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------ AVERAGE ------
SEBASTIAN COUNTY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 1,632 1,565 1,634 1,705 1,645 1,636 1,420 122
General Fertility Rate 73.5* 70.8* 74.3* 77.8* 75.5* 74.4* 74.5* 80.7
Rank Among 75 Counties 17 21 12 11 18 11
Live Births: Women 15-19 274 265 285 295 274 279 232 35
Teen Fertility Rate 80.5* 77.7* 83.5* 86.3 79.8* 81.7* 81.4 117.8
Rank Among 75 Counties 28 35 30 24 39 29
Births To Unmarried Women 439 450 469 496 535 478 366 84
% Births To Unmarried Women 26.9* 28.8* 28.7* 29.1* 32.5+ 29.2* 25.8* 68.9*
Rank Among 75 Counties 36 31 32 32 32 31
Births To Unmarried Teens 155 159 168 176 188 169 128 33
% Births To Unmarried Teens 9.5* 10.2* 10.3* 10.3* 11.4 10.3* 9.0* 27.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 41 38 40 41 37 38
Less Than 12 Years Education 412 444 438 461 465 444 372 36
% Less Than 12 Years Education 25.2 28.4*+ 26.8* 27.0* 28.3* 27.1* 26.2* 29.5
Rank Among 75 Counties 45 23 29 24 21 30
Low Birth Weight Births 121 121 109 140 126 123 102 15
% Low Birth Weight Births 7.4 7.7 6.7* 8.2 7.7 7.5* 7.2 12.3
Rank Among 75 Counties 44 38 49 36 47 43
No First Trimester Care 429 456 466 513 557 484 392 57
% No First Trimester Care 26.4 29.3* 28.7* 30.2* 34.1*+ 29.8* 27.8* 47.1*
Rank Among 75 Counties 42 30 28 16 9 20
Total Infant Deaths 7 15 9 8 12 10 8 1
Infant Mortality Rate 4.3* 9.6 5.5 4.7* 7.3 6.1* 5.6* 8.2
Rank Among 75 Counties 61 36 57 59 46 66
Total Neonatal Deaths 3 9 4 5 9 6 5 1
Neonatal Mortality Rate 1.8* 5.8 2.4 2.9 5.5 3.7* 3.5 8.2
Rank Among 75 Counties 54 32 47 59 34 57
Total Postneonatal Deaths 4 6 5 3 3 4 3 1
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 2.5 3.8 3.1 1.8 1.8 2.4* 2.1 8.2
Rank Among 75 Counties 47 37 44 42 41 56
Total Fetal Deaths 13 14 15 15 10 13 10 3
Fetal Death Rate 7.9 8.9 9.1 8.7 6.0 7.9 7.0 24.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 35 28 20 26 52 37
Total Perinatal Deaths 16 23 19 20 19 19 15 3
Perinatal Death Rate 9.7 14.6 11.5 11.6 11.5 11.5 10.5 24.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 47 34 38 41 47 45
Total Induced Abortions 176 192 149 161 149 165 125 21
Induced Abortion Ratio 10.8* 12.3* 9.1*+ 9.4* 9.1* 10.1* 8.8* 17.2*
Rank Among 75 Counties 47 33 60 54 54 53
Female Population, 15-44 22,196 22,100 22,003 21,911 21,790 22,000 19,061 1,512
Female Population, 15-19 3,405 3,410 3,414 3,417 3,432 3,416 2,849 297
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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