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MONROE COUNTY 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 163 180 140 156 159 160 74 85
General Fertility Rate 76.9* 87.0* 68.0+ 76.1 78.8* 77.6* 65.7 91.5*
Rank Among 75 Counties 5 2 34 9 6 6
Live Births: Women 15-19 30 48 39 39 29 37 13 24
Teen Fertility Rate 70.8 114.0* 91.8* 91.8 69.0 87.5* 67.7 104.3
Rank Among 75 Counties 48 5 22 10 44 14
Births To Unmarried Women 81 104 76 88 82 86 20 66
% Births To Unmarried Women 49.7* 57.8* 54.3* 56.4* 51.6* 53.8* 27.0* 77.6
Rank Among 75 Counties 9 5 7 7 10 8
Births To Unmarried Teens 22 40 33 35 27 31 8 24
% Births To Unmarried Teens 13.5 22.2*+ 23.6* 22.4* 17.0 19.4* 10.8 28.2
Rank Among 75 Counties 27 8 4 4 15 11
Less Than 12 Years Education 37 61 40 60 42 48 21 27
% Less Than 12 Years Education 22.7 33.9*+ 28.6 38.5* 26.4+ 30.0* 28.4* 31.8
Rank Among 75 Counties 50 7 19 3 24 13
Low Birth Weight Births 13 21 20 10 20 17 6 11
% Low Birth Weight Births 8.0 11.7 14.3* 6.4+ 12.6 10.6* 8.1 12.9
Rank Among 75 Counties 38 9 2 61 7 12
No First Trimester Care 51 78 58 45 42 55 16 39
% No First Trimester Care 33.3* 44.8*+ 42.6* 30.6+ 27.6 36.2* 22.5 48.8*
Rank Among 75 Counties 13 1 3 16 15 3
Total Infant Deaths 3 3 1 1 3 2 1 2
Infant Mortality Rate 18.4 16.7 7.1 6.4 18.9 12.5 13.5 23.5
Rank Among 75 Counties 8 10 48 52 7 11
Total Neonatal Deaths 1 2 0 1 2 1 0 1
Neonatal Mortality Rate 6.1 11.1 0.0 6.4 12.6 6.3 0.0 11.8
Rank Among 75 Counties 25 7 75 25 11 24
Total Postneonatal Deaths 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 1
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 12.3 5.6 7.1 0.0 6.3 6.3 0.0 11.8
Rank Among 75 Counties 5 22 11 75 8 9
Total Fetal Deaths 0 2 3 2 1 2 1 1
Fetal Death Rate 0.0 11.0 21.0 12.7 6.3 12.3 13.3 11.6
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 16 2 13 36 6
Total Perinatal Deaths 1 4 3 3 3 3 1 2
Perinatal Death Rate 6.1 22.0 21.0 19.0 18.8 18.5 13.3 23.3
Rank Among 75 Counties 60 12 10 17 15 7
Total Induced Abortions 30 18 29 21 14 22 9 12
Induced Abortion Ratio 18.4 10.0* 20.7+ 13.5 8.8* 13.8 12.2 14.1*
Rank Among 75 Counties 13 51 7 19 44 20
Female Population, 15-44 2,121 2,069 2,059 2,049 2,019 2,063 1,127 929
Female Population, 15-19 424 421 425 425 420 423 192 230
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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