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------ AVERAGE ------
SHARP COUNTY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 159 173 148 175 172 165 164 1
General Fertility Rate 69.2 76.1 65.8 78.8 78.5 73.5* 74.6* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 30 9 37 10 10 14
Live Births: Women 15-19 32 43 31 34 24 33 32 0
Teen Fertility Rate 74.4 99.8 71.8 78.7 56.9 76.9 76.9 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 39 10 49 35 70 41
Births To Unmarried Women 33 40 37 42 39 38 38 0
% Births To Unmarried Women 20.8* 23.1* 25.0 24.0* 22.7* 23.0* 23.2 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 51 51 43 47 58 50
Births To Unmarried Teens 12 18 8 19 9 13 13 0
% Births To Unmarried Teens 7.5 10.4 5.4* 10.9 5.2* 7.9* 7.9 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 56 36 74 38 73 61
Less Than 12 Years Education 36 36 29 37 34 34 34 0
% Less Than 12 Years Education 22.6 20.8 19.6 21.1 19.8 20.6 20.7 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 56 58 61 59 59 61
Low Birth Weight Births 11 13 11 8 14 11 11 0
% Low Birth Weight Births 6.9 7.5 7.4 4.6 8.1 6.7 6.7 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 51 40 44 73 41 58
No First Trimester Care 59 38 42 28 24 38 38 0
% No First Trimester Care 38.1* 22.6+ 29.2 16.2*+ 14.8* 23.8 23.8 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 13 51 23 64 71 47
Total Infant Deaths 1 3 1 2 0 1 1 0
Infant Mortality Rate 6.3 17.3 6.8 11.4 0.0* 6.1 6.1 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 54 12 49 21 75 67
Total Neonatal Deaths 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 0
Neonatal Mortality Rate 6.3 11.6 6.8 0.0 0.0 6.1 6.1 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 34 11 21 75 75 28
Total Postneonatal Deaths 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 0.0 5.8 0.0 11.4 0.0 6.1 6.1 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 22 75 5 75 14
Total Fetal Deaths 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 0
Fetal Death Rate 6.3 11.4 13.3 5.7 11.5 12.0 12.0 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 44 24 7 47 20 5
Total Perinatal Deaths 2 4 3 1 2 2 2 0
Perinatal Death Rate 12.5 22.9 20.0 5.7 11.5 12.0 12.0 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 41 14 8 66 46 42
Total Induced Abortions 16 12 19 19 17 17 16 0
Induced Abortion Ratio 10.1* 6.9* 12.8 10.9 9.9* 10.3* 9.8* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 54 67 35 47 49 51
Female Population, 15-44 2,297 2,273 2,249 2,221 2,192 2,246 2,197 0
Female Population, 15-19 430 431 432 432 422 429 416 0
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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