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------ AVERAGE ------
JEFFERSON COUNTY 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 1,283 1,261 1,317 1,298 1,250 1,282 478 793
General Fertility Rate 67.0 66.6 70.2 69.9 67.8 68.3* 53.5* 82.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 23 29 25 24 31 22
Live Births: Women 15-19 291 259 287 296 277 282 68 213
Teen Fertility Rate 82.2* 72.9 80.7* 83.7* 79.1* 79.7* 49.8* 98.9*
Rank Among 75 Counties 33 40 31 21 26 28
Births To Unmarried Women 663 662 710 740 681 691 105 585
% Births To Unmarried Women 51.7* 52.5* 53.9* 57.0* 54.5* 53.9* 22.0 73.8
Rank Among 75 Counties 8 8 8 6 8 7
Births To Unmarried Teens 242 240 253 270 240 249 41 207
% Births To Unmarried Teens 18.9* 19.0* 19.2* 20.8* 19.2* 19.4* 8.6 26.1
Rank Among 75 Counties 12 11 13 9 11 10
Less Than 12 Years Education 308 292 326 314 296 307 90 216
% Less Than 12 Years Education 24.0 23.2 24.8 24.2 23.7 23.9* 18.8* 27.2
Rank Among 75 Counties 44 44 33 35 33 39
Low Birth Weight Births 142 140 145 164 145 147 37 109
% Low Birth Weight Births 11.1* 11.1* 11.0* 12.6* 11.6* 11.5* 7.7 13.7
Rank Among 75 Counties 9 11 15 3 10 6
No First Trimester Care 467 414 415 421 361 416 92 321
% No First Trimester Care 37.0* 33.1*+ 31.7* 32.9* 29.7* 32.9* 19.5 41.2*
Rank Among 75 Counties 6 9 14 8 11 6
Total Infant Deaths 13 14 17 18 16 16 4 11
Infant Mortality Rate 10.1 11.1 12.9 13.9 12.8 12.5* 8.4 13.9
Rank Among 75 Counties 30 24 16 15 14 12
Total Neonatal Deaths 4 6 12 12 6 8 3 5
Neonatal Mortality Rate 3.1 4.8 9.1 9.2 4.8 6.2 6.3 6.3
Rank Among 75 Counties 44 42 16 11 36 25
Total Postneonatal Deaths 9 8 5 6 10 8 2 6
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 7.0 6.3 3.8 4.6 8.0* 6.2* 4.2 7.6
Rank Among 75 Counties 21 18 28 26 3 10
Total Fetal Deaths 11 7 12 15 15 12 4 8
Fetal Death Rate 8.5 5.5 9.0 11.4 11.9* 9.3 8.3 10.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 24 49 31 15 11 17
Total Perinatal Deaths 15 13 24 27 21 20 6 13
Perinatal Death Rate 11.6 10.3 18.1 20.6* 16.6 15.5* 12.4 16.2
Rank Among 75 Counties 35 47 17 10 20 17
Total Induced Abortions 366 334 337 324 324 337 90 243
Induced Abortion Ratio 28.5* 26.5* 25.6* 25.0* 25.9* 26.3* 18.8* 30.6*
Rank Among 75 Counties 2 2 2 2 2 2
Female Population, 15-44 19,136 18,932 18,768 18,564 18,450 18,770 8,942 9,669
Female Population, 15-19 3,542 3,553 3,557 3,536 3,501 3,538 1,365 2,154
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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