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------ AVERAGE ------
BAXTER COUNTY 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 336 308 365 309 317 327 323 0
General Fertility Rate 60.8 54.4* 63.9+ 53.9*+ 54.7* 57.5* 57.4* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 45 67 49 71 73 68
Live Births: Women 15-19 54 62 59 61 51 57 57 0
Teen Fertility Rate 62.0 68.4 63.9 65.4 53.9 62.2 62.7 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 63 48 58 55 65 65
Births To Unmarried Women 66 82 91 77 71 77 77 0
% Births To Unmarried Women 19.6* 26.6*+ 24.9* 24.9* 22.4* 23.5* 23.8 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 67 37 45 52 68 58
Births To Unmarried Teens 19 31 32 34 26 28 28 0
% Births To Unmarried Teens 5.7* 10.1+ 8.8* 11.0 8.2* 8.6* 8.7 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 73 47 62 37 67 63
Less Than 12 Years Education 50 49 61 54 48 52 51 0
% Less Than 12 Years Education 14.9* 15.9* 16.7* 17.5* 15.1* 15.9* 15.8* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 73 71 68 66 70 71
Low Birth Weight Births 26 15 17 22 22 20 20 0
% Low Birth Weight Births 7.7 4.9* 4.7* 7.1 6.9 6.1* 6.2 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 43 72 74 53 64 71
No First Trimester Care 81 74 138 101 76 94 93 0
% No First Trimester Care 24.1 24.0 38.1*+ 32.7* 24.1+ 28.8* 28.9* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 42 38 7 10 33 17
Total Infant Deaths 4 1 0 0 1 1 1 0
Infant Mortality Rate 11.9 3.2 0.0* 0.0* 3.2 3.1* 3.1* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 25 68 75 75 63 72
Total Neonatal Deaths 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Neonatal Mortality Rate 6.0 0.0* 0.0* 0.0* 0.0* 0.0* 0.0* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 28 75 75 75 75 75
Total Postneonatal Deaths 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 0
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 6.0 3.2 0.0* 0.0 3.2 3.1 3.1 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 24 36 75 75 31 46
Total Fetal Deaths 3 3 2 6 3 3 3 0
Fetal Death Rate 8.8 9.6 5.4 19.0 9.4 9.1 9.2* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 21 24 54 2 14 18
Total Perinatal Deaths 5 3 2 6 3 4 4 0
Perinatal Death Rate 14.7 9.6 5.4 19.0 9.4 12.1 12.3 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 16 50 70 16 44 33
Total Induced Abortions 37 46 26 41 33 37 35 1
Induced Abortion Ratio 11.0* 14.9 7.1*+ 13.3+ 10.4* 11.3* 10.8* - *
Rank Among 75 Counties 45 22 66 21 33 36
Female Population, 15-44 5,523 5,659 5,711 5,730 5,798 5,684 5,631 0
Female Population, 15-19 871 907 923 933 946 916 909 0
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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