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JACKSON COUNTY 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 230 202 258 217 230 227 170 55
General Fertility Rate 60.6 54.1* 70.6+ 61.4 68.1 62.7* 57.5* 85.4
Rank Among 75 Counties 50 70 21 55 29 51
Live Births: Women 15-19 65 40 66 58 47 55 35 20
Teen Fertility Rate 99.2* 61.0+ 102.2* 91.8* 77.9 86.2* 71.1* 141.8*
Rank Among 75 Counties 8 62 10 9 28 16
Births To Unmarried Women 94 81 107 89 101 94 47 47
% Births To Unmarried Women 40.9* 40.1* 41.5* 41.0* 43.9* 41.4* 27.6* 85.5*
Rank Among 75 Counties 20 18 17 15 16 16
Births To Unmarried Teens 45 26 43 44 29 37 18 20
% Births To Unmarried Teens 19.6* 12.9 16.7 20.3* 12.6+ 16.3* 10.6* 36.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties 11 27 16 10 34 19
Less Than 12 Years Education 70 48 60 54 68 60 40 19
% Less Than 12 Years Education 30.4* 23.8 23.3 24.9 29.6* 26.4* 23.5 34.5*
Rank Among 75 Counties 14 42 40 30 15 26
Low Birth Weight Births 24 18 25 21 28 23 13 10
% Low Birth Weight Births 10.4 8.9 9.7 9.7 12.2 10.1* 7.6 18.2*
Rank Among 75 Counties 11 25 22 21 9 16
No First Trimester Care 48 32 47 26 39 38 24 13
% No First Trimester Care 21.5 16.2* 19.7* 12.9* 17.6 17.5* 14.6* 26.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 52 65 61 74 60 67
Total Infant Deaths 0 2 0 2 5 2 1 1
Infant Mortality Rate 0.0* 9.9+ 0.0*+ 9.2+ 21.7 8.8 5.9 18.2
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 30 75 31 6 34
Total Neonatal Deaths 0 1 0 0 3 1 1 0
Neonatal Mortality Rate 0.0 5.0 0.0* 0.0 13.0+ 4.4 5.9 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 39 75 75 10 49
Total Postneonatal Deaths 0 1 0 2 2 1 1 0
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 0.0 5.0 0.0 9.2+ 8.7 4.4 5.9 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 24 75 10 2 28
Total Fetal Deaths 2 2 3 2 1 2 2 0
Fetal Death Rate 8.6 9.8 11.5 9.1 4.3 8.7 11.6 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 23 22 20 22 44 20
Total Perinatal Deaths 2 3 3 2 4 3 2 1
Perinatal Death Rate 8.6 14.7 11.5 9.1 17.3 13.1 11.6 18.2
Rank Among 75 Counties 54 28 46 43 17 25
Total Induced Abortions 36 33 39 29 23 32 25 6
Induced Abortion Ratio 15.7 16.3 15.1 13.4 10.0* 14.1 14.7 10.9*
Rank Among 75 Counties 22 16 20 20 36 17
Female Population, 15-44 3,798 3,737 3,652 3,532 3,376 3,619 2,954 644
Female Population, 15-19 655 656 646 632 603 638 492 141
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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