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------ AVERAGE ------
LEE COUNTY 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 164 152 174 155 174 164 52 111
General Fertility Rate 62.5 58.9 68.3 61.8 71.3 64.6 55.0* 70.1*
Rank Among 75 Counties 38 57 33 51 19 39
Live Births: Women 15-19 51 42 40 45 59 47 11 36
Teen Fertility Rate 89.3* 73.3* 69.9 80.1* 107.1* 83.0* 69.6* 88.7
Rank Among 75 Counties 22 39 44 24 5 21
Births To Unmarried Women 108 95 105 104 109 104 17 87
% Births To Unmarried Women 65.9* 62.5* 60.3* 67.1* 62.6* 63.4* 32.7* 78.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties 2 4 3 2 2 3
Births To Unmarried Teens 43 37 35 40 53 42 6 36
% Births To Unmarried Teens 26.2* 24.3* 20.1* 25.8* 30.5* 25.6* 11.5 32.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties 2 5 12 2 1 2
Less Than 12 Years Education 58 43 47 57 58 53 13 39
% Less Than 12 Years Education 35.4* 28.3 27.0 36.8* 33.3* 32.3* 25.0 35.1*
Rank Among 75 Counties 6 20 24 5 6 6
Low Birth Weight Births 17 15 18 13 20 17 3 13
% Low Birth Weight Births 10.4 9.9 10.3 8.4 11.5 10.4 5.8 11.7
Rank Among 75 Counties 13 18 17 30 12 15
No First Trimester Care 61 48 75 52 57 59 12 47
% No First Trimester Care 37.2* 31.8* 43.6*+ 34.0* 32.9* 36.2* 23.1 42.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties 5 12 2 6 6 2
Total Infant Deaths 2 1 2 3 2 2 0 2
Infant Mortality Rate 12.2 6.6 11.5 19.4 11.5 12.2 0.0 18.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 24 51 23 5 20 13
Total Neonatal Deaths 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 1
Neonatal Mortality Rate 0.0 0.0 11.5 12.9 11.5 6.1 0.0 9.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 75 8 6 13 27
Total Postneonatal Deaths 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 12.2 6.6 0.0 6.5 0.0 6.1 0.0 9.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 6 17 75 18 75 11
Total Fetal Deaths 2 2 3 1 0 2 0 2
Fetal Death Rate 12.0 13.0 16.9 6.4 0.0 12.0 0.0* 17.7
Rank Among 75 Counties 11 15 7 41 75 7
Total Perinatal Deaths 2 2 5 3 2 3 0 2
Perinatal Death Rate 12.0 13.0 28.2 19.2 11.5 18.1 0.0 17.7
Rank Among 75 Counties 30 34 5 15 38 9
Total Induced Abortions 25 23 21 24 18 22 6 16
Induced Abortion Ratio 15.2 15.1 12.1 15.5 10.3 13.4* 11.5 14.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties 25 21 38 9 34 24
Female Population, 15-44 2,622 2,582 2,549 2,507 2,441 2,540 945 1,584
Female Population, 15-19 571 573 572 562 551 566 158 406
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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