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------ AVERAGE ------
PERRY COUNTY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 104 114 99 137 119 115 113 1
General Fertility Rate 64.2 70.3 61.0 84.6*+ 73.1 70.9 71.7* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 46 23 56 4 27 22
Live Births: Women 15-19 25 20 18 26 22 22 22 0
Teen Fertility Rate 86.2 70.2 64.1 94.5 78.0 77.7 80.0 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 22 47 63 15 42 37
Births To Unmarried Women 20 27 22 26 22 23 22 1
% Births To Unmarried Women 19.2* 23.7 22.2* 19.0* 18.5* 20.0* 19.5 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 59 49 54 69 73 68
Births To Unmarried Teens 10 8 7 13 11 10 10 0
% Births To Unmarried Teens 9.6 7.0 7.1 9.5 9.2 8.7* 8.8 - *
Rank Among 75 Counties 39 63 64 50 57 53
Less Than 12 Years Education 31 22 17 29 26 25 25 0
% Less Than 12 Years Education 29.8 19.3 17.2 21.2 21.8 21.7 22.1 - *
Rank Among 75 Counties 21 64 68 58 47 54
Low Birth Weight Births 6 6 9 10 8 8 8 0
% Low Birth Weight Births 5.8 5.3 9.1 7.3 6.7 7.0 7.1 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 61 67 22 45 54 54
No First Trimester Care 25 28 18 35 25 26 25 1
% No First Trimester Care 24.5 24.8 18.8 25.7 21.0 23.0 22.3 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 49 44 62 33 55 53
Total Infant Deaths 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Infant Mortality Rate 9.6 0.0 0.0 0.0* 0.0 0.0* 0.0* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 40 75 75 75 75 75
Total Neonatal Deaths 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Neonatal Mortality Rate 9.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 15 75 75 75 75 75
Total Postneonatal Deaths 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0* 0.0* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 75 75 75 75 75
Total Fetal Deaths 0 1 0 2 2 1 1 0
Fetal Death Rate 0.0 8.7 0.0 14.4 16.5 8.6 8.8 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 29 75 13 9 26
Total Perinatal Deaths 1 1 0 2 2 1 1 0
Perinatal Death Rate 9.6 8.7 0.0* 14.4 16.5 8.6 8.8 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 50 54 75 29 21 64
Total Induced Abortions 17 16 13 13 14 15 14 0
Induced Abortion Ratio 16.3 14.0 13.1 9.5* 11.8 13.0* 12.4 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 16 22 33 53 42 27
Female Population, 15-44 1,619 1,621 1,623 1,620 1,627 1,622 1,577 0
Female Population, 15-19 290 285 281 275 282 283 275 0
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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