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------ AVERAGE ------
POINSETT COUNTY 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 332 356 348 343 357 347 308 39
General Fertility Rate 66.1 70.8 68.9 68.5 70.9 69.0 67.1* 93.5*
Rank Among 75 Counties 27 16 30 30 20 19
Live Births: Women 15-19 79 91 81 78 84 83 68 14
Teen Fertility Rate 95.0 107.4* 94.2 91.1 96.7* 97.3* 88.5* 166.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties 11 6 17 11 11 7
Births To Unmarried Women 113 123 125 128 153 128 95 33
% Births To Unmarried Women 34.0 34.6 35.9 37.3 42.9* 36.9* 30.8* 84.6*
Rank Among 75 Counties 26 28 26 23 18 26
Births To Unmarried Teens 46 54 53 55 50 52 38 14
% Births To Unmarried Teens 13.9 15.2 15.2 16.0 14.0 15.0* 12.3* 35.9*
Rank Among 75 Counties 26 23 22 18 27 23
Less Than 12 Years Education 107 110 101 97 114 106 93 13
% Less Than 12 Years Education 32.2* 30.9* 29.0* 28.3* 31.9* 30.5* 30.2* 33.3
Rank Among 75 Counties 11 14 16 17 9 10
Low Birth Weight Births 28 30 30 35 38 32 27 5
% Low Birth Weight Births 8.4 8.4 8.6 10.2 10.6 9.2 8.8* 12.8
Rank Among 75 Counties 30 34 34 15 18 24
No First Trimester Care 97 71 81 79 89 83 68 15
% No First Trimester Care 29.4 20.0+ 23.4 23.0 25.1 24.0 22.2* 39.5
Rank Among 75 Counties 19 51 46 41 29 38
Total Infant Deaths 5 2 2 3 5 3 3 1
Infant Mortality Rate 15.1 5.6 5.7 8.7 14.0 8.6 9.7 25.6
Rank Among 75 Counties 17 55 53 34 13 39
Total Neonatal Deaths 1 0 1 1 5 2 1 1
Neonatal Mortality Rate 3.0 0.0* 2.9 2.9 14.0 5.8 3.2 25.6
Rank Among 75 Counties 45 75 54 48 9 33
Total Postneonatal Deaths 4 2 1 2 0 2 2 0
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 12.0 5.6 2.9 5.8 0.0*+ 5.8 6.5 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 7 21 34 21 75 15
Total Fetal Deaths 2 2 3 1 3 2 2 0
Fetal Death Rate 6.0 5.6 8.5 2.9 8.3 5.7 6.5 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 40 48 33 56 21 55
Total Perinatal Deaths 3 2 4 2 8 4 3 1
Perinatal Death Rate 9.0 5.6 11.4 5.8 22.2 11.5 9.7 25.6
Rank Among 75 Counties 50 68 48 57 11 40
Total Induced Abortions 35 35 39 13 12 27 22 4
Induced Abortion Ratio 10.5* 9.8* 11.2* 3.8*+ 3.4* 7.8* 7.1* 10.3*
Rank Among 75 Counties 52 52 43 70 66 62
Female Population, 15-44 5,023 5,031 5,048 5,004 5,036 5,028 4,592 417
Female Population, 15-19 832 847 860 856 869 853 768 84
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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