20.2 24.0 16.0 23.3 22.4 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 31 30 58 39 69 46
Low Birth Weight Births 11 5 5 7 4 6 6 0
% Low Birth Weight Births 13.6 5.4 6.0 7.3 5.3 7.0 7.1 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 2 65 59 46 70 53
No First Trimester Care 29 33 15 15 9 20 20 0
% No First Trimester Care 35.8 35.9* 17.9+ 15.6 12.0* 23.3 23.5 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 17 11 66 69 75 50
Total Infant Deaths 3 0 0 1 1 1 1 0
Infant Mortality Rate 37.0 0.0+ 0.0 10.4 13.3 11.6 11.8 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 1 75 75 28 15 21
Total Neonatal Deaths 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 0
Neonatal Mortality Rate 24.7 0.0+ 0.0 10.4 13.3 11.6 11.8 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 2 75 75 10 5 5
Total Postneonatal Deaths 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 12.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 7 75 75 75 75 75
Total Fetal Deaths 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fetal Death Rate 24.1 0.0+ 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 1 75 75 75 75 75
Total Perinatal Deaths 4 0 0 1 1 1 1 0
Perinatal Death Rate 48.2 0.0*+ 0.0 10.4 13.3 11.6 11.8 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 1 75 75 45 40 43
Total Induced Abortions 7 6 9 11 7 8 7 0
Induced Abortion Ratio 8.6* 6.5* 10.7 11.5 9.3 9.3* 8.2* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 63 69 50 40 53 58
Female Population, 15-44 1,465 1,455 1,444 1,429 1,411 1,441 1,420 0
Female Population, 15-19 266 275 285 293 290 282 277 0
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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