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------ AVERAGE ------
SALINE COUNTY 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 933 862 940 983 984 940 911 20
General Fertility Rate 58.2* 52.3*+ 56.7* 58.4* 57.8* 56.7* 56.9* 54.3*
Rank Among 75 Counties 58 73 69 66 69 71
Live Births: Women 15-19 124 106 119 138 117 121 112 8
Teen Fertility Rate 48.5* 39.7* 43.7* 49.5* 41.1* 44.5* 42.8* 112.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties 73 73 73 71 74 73
Births To Unmarried Women 166 155 200 203 208 186 168 17
% Births To Unmarried Women 17.8* 18.0* 21.3* 20.7* 21.1* 19.8* 18.4* 85.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 72 71 67 66 69 74
Births To Unmarried Teens 63 52 72 81 66 67 58 8
% Births To Unmarried Teens 6.8* 6.0* 7.7* 8.2* 6.7* 7.1* 6.4* 40.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 67 72 66 61 73 72
Less Than 12 Years Education 150 137 145 152 140 145 134 8
% Less Than 12 Years Education 16.1* 15.9* 15.4* 15.5* 14.2* 15.4* 14.7* 40.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 70 72 71 72 72 73
Low Birth Weight Births 66 75 62 74 72 70 65 4
% Low Birth Weight Births 7.1 8.7 6.6* 7.5 7.3 7.4* 7.1 20.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 47 30 58 43 59 52
No First Trimester Care 180 151 199 204 138 174 162 9
% No First Trimester Care 20.8* 18.7* 22.5 21.9 15.2*+ 19.8* 19.0 - *
Rank Among 75 Counties 59 56 48 48 71 60
Total Infant Deaths 15 4 6 5 4 7 6 1
Infant Mortality Rate 16.1 4.6+ 6.4 5.1 4.1 7.4 6.6 50.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 13 60 51 56 59 51
Total Neonatal Deaths 8 3 4 2 3 4 4 0
Neonatal Mortality Rate 8.6 3.5 4.3 2.0 3.0 4.3 4.4 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 12 57 44 53 55 52
Total Postneonatal Deaths 7 1 2 3 1 3 3 0
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 7.5 1.2+ 2.1 3.1 1.0 3.2 3.3 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 17 44 39 37 42 44
Total Fetal Deaths 9 13 6 3 5 7 7 0
Fetal Death Rate 9.6 14.9* 6.3 3.0 5.1 7.4 7.6 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 17 11 51 55 41 36
Total Perinatal Deaths 17 16 10 5 8 11 10 1
Perinatal Death Rate 18.0 18.3 10.6 5.1* 8.1 11.6 10.9 50.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 10 15 51 61 49 39
Total Induced Abortions 143 147 160 138 123 142 134 4
Induced Abortion Ratio 15.3 17.1 17.0 14.0 12.5* 15.1* 14.7* 20.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 24 14 16 14 18 12
Female Population, 15-44 16,038 16,477 16,583 16,834 17,025 16,591 16,022 368
Female Population, 15-19 2,556 2,672 2,722 2,789 2,847 2,717 2,617 71
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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