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------ AVERAGE ------
ARKANSAS COUNTY 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 282 263 301 252 280 276 183 90
General Fertility Rate 63.8 60.1 69.1 58.5*+ 64.9 63.4 58.0* 76.5
Rank Among 75 Counties 36 50 29 65 44 47
Live Births: Women 15-19 68 60 74 57 55 63 33 30
Teen Fertility Rate 88.9 77.3 94.9* 73.5 70.3 81.2* 63.8 118.1
Rank Among 75 Counties 23 33 16 37 39 25
Births To Unmarried Women 116 94 114 99 111 107 37 69
% Births To Unmarried Women 41.1* 35.7 37.9 39.3 39.6 38.8* 20.2 76.7
Rank Among 75 Counties 19 26 23 18 22 22
Births To Unmarried Teens 41 40 49 40 42 42 14 29
% Births To Unmarried Teens 14.5 15.2 16.3 15.9 15.0 15.2* 7.7 32.2*
Rank Among 75 Counties 24 22 17 19 22 21
Less Than 12 Years Education 68 68 70 64 72 68 39 29
% Less Than 12 Years Education 24.1 25.9 23.3 25.4 25.7 24.6 21.3 32.2
Rank Among 75 Counties 41 27 40 27 26 36
Low Birth Weight Births 26 29 36 28 32 30 16 15
% Low Birth Weight Births 9.2 11.0 12.0* 11.1 11.4 10.9* 8.7 16.7
Rank Among 75 Counties 21 12 11 9 13 9
No First Trimester Care 90 78 116 78 66 86 41 44
% No First Trimester Care 33.7* 30.1* 41.1*+ 32.5*+ 24.4+ 32.6* 23.6* 50.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 10 17 5 12 32 8
Total Infant Deaths 3 1 3 3 1 2 1 1
Infant Mortality Rate 10.6 3.8 10.0 11.9 3.6 7.2 5.5 11.1
Rank Among 75 Counties 28 66 28 18 60 52
Total Neonatal Deaths 2 0 2 1 1 1 1 1
Neonatal Mortality Rate 7.1 0.0* 6.6 4.0 3.6 3.6 5.5 11.1
Rank Among 75 Counties 18 75 26 37 50 61
Total Postneonatal Deaths 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 1
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 3.5 3.8 3.3 7.9 0.0+ 3.6 0.0 11.1
Rank Among 75 Counties 42 33 31 14 75 37
Total Fetal Deaths 2 2 1 2 1 2 0 1
Fetal Death Rate 7.0 7.5 3.3 7.9 3.6 7.2 0.0 11.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 35 35 61 30 48 37
Total Perinatal Deaths 4 2 3 3 2 3 1 2
Perinatal Death Rate 14.1 7.5 9.9 11.8 7.1 10.8 5.5 22.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 21 60 56 36 57 45
Total Induced Abortions 42 30 41 42 40 39 23 15
Induced Abortion Ratio 14.9 11.4* 13.6 16.7 14.3 14.1* 12.6 16.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties 26 42 28 7 15 16
Female Population, 15-44 4,417 4,379 4,359 4,306 4,312 4,355 3,153 1,177
Female Population, 15-19 765 776 780 776 782 776 517 254
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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