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FRANKLIN COUNTY 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 204 209 266 221 246 229 228 1
General Fertility Rate 66.4 66.8 83.5*+ 69.6+ 73.4 72.0* 72.6* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 25 27 2 26 13 14
Live Births: Women 15-19 44 40 52 24 44 41 41 0
Teen Fertility Rate 83.7 73.7 93.2 42.9*+ 73.9+ 73.7 74.5 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 30 38 20 73 33 42
Births To Unmarried Women 48 43 64 59 72 57 57 0
% Births To Unmarried Women 23.5* 20.6* 24.1* 26.7* 29.3 24.9* 25.0* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 47 64 51 46 41 51
Births To Unmarried Teens 19 17 26 15 32 22 22 0
% Births To Unmarried Teens 9.3 8.1 9.8 6.8* 13.0+ 9.6* 9.6 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 48 64 50 70 33 50
Less Than 12 Years Education 49 41 53 47 66 51 51 0
% Less Than 12 Years Education 24.0 19.6 19.9 21.3 26.8 22.3 22.4 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 43 65 57 45 21 44
Low Birth Weight Births 15 18 17 15 30 19 19 0
% Low Birth Weight Births 7.4 8.6 6.4 6.8 12.2+ 8.3 8.3 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 45 31 61 57 8 36
No First Trimester Care 59 54 73 58 44 58 57 0
% No First Trimester Care 29.1 25.8 27.5 26.2 18.1+ 25.4 25.1* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 25 32 31 25 57 29
Total Infant Deaths 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 0
Infant Mortality Rate 9.8 9.6 3.8 4.5 8.1 8.7 8.8 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 31 34 58 57 39 37
Total Neonatal Deaths 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 0
Neonatal Mortality Rate 9.8 9.6 3.8 0.0 4.1 4.4 4.4 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 9 13 47 75 47 51
Total Postneonatal Deaths 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.5 4.1 0.0 0.0 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 75 75 29 24 75
Total Fetal Deaths 1 0 2 2 1 1 1 0
Fetal Death Rate 4.9 0.0* 7.5 9.0 4.0 4.3 4.4 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 47 75 40 25 46 69
Total Perinatal Deaths 3 2 3 2 2 2 2 0
Perinatal Death Rate 14.6 9.6 11.2 9.0 8.1 8.7 8.7 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 17 51 49 45 48 63
Total Induced Abortions 21 14 23 21 12 18 18 0
Induced Abortion Ratio 10.3* 6.7* 8.6* 9.5* 4.9* 7.9* 7.9* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 54 66 56 39 64 61
Female Population, 15-44 3,071 3,127 3,184 3,174 3,352 3,182 3,140 9
Female Population, 15-19 526 543 558 560 595 556 550 1
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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