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------ AVERAGE ------
NEWTON COUNTY 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 84 96 75 97 106 92 91 0
General Fertility Rate 56.3 64.0 50.6* 65.0 70.2 61.5 61.6 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 65 34 75 41 23 59
Live Births: Women 15-19 21 23 13 17 21 19 19 0
Teen Fertility Rate 85.7 91.6 52.0 66.9 82.7 75.7 76.6* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 26 18 69 53 21 36
Births To Unmarried Women 23 17 12 26 24 20 20 0
% Births To Unmarried Women 27.4 17.7* 16.0* 26.8 22.6* 21.7* 22.0 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 35 72 74 45 66 67
Births To Unmarried Teens 6 10 3 7 11 7 7 0
% Births To Unmarried Teens 7.1 10.4 4.0* 7.2 10.4 7.6* 7.7 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 62 40 75 66 48 70
Less Than 12 Years Education 17 23 12 18 22 18 18 0
% Less Than 12 Years Education 20.2 24.0 16.0 18.6 20.8 19.6 19.8 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 58 39 69 58 48 60
Low Birth Weight Births 5 7 4 9 8 7 7 0
% Low Birth Weight Births 6.0 7.3 5.3 9.3 7.5 7.6 7.7 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 59 46 70 23 53 49
No First Trimester Care 15 15 9 12 15 13 13 0
% No First Trimester Care 17.9 15.6 12.0* 12.4* 14.2* 14.1* 14.3* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 66 69 75 75 74 74
Total Infant Deaths 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0
Infant Mortality Rate 0.0 10.4 13.3 10.3 9.4 10.9 11.0 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 28 15 25 30 21
Total Neonatal Deaths 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0
Neonatal Mortality Rate 0.0 10.4 13.3 0.0 9.4 10.9 11.0 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 10 5 75 17 6
Total Postneonatal Deaths 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 0.0 0.0 0.0 10.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 75 75 8 75 75
Total Fetal Deaths 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0
Fetal Death Rate 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 27.5+ 10.8 10.9 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 75 75 75 2 10
Total Perinatal Deaths 0 1 1 0 4 1 1 0
Perinatal Death Rate 0.0 10.4 13.3 0.0* 36.7+ 10.8 10.9 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 45 40 75 3 46
Total Induced Abortions 9 11 7 2 1 6 6 0
Induced Abortion Ratio 10.7 11.5 9.3 2.1*+ 0.9* 6.5* 6.6* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 50 40 53 72 73 70
Female Population, 15-44 1,491 1,499 1,482 1,492 1,511 1,495 1,478 0
Female Population, 15-19 245 251 250 254 254 251 248 0
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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