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MILLER COUNTY 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 568 599 603 592 595 591 413 174
General Fertility Rate 65.9 69.6 69.8 68.3 68.5 68.4 67.8* 70.9*
Rank Among 75 Counties 28 18 27 32 28 21
Live Births: Women 15-19 122 132 125 139 126 129 72 56
Teen Fertility Rate 85.4 90.9 85.0 93.4* 84.1 87.9* 75.1 113.6*
Rank Among 75 Counties 27 20 27 8 19 13
Births To Unmarried Women 127 126 134 118 246 150 56 94
% Births To Unmarried Women 22.4* 21.0* 22.2* 19.9* 41.3*+ 25.4* 13.6* 54.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 52 59 61 69 20 45
Births To Unmarried Teens 57 54 57 42 95 61 23 38
% Births To Unmarried Teens 10.0 9.0* 9.5* 7.1* 16.0*+ 10.3* 5.6* 21.8*
Rank Among 75 Counties 42 57 55 69 18 41
Less Than 12 Years Education 160 150 161 160 162 159 98 59
% Less Than 12 Years Education 28.2* 25.0 26.7* 27.0* 27.2* 26.9* 23.7* 33.9*
Rank Among 75 Counties 24 32 25 22 20 24
Low Birth Weight Births 51 55 51 47 59 53 32 20
% Low Birth Weight Births 9.0 9.2 8.5 7.9 9.9 9.0 7.7 11.5
Rank Among 75 Counties 24 21 37 34 26 27
No First Trimester Care 148 151 150 140 121 142 74 67
% No First Trimester Care 26.6 25.5 25.1 23.8 20.4 24.3 18.0* 39.2
Rank Among 75 Counties 32 34 40 40 46 35
Total Infant Deaths 4 10 6 4 6 6 4 2
Infant Mortality Rate 7.0 16.7 10.0 6.8 10.1 10.2 9.7 11.5
Rank Among 75 Counties 47 8 29 48 26 26
Total Neonatal Deaths 2 5 3 2 4 3 2 1
Neonatal Mortality Rate 3.5 8.3 5.0 3.4 6.7 5.1 4.8 5.7
Rank Among 75 Counties 43 20 38 46 27 41
Total Postneonatal Deaths 2 5 3 2 2 3 1 1
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 3.5 8.3 5.0 3.4 3.4 5.1 2.4 5.7
Rank Among 75 Counties 43 7 16 34 27 20
Total Fetal Deaths 6 2 6 3 0 3 2 1
Fetal Death Rate 10.5 3.3 9.9 5.0 0.0*+ 5.1 4.8 5.7
Rank Among 75 Counties 14 56 26 48 75 61
Total Perinatal Deaths 8 7 9 5 4 7 5 2
Perinatal Death Rate 13.9 11.6 14.8 8.4 6.7 11.8 12.0 11.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties 22 40 27 47 59 36
Total Induced Abortions 13 10 6 14 15 12 7 4
Induced Abortion Ratio 2.3* 1.7* 1.0* 2.4* 2.5* 2.0* 1.7* 2.3*
Rank Among 75 Counties 74 75 75 71 70 75
Female Population, 15-44 8,616 8,605 8,634 8,669 8,687 8,642 6,093 2,453
Female Population, 15-19 1,429 1,452 1,470 1,489 1,499 1,468 959 493
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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