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------ AVERAGE ------
POLK COUNTY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 247 255 254 258 276 258 251 1
General Fertility Rate 75.5 78.1* 78.0* 79.5* 85.4* 79.3* 78.6* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 12 6 6 9 5 6
Live Births: Women 15-19 48 58 59 63 52 56 54 0
Teen Fertility Rate 79.5 96.7 98.8 106.4* 87.1 93.6* 92.0 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 30 11 11 7 29 13
Births To Unmarried Women 42 41 55 53 60 50 48 0
% Births To Unmarried Women 17.0* 16.1* 21.7* 20.5* 21.7* 19.4* 19.1 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 65 72 60 65 64 71
Births To Unmarried Teens 16 17 26 25 23 21 21 0
% Births To Unmarried Teens 6.5* 6.7* 10.2 9.7 8.3* 8.1* 8.4 - *
Rank Among 75 Counties 68 64 41 48 65 58
Less Than 12 Years Education 63 48 74 66 60 62 61 0
% Less Than 12 Years Education 25.5 18.8 29.1*+ 25.6 21.7 24.0 24.3* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 44 67 17 29 48 45
Low Birth Weight Births 14 14 11 18 19 15 15 0
% Low Birth Weight Births 5.7 5.5 4.3* 7.0 6.9 5.8* 6.0 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 63 64 70 49 53 71
No First Trimester Care 40 63 54 38 78 55 51 1
% No First Trimester Care 16.9* 25.1+ 21.9 14.8*+ 29.0+ 21.8* 20.8 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 73 41 50 70 26 58
Total Infant Deaths 4 2 1 3 4 3 3 0
Infant Mortality Rate 16.2 7.8 3.9 11.6 14.5 11.6 12.0 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 16 44 61 19 13 21
Total Neonatal Deaths 2 0 1 1 3 1 1 0
Neonatal Mortality Rate 8.1 0.0*+ 3.9 3.9 10.9 3.9 4.0 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 20 75 41 55 9 56
Total Postneonatal Deaths 2 2 0 2 1 1 1 0
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 8.1 7.8 0.0 7.8 3.6 3.9 4.0 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 17 14 75 11 29 38
Total Fetal Deaths 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0
Fetal Death Rate 8.0 0.0*+ 7.8 0.0* 3.6 3.9 4.0 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 33 75 28 75 60 71
Total Perinatal Deaths 4 0 3 1 4 2 2 0
Perinatal Death Rate 16.1 0.0*+ 11.7+ 3.9 14.4 7.7 7.9 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 28 75 34 72 34 70
Total Induced Abortions 34 20 24 23 20 24 23 1
Induced Abortion Ratio 13.8 7.8* 9.4* 8.9* 7.2* 9.3* 9.2* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 26 61 56 58 65 58
Female Population, 15-44 3,271 3,264 3,257 3,246 3,231 3,254 3,193 0
Female Population, 15-19 604 600 597 592 597 598 587 0
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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