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LAWRENCE COUNTY 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 253 228 235 205 225 229 228 1
General Fertility Rate 74.0* 67.0 69.2 60.9 66.3 67.5 68.2* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 8 23 28 59 37 25
Live Births: Women 15-19 56 44 39 52 35 45 45 0
Teen Fertility Rate 92.7 72.4 63.5 84.4*+ 54.7+ 73.1 74.0* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 15 42 60 19 62 43
Births To Unmarried Women 59 53 53 57 58 56 55 1
% Births To Unmarried Women 23.3* 23.2* 22.6* 27.8 25.8* 24.5* 24.1 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 48 52 59 42 55 52
Births To Unmarried Teens 25 20 16 23 22 21 21 0
% Births To Unmarried Teens 9.9 8.8 6.8* 11.2 9.8 9.2* 9.2 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 46 60 68 36 53 56
Less Than 12 Years Education 73 61 53 57 48 58 58 0
% Less Than 12 Years Education 28.9* 26.8 22.6 27.8 21.3 25.3* 25.4* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 21 25 43 20 43 27
Low Birth Weight Births 12 14 14 12 20 14 14 0
% Low Birth Weight Births 4.7* 6.1 6.0 5.9 8.9 6.1* 6.1 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 67 62 63 65 39 72
No First Trimester Care 61 32 40 36 45 43 42 0
% No First Trimester Care 24.2 14.1*+ 17.3* 18.2* 20.0 18.9* 18.7 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 38 73 67 64 50 62
Total Infant Deaths 2 1 3 4 2 2 2 0
Infant Mortality Rate 7.9 4.4 12.8 19.5 8.9 8.7 8.8 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 40 63 17 4 34 37
Total Neonatal Deaths 1 0 2 2 1 1 1 0
Neonatal Mortality Rate 4.0 0.0* 8.5 9.8 4.4 4.4 4.4 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 40 75 18 9 42 51
Total Postneonatal Deaths 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 0
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 4.0 4.4 4.3 9.8 4.4 4.4 4.4 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 38 29 23 9 17 30
Total Fetal Deaths 0 1 1 2 1 1 1 0
Fetal Death Rate 0.0* 4.4 4.2 9.7 4.4 4.3 4.4 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 53 58 19 43 69
Total Perinatal Deaths 1 1 3 4 2 2 2 0
Perinatal Death Rate 4.0 4.4 12.7 19.3 8.8 8.7 8.7 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 65 70 41 14 45 63
Total Induced Abortions 35 30 19 12 17 23 22 0
Induced Abortion Ratio 13.8 13.2 8.1* 5.9* 7.6* 10.0* 9.6* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 30 30 64 62 48 47
Female Population, 15-44 3,420 3,404 3,397 3,364 3,392 3,395 3,341 16
Female Population, 15-19 604 608 614 616 640 616 608 3
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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