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------ AVERAGE ------
NEVADA COUNTY 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 104 118 120 129 122 119 74 44
General Fertility Rate 50.2* 57.6 58.8 63.3 59.8 58.1* 58.6 56.6*
Rank Among 75 Counties 73 60 68 48 62 67
Live Births: Women 15-19 20 28 26 27 24 25 13 12
Teen Fertility Rate 50.5 70.0 65.0 67.0 58.8 62.3 58.3 68.6
Rank Among 75 Counties 72 45 53 52 58 64
Births To Unmarried Women 33 46 41 43 44 41 14 27
% Births To Unmarried Women 31.7 39.0 34.2 33.3 36.1 34.5 18.9 61.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties 28 19 29 30 27 28
Births To Unmarried Teens 16 20 14 18 13 16 5 11
% Births To Unmarried Teens 15.4 16.9 11.7 14.0 10.7 13.4 6.8 25.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 23 18 35 24 42 26
Less Than 12 Years Education 24 29 32 30 31 29 17 12
% Less Than 12 Years Education 23.1 24.6 26.7 23.3 25.4 24.4 23.0 27.3
Rank Among 75 Counties 48 35 26 38 27 38
Low Birth Weight Births 3 17 17 15 16 14 7 7
% Low Birth Weight Births 2.9* 14.4*+ 14.2* 11.6 13.1 11.8* 9.5 15.9
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 2 3 5 5 3
No First Trimester Care 37 38 31 33 28 33 19 15
% No First Trimester Care 37.0* 33.6* 26.5 25.8 23.1 28.4* 26.0* 34.9
Rank Among 75 Counties 7 8 34 28 36 19
Total Infant Deaths 0 2 3 2 1 2 1 1
Infant Mortality Rate 0.0 16.9 25.0 15.5 8.2 16.8 13.5 22.7
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 7 3 11 37 3
Total Neonatal Deaths 0 2 3 2 1 2 1 1
Neonatal Mortality Rate 0.0 16.9 25.0 15.5 8.2 16.8* 13.5 22.7
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 3 2 3 20 2
Total Postneonatal Deaths 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0* 0.0 0.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 75 75 75 75 75
Total Fetal Deaths 1 2 1 1 3 2 1 1
Fetal Death Rate 9.5 16.7 8.3 7.7 24.0 16.5 13.3 22.2
Rank Among 75 Counties 18 7 36 32 3 2
Total Perinatal Deaths 1 4 4 3 4 3 1 2
Perinatal Death Rate 9.5 33.3 33.1 23.1 32.0 24.8* 13.3 44.4
Rank Among 75 Counties 46 3 2 8 5 2
Total Induced Abortions 11 7 18 11 12 12 6 6
Induced Abortion Ratio 10.6 5.9* 15.0+ 8.5* 9.8 10.1* 8.1* 13.6*
Rank Among 75 Counties 51 71 21 48 37 46
Female Population, 15-44 2,071 2,050 2,040 2,039 2,039 2,048 1,263 778
Female Population, 15-19 396 400 400 403 408 401 223 175
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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