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------ AVERAGE ------
BENTON COUNTY 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 1,657 1,813 1,953 2,074 2,092 1,918 1,802 6
General Fertility Rate 70.7* 74.3* 77.1* 80.1* 76.7* 75.9* 73.2* 150.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 16 12 8 6 10 7
Live Births: Women 15-19 265 259 311 303 321 292 275 2
Teen Fertility Rate 72.6* 67.2* 76.6* 72.5* 72.9* 72.5* 70.4* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 46 50 36 38 35 45
Births To Unmarried Women 334 380 461 465 516 431 393 2
% Births To Unmarried Women 20.2* 21.0* 23.6* 22.4* 24.7* 22.5* 21.8 - *
Rank Among 75 Counties 63 60 54 60 59 61
Births To Unmarried Teens 127 117 184 165 205 160 149 1
% Births To Unmarried Teens 7.7* 6.5* 9.4*+ 8.0* 9.8*+ 8.3* 8.3 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 58 71 56 62 52 66
Less Than 12 Years Education 389 434 537 507 505 474 429 1
% Less Than 12 Years Education 23.5 23.9 27.5*+ 24.4+ 24.1 24.7* 23.8* - *
Rank Among 75 Counties 46 40 23 32 32 34
Low Birth Weight Births 103 106 131 140 127 121 114 1
% Low Birth Weight Births 6.2* 5.8* 6.7* 6.8* 6.1* 6.3* 6.3* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 55 64 55 58 72 68
No First Trimester Care 344 317 424 462 388 387 355 1
% No First Trimester Care 20.9* 17.5*+ 21.8*+ 22.4* 18.7*+ 20.3* 19.8 - *
Rank Among 75 Counties 57 60 50 45 53 57
Total Infant Deaths 14 12 27 9 23 17 16 0
Infant Mortality Rate 8.4 6.6 13.8*+ 4.3*+ 11.0+ 8.9 8.9 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 36 50 14 58 22 33
Total Neonatal Deaths 8 5 15 5 8 8 8 0
Neonatal Mortality Rate 4.8 2.8 7.7+ 2.4+ 3.8 4.2 4.4 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 35 60 21 51 48 54
Total Postneonatal Deaths 6 7 12 4 15 9 8 0
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 3.6 3.9 6.1 1.9+ 7.2*+ 4.7 4.4* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 41 31 13 45 4 25
Total Fetal Deaths 11 9 14 11 7 10 10 0
Fetal Death Rate 6.6 4.9 7.1 5.3 3.3 5.2* 5.5 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 38 50 43 47 52 59
Total Perinatal Deaths 19 14 29 16 15 19 18 0
Perinatal Death Rate 11.4 7.7* 14.7+ 7.7*+ 7.1* 9.9* 9.9 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 39 59 29 51 54 55
Total Induced Abortions 181 185 195 217 220 200 191 2
Induced Abortion Ratio 10.9* 10.2* 10.0* 10.5* 10.5* 10.4* 10.6* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 46 49 48 31 29 44
Female Population, 15-44 23,432 24,403 25,326 25,880 27,266 25,261 24,610 40
Female Population, 15-19 3,648 3,857 4,058 4,182 4,403 4,030 3,908 19
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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