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------ AVERAGE ------
ASHLEY COUNTY 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 344 318 355 331 329 335 217 116
General Fertility Rate 65.8 61.1 68.5 64.2 63.7 64.6 62.7 68.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties 30 47 31 43 52 38
Live Births: Women 15-19 92 79 80 82 72 81 41 40
Teen Fertility Rate 93.8* 79.2* 80.2 81.8* 71.9 81.3* 67.3* 105.3*
Rank Among 75 Counties 13 31 32 23 36 24
Births To Unmarried Women 133 116 125 130 118 124 35 90
% Births To Unmarried Women 38.7* 36.5 35.2 39.3* 35.9 37.0* 16.1* 77.6*
Rank Among 75 Counties 21 24 27 19 29 25
Births To Unmarried Teens 61 52 53 50 50 53 15 38
% Births To Unmarried Teens 17.7* 16.4* 14.9 15.1 15.2 15.8* 6.9 32.8*
Rank Among 75 Counties 14 19 23 20 21 20
Less Than 12 Years Education 94 106 93 75 87 91 52 39
% Less Than 12 Years Education 27.3 33.3* 26.2+ 22.7 26.4 27.2* 24.0* 33.6*
Rank Among 75 Counties 27 8 29 40 23 23
Low Birth Weight Births 28 26 30 26 37 29 13 16
% Low Birth Weight Births 8.1 8.2 8.5 7.9 11.2 8.7 6.0 13.8
Rank Among 75 Counties 37 37 38 35 15 30
No First Trimester Care 87 86 77 74 71 79 38 41
% No First Trimester Care 26.2 27.7 21.8 22.5 21.8 23.9 17.8* 35.7
Rank Among 75 Counties 33 26 49 43 43 40
Total Infant Deaths 5 3 1 5 2 3 2 1
Infant Mortality Rate 14.5 9.4 2.8 15.1 6.1 9.0 9.2 8.6
Rank Among 75 Counties 20 35 60 12 50 32
Total Neonatal Deaths 2 2 1 5 1 2 2 0
Neonatal Mortality Rate 5.8 6.3 2.8 15.1* 3.0 6.0 9.2 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 31 31 55 4 56 30
Total Postneonatal Deaths 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 0
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 8.7 3.1 0.0* 0.0* 3.0 3.0 4.6 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 13 39 75 75 33 47
Total Fetal Deaths 2 2 4 3 3 3 1 1
Fetal Death Rate 5.8 6.3 11.1 9.0 9.0 8.9 4.6 8.5
Rank Among 75 Counties 44 43 22 24 16 19
Total Perinatal Deaths 4 4 5 8 4 5 3 2
Perinatal Death Rate 11.6 12.5 13.9 24.0 12.0 14.8 13.8 17.1
Rank Among 75 Counties 37 37 36 5 35 20
Total Induced Abortions 45 30 43 24 41 37 19 18
Induced Abortion Ratio 13.1 9.4* 12.1* 7.3* 12.5+ 11.0* 8.8* 15.5*
Rank Among 75 Counties 34 55 36 56 19 38
Female Population, 15-44 5,229 5,201 5,181 5,156 5,168 5,187 3,459 1,697
Female Population, 15-19 981 997 998 1,003 1,001 996 609 380
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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