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------ AVERAGE ------
CROSS COUNTY 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 273 281 282 275 284 279 179 98
General Fertility Rate 66.4 68.0 67.8 66.0 68.0 67.2 62.1 79.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 26 21 35 37 30 26
Live Births: Women 15-19 74 62 77 75 58 69 34 35
Teen Fertility Rate 93.8* 76.8 93.9* 90.7* 70.0 84.8* 66.1* 117.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties 12 35 18 12 40 18
Births To Unmarried Women 133 125 130 107 110 121 42 78
% Births To Unmarried Women 48.7* 44.5* 46.1* 38.9 38.7 43.4* 23.5 79.6*
Rank Among 75 Counties 10 12 11 21 25 12
Births To Unmarried Teens 61 49 63 55 50 56 22 34
% Births To Unmarried Teens 22.3* 17.4* 22.3* 20.0* 17.6* 20.1* 12.3* 34.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties 7 17 5 11 13 9
Less Than 12 Years Education 74 69 80 63 59 69 41 28
% Less Than 12 Years Education 27.1 24.6 28.4* 22.9 20.8 24.7 22.9 28.6
Rank Among 75 Counties 28 37 20 39 47 33
Low Birth Weight Births 33 29 35 20 32 30 15 15
% Low Birth Weight Births 12.1* 10.3 12.4* 7.3+ 11.3 10.8* 8.4 15.3
Rank Among 75 Counties 3 15 6 49 14 11
No First Trimester Care 100 83 94 73 49 80 38 41
% No First Trimester Care 37.5* 30.1* 33.9* 27.0 17.9+ 29.3* 21.7 42.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties 4 18 10 22 59 14
Total Infant Deaths 4 5 5 3 1 4 2 2
Infant Mortality Rate 14.7 17.8 17.7 10.9 3.5 14.3 11.2 20.4
Rank Among 75 Counties 19 5 9 22 61 8
Total Neonatal Deaths 2 3 1 1 1 2 1 1
Neonatal Mortality Rate 7.3 10.7 3.5 3.6 3.5 7.2 5.6 10.2
Rank Among 75 Counties 15 9 49 42 51 15
Total Postneonatal Deaths 2 2 4 2 0 2 1 1
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 7.3 7.1 14.2* 7.3 0.0+ 7.2 5.6 10.2
Rank Among 75 Counties 20 14 2 17 75 6
Total Fetal Deaths 2 2 3 0 1 2 1 0
Fetal Death Rate 7.3 7.1 10.5 0.0*+ 3.5 7.1 5.6 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 33 37 23 75 49 38
Total Perinatal Deaths 4 5 4 1 2 3 2 1
Perinatal Death Rate 14.5 17.7 14.0 3.6 7.0 10.7 11.1 10.2
Rank Among 75 Counties 18 16 35 67 58 47
Total Induced Abortions 36 34 42 25 16 31 20 10
Induced Abortion Ratio 13.2 12.1 14.9 9.1* 5.6* 11.1* 11.2 10.2*
Rank Among 75 Counties 32 34 22 45 60 37
Female Population, 15-44 4,110 4,133 4,159 4,167 4,176 4,149 2,882 1,240
Female Population, 15-19 789 807 820 827 828 814 514 298
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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