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------ AVERAGE ------
BRADLEY COUNTY 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 140 130 140 145 149 141 89 52
General Fertility Rate 60.4 56.1 60.8 63.6 66.2 61.5* 65.5 56.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 52 64 59 46 38 61
Live Births: Women 15-19 40 40 26 30 28 33 14 18
Teen Fertility Rate 96.9* 94.6* 62.2+ 71.8 67.1 78.9* 61.1 97.3*
Rank Among 75 Counties 9 16 62 41 47 29
Births To Unmarried Women 53 60 55 58 65 58 16 42
% Births To Unmarried Women 37.9 46.2* 39.3 40.0 43.6* 41.1* 18.0* 80.8*
Rank Among 75 Counties 22 11 21 16 17 17
Births To Unmarried Teens 24 27 17 24 24 23 5 18
% Births To Unmarried Teens 17.1 20.8* 12.1 16.6 16.1 16.3* 5.6 34.6*
Rank Among 75 Counties 17 9 32 17 17 18
Less Than 12 Years Education 50 41 45 38 31 41 25 16
% Less Than 12 Years Education 35.7* 31.5* 32.1* 26.2 20.8 29.1* 28.1* 30.8
Rank Among 75 Counties 4 12 6 24 46 15
Low Birth Weight Births 14 12 17 6 10 12 5 7
% Low Birth Weight Births 10.0 9.2 12.1 4.1*+ 6.7 8.5 5.6 13.5
Rank Among 75 Counties 16 20 8 73 68 33
No First Trimester Care 47 35 41 36 36 39 20 19
% No First Trimester Care 35.1* 27.3 29.7 25.0 24.7 28.3* 23.0 38.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 8 27 21 31 31 22
Total Infant Deaths 1 2 0 1 1 1 1 0
Infant Mortality Rate 7.1 15.4 0.0*+ 6.9 6.7 7.1 11.2 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 45 11 75 47 46 56
Total Neonatal Deaths 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0
Neonatal Mortality Rate 7.1 7.7 0.0 6.9 0.0 7.1 0.0 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 16 25 75 22 75 17
Total Postneonatal Deaths 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 0.0 7.7 0.0 0.0 6.7 0.0 0.0 0.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 12 75 75 7 75
Total Fetal Deaths 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1
Fetal Death Rate 7.1 7.6 7.1 6.8 6.7 7.0 0.0 18.9
Rank Among 75 Counties 34 34 44 37 32 40
Total Perinatal Deaths 2 2 1 2 1 2 0 1
Perinatal Death Rate 14.2 15.3 7.1 13.7 6.7 14.1 0.0 18.9
Rank Among 75 Counties 19 23 67 27 60 24
Total Induced Abortions 23 33 25 20 27 26 12 13
Induced Abortion Ratio 16.4 25.4* 17.9 13.8 18.1 18.4 13.5 25.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 20 3 13 16 6 9
Female Population, 15-44 2,319 2,317 2,301 2,279 2,252 2,294 1,358 929
Female Population, 15-19 413 423 418 418 417 418 229 185
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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