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LINCOLN COUNTY 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 169 146 139 167 172 159 96 61
General Fertility Rate 73.2 62.8 58.8 70.3 71.9 67.6 64.8 71.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 10 40 67 23 18 24
Live Births: Women 15-19 33 34 24 33 46 34 14 19
Teen Fertility Rate 74.8 75.6 51.4 69.9 96.6* 73.8 54.9 94.1
Rank Among 75 Counties 42 36 70 47 12 41
Births To Unmarried Women 58 56 56 74 67 62 16 45
% Births To Unmarried Women 34.3 38.4 40.3 44.3* 39.0 39.0* 16.7* 73.8
Rank Among 75 Counties 25 21 18 12 24 21
Births To Unmarried Teens 26 27 19 23 35 26 6 19
% Births To Unmarried Teens 15.4 18.5* 13.7 13.8 20.3* 16.4* 6.3 31.1
Rank Among 75 Counties 23 13 26 25 9 17
Less Than 12 Years Education 28 36 22 29 39 31 20 11
% Less Than 12 Years Education 16.6* 24.7 15.8* 17.4 22.7 19.5* 20.8 18.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 69 34 70 67 35 62
Low Birth Weight Births 9 8 10 13 16 11 6 5
% Low Birth Weight Births 5.3 5.5 7.2 7.8 9.3 6.9 6.3 8.2*
Rank Among 75 Counties 64 69 49 36 35 57
No First Trimester Care 36 28 24 45 45 36 13 21
% No First Trimester Care 21.6 19.6 17.4* 26.9+ 26.5 22.9 13.7* 35.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 51 52 66 23 22 47
Total Infant Deaths 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 0
Infant Mortality Rate 11.8 6.8 7.2 6.0 11.6 6.3 10.4 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 26 49 47 54 19 66
Total Neonatal Deaths 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0
Neonatal Mortality Rate 5.9 0.0 7.2 0.0 5.8 6.3 0.0 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 29 75 24 75 31 23
Total Postneonatal Deaths 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 5.9 6.8 0.0 6.0 5.8 6.3 10.4 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 25 16 75 20 9 8
Total Fetal Deaths 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 1
Fetal Death Rate 5.9 6.8 0.0 0.0* 11.5 6.3 0.0 16.1
Rank Among 75 Counties 42 38 75 75 12 49
Total Perinatal Deaths 2 1 1 0 3 1 1 1
Perinatal Death Rate 11.8 6.8 7.2 0.0* 17.2+ 6.3 10.4 16.1
Rank Among 75 Counties 33 63 66 75 18 73
Total Induced Abortions 25 20 18 24 25 22 13 10
Induced Abortion Ratio 14.8 13.7 12.9 14.4 14.5 13.8 13.5 16.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties 27 28 32 10 14 18
Female Population, 15-44 2,309 2,323 2,362 2,376 2,392 2,352 1,482 859
Female Population, 15-19 441 450 467 472 476 461 255 202
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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