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------ AVERAGE ------
UNION COUNTY 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 679 680 664 611 665 660 385 273
General Fertility Rate 68.9 69.4 68.1 63.0* 69.3 67.8 61.3* 80.5*
Rank Among 75 Counties 31 24 27 49 46 32
Live Births: Women 15-19 157 137 151 124 151 144 56 88
Teen Fertility Rate 94.9* 82.2 89.9* 73.3 89.3* 85.9* 55.2 133.9
Rank Among 75 Counties 14 29 19 47 22 20
Births To Unmarried Women 271 277 277 256 293 275 72 202
% Births To Unmarried Women 39.9* 40.7* 41.7* 41.9* 44.1* 41.7* 18.7 74.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 18 16 18 16 14 14
Births To Unmarried Teens 116 111 118 97 117 112 28 83
% Births To Unmarried Teens 17.1* 16.3* 17.8* 15.9* 17.6* 17.0* 7.3 30.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties 13 13 13 20 15 12
Less Than 12 Years Education 177 162 156 160 156 162 66 96
% Less Than 12 Years Education 26.1 23.8 23.5 26.2 23.5 24.5 17.1* 35.2*
Rank Among 75 Counties 41 45 45 26 38 40
Low Birth Weight Births 59 69 59 38 56 56 26 30
% Low Birth Weight Births 8.7 10.1 8.9 6.2 8.4 8.5 6.8 11.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 28 11 25 61 39 30
No First Trimester Care 213 230 250 227 218 228 86 141
% No First Trimester Care 32.7* 34.5* 38.2* 37.6* 33.3* 35.3* 22.6 53.6*
Rank Among 75 Counties 23 14 2 3 11 8
Total Infant Deaths 7 4 4 6 6 5 2 3
Infant Mortality Rate 10.3 5.9 6.0 9.8 9.0 7.6 5.2 11.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 39 51 56 31 35 58
Total Neonatal Deaths 4 3 1 3 5 3 1 2
Neonatal Mortality Rate 5.9 4.4 1.5 4.9 7.5 4.5 2.6 7.3
Rank Among 75 Counties 37 42 52 40 22 47
Total Postneonatal Deaths 3 1 3 3 1 2 1 2
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 4.4 1.5 4.5 4.9 1.5 3.0 2.6 7.3
Rank Among 75 Counties 32 51 35 25 42 51
Total Fetal Deaths 10 10 1 5 8 7 3 4
Fetal Death Rate 14.5 14.5 1.5*+ 8.1 11.9 10.5 7.7 14.4
Rank Among 75 Counties 11 14 59 32 17 15
Total Perinatal Deaths 14 13 2 8 13 10 5 5
Perinatal Death Rate 20.3 18.8 3.0*+ 13.0+ 19.3 15.0 12.9 18.1
Rank Among 75 Counties 19 18 67 34 14 27
Total Induced Abortions 65 80 69 71 83 74 40 32
Induced Abortion Ratio 9.6* 11.8* 10.4* 11.6* 12.5* 11.2* 10.4* 11.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties 59 37 53 38 34 46
Female Population, 15-44 9,850 9,797 9,745 9,691 9,590 9,735 6,277 3,391
Female Population, 15-19 1,655 1,667 1,680 1,692 1,691 1,677 1,014 657
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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