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------ AVERAGE ------
CRAIGHEAD COUNTY 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 1,068 1,057 1,089 1,117 1,117 1,090 967 115
General Fertility Rate 60.6* 59.1* 60.0* 61.2* 60.6* 60.3* 59.0* 78.1
Rank Among 75 Counties 49 55 63 57 61 64
Live Births: Women 15-19 188 156 189 162 159 171 145 25
Teen Fertility Rate 63.9 51.4* 59.9 50.9* 49.6* 55.1* 52.7* 78.6*
Rank Among 75 Counties 59 70 65 69 68 70
Births To Unmarried Women 278 253 294 295 315 287 205 81
% Births To Unmarried Women 26.0* 23.9* 27.0* 26.4* 28.2* 26.3* 21.2 70.4
Rank Among 75 Counties 38 48 40 48 48 39
Births To Unmarried Teens 91 82 111 87 103 95 71 23
% Births To Unmarried Teens 8.5* 7.8* 10.2*+ 7.8*+ 9.2* 8.7* 7.3* 20.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 54 68 46 64 58 62
Less Than 12 Years Education 208 192 201 186 199 197 171 26
% Less Than 12 Years Education 19.5* 18.2* 18.5* 16.7* 17.8* 18.1* 17.7* 22.6*
Rank Among 75 Counties 64 67 65 69 61 69
Low Birth Weight Births 71 73 72 83 76 75 62 13
% Low Birth Weight Births 6.6 6.9 6.6* 7.4 6.8* 6.9* 6.4* 11.3
Rank Among 75 Counties 50 50 57 45 66 58
No First Trimester Care 244 170 228 230 208 216 174 41
% No First Trimester Care 23.1 16.1*+ 21.1*+ 20.8* 18.8* 20.0* 18.1* 36.3
Rank Among 75 Counties 46 66 54 55 52 59
Total Infant Deaths 7 12 9 11 9 10 9 1
Infant Mortality Rate 6.6 11.4 8.3 9.8 8.1 9.2 9.3 8.7
Rank Among 75 Counties 52 22 38 27 40 31
Total Neonatal Deaths 4 8 2 4 4 4 4 0
Neonatal Mortality Rate 3.7 7.6 1.8+ 3.6 3.6 3.7 4.1 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 42 26 56 45 49 60
Total Postneonatal Deaths 3 4 7 7 5 5 5 0
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 2.8 3.8 6.4 6.3 4.5 4.6 5.2* 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 46 34 12 19 16 27
Total Fetal Deaths 6 3 8 11 4 6 4 2
Fetal Death Rate 5.6 2.8 7.3 9.8 3.6 5.5 4.1 17.1
Rank Among 75 Counties 45 57 41 18 47 57
Total Perinatal Deaths 10 11 10 15 8 11 8 2
Perinatal Death Rate 9.3 10.4 9.1 13.3 7.1 10.0 8.2 17.1
Rank Among 75 Counties 48 46 61 31 56 53
Total Induced Abortions 190 181 190 89 76 145 112 27
Induced Abortion Ratio 17.8 17.1 17.4 8.0*+ 6.8* 13.3* 11.6* 23.5
Rank Among 75 Counties 16 13 14 51 53 25
Female Population, 15-44 17,630 17,894 18,153 18,243 18,423 18,069 16,378 1,473
Female Population, 15-19 2,941 3,037 3,153 3,183 3,208 3,104 2,749 318
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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