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------ AVERAGE ------
INDEPENDENCE COUNTY 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 419 394 438 416 463 426 410 8
General Fertility Rate 60.3 56.3* 62.7 59.9* 66.1 61.0* 60.8 44.2*
Rank Among 75 Counties 54 63 53 64 39 62
Live Births: Women 15-19 84 67 99 73 92 83 81 2
Teen Fertility Rate 73.9 57.4 83.8+ 61.7 76.9 70.8 72.1* 58.8
Rank Among 75 Counties 45 67 29 61 29 49
Births To Unmarried Women 107 87 111 105 135 109 102 5
% Births To Unmarried Women 25.5* 22.1* 25.3* 25.2* 29.2* 25.6* 24.9* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 40 56 44 50 43 43
Births To Unmarried Teens 39 32 44 40 48 41 39 2
% Births To Unmarried Teens 9.3* 8.1* 10.0 9.6 10.4 9.6* 9.5 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 49 65 49 51 49 49
Less Than 12 Years Education 102 86 89 75 90 88 84 1
% Less Than 12 Years Education 24.3 21.8 20.3 18.0* 19.4 20.7* 20.5 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 40 53 54 63 56 55
Low Birth Weight Births 37 25 34 30 44 34 32 1
% Low Birth Weight Births 8.8 6.3 7.8 7.2 9.5 8.0 7.8 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 26 58 45 52 32 40
No First Trimester Care 84 54 49 65 84 67 62 3
% No First Trimester Care 21.2 14.4*+ 12.6* 16.5* 18.3* 16.6* 16.0* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 55 72 73 69 56 72
Total Infant Deaths 6 2 5 1 1 3 3 0
Infant Mortality Rate 14.3 5.1 11.4 2.4 2.2 7.0 7.3 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 21 57 24 64 66 57
Total Neonatal Deaths 4 1 4 0 1 2 2 0
Neonatal Mortality Rate 9.5 2.5 9.1 0.0*+ 2.2 4.7 4.9 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 10 62 15 75 60 47
Total Postneonatal Deaths 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 0
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 4.8 2.5 2.3 2.4 0.0* 2.3 2.4 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 32 41 37 40 75 51
Total Fetal Deaths 1 4 0 2 1 2 2 0
Fetal Death Rate 2.4 10.1 0.0*+ 4.8+ 2.2 4.7* 4.9 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 58 20 75 50 56 64
Total Perinatal Deaths 5 5 4 2 2 4 4 0
Perinatal Death Rate 11.9 12.6 9.1 4.8 4.3 9.3 9.7 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 31 36 60 62 69 59
Total Induced Abortions 43 46 42 53 45 46 43 2
Induced Abortion Ratio 10.3* 11.7* 9.6* 12.7 9.7* 10.8* 10.5* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 55 37 52 25 39 41
Female Population, 15-44 6,954 6,998 6,988 6,948 7,004 6,978 6,741 181
Female Population, 15-19 1,136 1,168 1,181 1,183 1,196 1,173 1,123 34
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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