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------ AVERAGE ------
PERRY COUNTY 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 99 137 119 111 127 119 117 1
General Fertility Rate 57.7 78.2*+ 65.6 60.2 66.7 65.9 66.6 32.3
Rank Among 75 Counties 61 5 39 63 35 29
Live Births: Women 15-19 18 26 22 24 34 25 25 0
Teen Fertility Rate 57.5 79.8 64.9 68.8 94.7* 74.2 75.8* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 70 29 55 49 14 39
Births To Unmarried Women 22 26 22 38 36 29 28 1
% Births To Unmarried Women 22.2* 19.0* 18.5* 34.2+ 28.3 24.4* 23.9 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 54 69 73 29 47 53
Births To Unmarried Teens 7 13 11 19 19 14 14 0
% Births To Unmarried Teens 7.1 9.5 9.2 17.1 15.0 11.8 12.0* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 64 50 57 16 23 32
Less Than 12 Years Education 17 29 26 24 27 25 25 0
% Less Than 12 Years Education 17.2 21.2 21.8 21.6 21.3 21.0 21.4 - *
Rank Among 75 Counties 68 58 47 44 44 53
Low Birth Weight Births 9 10 8 5 10 8 8 0
% Low Birth Weight Births 9.1 7.3 6.7 4.5 7.9 6.7 6.8 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 22 45 54 71 45 62
No First Trimester Care 18 35 25 28 34 28 27 0
% No First Trimester Care 18.8 25.7 21.0 26.2 27.4 24.1 23.5* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 62 33 55 26 17 36
Total Infant Deaths 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 0
Infant Mortality Rate 0.0 0.0* 0.0 27.0+ 0.0+ 8.4 8.5 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 75 75 2 75 42
Total Neonatal Deaths 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Neonatal Mortality Rate 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 75 75 13 75 75
Total Postneonatal Deaths 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 0.0 0.0 0.0 18.0+ 0.0+ 0.0 0.0 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 75 75 2 75 75
Total Fetal Deaths 0 2 2 0 1 1 1 0
Fetal Death Rate 0.0 14.4 16.5 0.0 7.8 8.3 8.5 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 13 9 75 26 27
Total Perinatal Deaths 0 2 2 1 1 1 1 0
Perinatal Death Rate 0.0* 14.4 16.5 9.0 7.8 8.3 8.5 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 29 21 44 50 66
Total Induced Abortions 13 13 14 11 15 13 13 0
Induced Abortion Ratio 13.1 9.5* 11.8 9.9 11.8 10.9* 11.1 - *
Rank Among 75 Counties 33 53 42 34 21 40
Female Population, 15-44 1,716 1,753 1,815 1,845 1,904 1,807 1,756 31
Female Population, 15-19 313 326 339 349 359 337 330 4
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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