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------ AVERAGE ------
POINSETT COUNTY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 376 331 332 356 348 349 313 35
General Fertility Rate 74.6* 66.8 68.2 74.5 74.1 71.7* 70.2* 90.7
Rank Among 75 Counties 13 35 26 16 22 20
Live Births: Women 15-19 85 78 79 91 81 83 71 12
Teen Fertility Rate 99.6 92.4* 94.6 110.3* 99.1 99.4* 95.0 142.9
Rank Among 75 Counties 12 15 15 6 16 9
Births To Unmarried Women 121 123 113 123 125 121 92 29
% Births To Unmarried Women 32.2 37.2* 34.0 34.6 35.9 34.7* 29.4* 82.9*
Rank Among 75 Counties 29 21 26 28 26 27
Births To Unmarried Teens 44 41 46 54 53 48 36 11
% Births To Unmarried Teens 11.7 12.4 13.9 15.2 15.2 13.8 11.5* 31.4
Rank Among 75 Counties 27 25 26 23 22 27
Less Than 12 Years Education 125 121 107 110 101 113 99 14
% Less Than 12 Years Education 33.2* 36.6* 32.2* 30.9* 29.0* 32.4* 31.6* 40.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 11 2 11 14 16 10
Low Birth Weight Births 30 27 28 30 30 29 26 3
% Low Birth Weight Births 8.0 8.2 8.4 8.4 8.6 8.3 8.3* 8.6
Rank Among 75 Counties 39 31 30 34 34 33
No First Trimester Care 89 94 97 71 81 86 74 13
% No First Trimester Care 27.0 29.3 29.4 20.0+ 23.4 25.6 24.4* 39.4
Rank Among 75 Counties 39 31 19 51 46 38
Total Infant Deaths 9 1 5 2 2 4 4 0
Infant Mortality Rate 23.9* 3.0+ 15.1 5.6 5.7 11.5 12.8 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 5 61 17 55 53 23
Total Neonatal Deaths 5 0 1 0 1 1 1 0
Neonatal Mortality Rate 13.3 0.0*+ 3.0 0.0* 2.9 2.9 3.2 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 7 75 45 75 54 62
Total Postneonatal Deaths 4 1 4 2 1 2 2 0
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 10.6 3.0 12.0 5.6 2.9 5.7 6.4* 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 12 43 7 21 34 17
Total Fetal Deaths 2 5 2 2 3 3 2 1
Fetal Death Rate 5.3 14.9 6.0 5.6 8.5 8.5 6.3 27.8
Rank Among 75 Counties 52 13 40 48 33 31
Total Perinatal Deaths 7 5 3 2 4 4 3 1
Perinatal Death Rate 18.5 14.9 9.0 5.6 11.4 11.4 9.5 27.8
Rank Among 75 Counties 21 31 50 68 48 49
Total Induced Abortions 45 39 35 35 39 39 31 7
Induced Abortion Ratio 12.0* 11.8* 10.5* 9.8* 11.2* 11.2* 9.9* 20.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 35 36 52 52 43 48
Female Population, 15-44 5,042 4,955 4,868 4,778 4,697 4,868 4,458 386
Female Population, 15-19 853 844 835 825 817 835 747 84
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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