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------ AVERAGE ------
FAULKNER COUNTY 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 937 1,038 1,039 1,073 1,160 1,049 930 109
General Fertility Rate 52.9* 57.4* 55.2* 55.6* 58.5* 55.9* 56.1* 54.2*
Rank Among 75 Counties 71 61 72 68 68 73
Live Births: Women 15-19 126 120 133 147 136 132 115 18
Teen Fertility Rate 37.3* 35.3* 36.3* 39.1* 35.4* 36.6* 36.8* 39.8*
Rank Among 75 Counties 74 74 75 74 75 75
Births To Unmarried Women 208 219 203 214 235 216 155 60
% Births To Unmarried Women 22.2* 21.1* 19.5* 19.9* 20.3* 20.6* 16.7* 55.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 55 58 71 68 72 71
Births To Unmarried Teens 72 69 64 85 78 74 58 16
% Births To Unmarried Teens 7.7* 6.6* 6.2* 7.9* 6.7* 7.1* 6.2* 14.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties 57 70 70 63 71 73
Less Than 12 Years Education 137 129 125 119 111 124 111 12
% Less Than 12 Years Education 14.6* 12.4* 12.0* 11.1* 9.6* 11.8* 11.9* 11.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 75 75 75 75 75
Low Birth Weight Births 74 66 58 67 82 69 55 14
% Low Birth Weight Births 7.9 6.4* 5.6* 6.2* 7.1* 6.6* 5.9* 12.8
Rank Among 75 Counties 40 57 67 63 61 64
No First Trimester Care 241 260 239 261 252 251 203 46
% No First Trimester Care 27.0 25.9 23.9 25.7 22.9 25.0 22.9* 44.2*
Rank Among 75 Counties 30 31 44 29 37 31
Total Infant Deaths 6 9 7 8 4 7 6 1
Infant Mortality Rate 6.4 8.7 6.7 7.5 3.4* 6.7* 6.5 9.2
Rank Among 75 Counties 54 39 49 45 62 63
Total Neonatal Deaths 2 5 6 3 2 4 3 1
Neonatal Mortality Rate 2.1 4.8 5.8 2.8 1.7* 3.8* 3.2 9.2
Rank Among 75 Counties 50 41 32 49 61 59
Total Postneonatal Deaths 4 4 1 5 2 3 3 0
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 4.3 3.9 1.0 4.7 1.7 2.9 3.2 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 36 32 44 25 40 49
Total Fetal Deaths 8 7 4 7 9 7 5 1
Fetal Death Rate 8.5 6.7 3.8 6.5 7.7 6.6 5.3 9.1
Rank Among 75 Counties 26 39 59 40 27 46
Total Perinatal Deaths 10 12 10 10 11 11 8 2
Perinatal Death Rate 10.6 11.5 9.6 9.3 9.4 10.4 8.6 18.2
Rank Among 75 Counties 41 42 58 40 43 49
Total Induced Abortions 244 236 216 246 208 230 171 52
Induced Abortion Ratio 26.0* 22.7* 20.8* 22.9* 17.9*+ 21.9* 18.4* 47.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties 3 5 6 3 7 4
Female Population, 15-44 17,719 18,089 18,812 19,310 19,846 18,755 16,567 2,010
Female Population, 15-19 3,380 3,400 3,661 3,756 3,842 3,608 3,126 452
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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