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------ AVERAGE ------
SHARP COUNTY 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 148 175 172 162 167 165 163 1
General Fertility Rate 57.5 66.9 64.8 60.7 58.6 61.8* 62.5 33.3*
Rank Among 75 Counties 62 24 44 60 66 57
Live Births: Women 15-19 31 34 24 37 39 33 33 0
Teen Fertility Rate 67.4 71.7 49.3 74.7+ 73.6 67.5 69.3* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 54 43 72 36 34 56
Births To Unmarried Women 37 42 39 34 45 39 39 0
% Births To Unmarried Women 25.0 24.0* 22.7* 21.0* 26.9* 23.6* 23.9 - *
Rank Among 75 Counties 43 47 58 64 52 57
Births To Unmarried Teens 8 19 9 19 23 16 16 0
% Births To Unmarried Teens 5.4* 10.9 5.2* 11.7+ 13.8 9.7* 9.8 - *
Rank Among 75 Counties 74 38 73 33 28 48
Less Than 12 Years Education 29 37 34 30 30 32 32 0
% Less Than 12 Years Education 19.6 21.1 19.8 18.5 18.0 19.4* 19.6 - *
Rank Among 75 Counties 61 59 59 59 59 63
Low Birth Weight Births 11 8 14 18 16 13 13 0
% Low Birth Weight Births 7.4 4.6 8.1 11.1 9.6 7.9 8.0 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 44 73 41 9 31 42
No First Trimester Care 42 28 24 28 46 34 33 0
% No First Trimester Care 29.2 16.2*+ 14.8* 18.3 27.7+ 21.3* 20.8 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 23 64 71 63 14 55
Total Infant Deaths 1 2 0 3 0 1 1 0
Infant Mortality Rate 6.8 11.4 0.0* 18.5+ 0.0*+ 6.1 6.1 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 49 21 75 7 75 67
Total Neonatal Deaths 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Neonatal Mortality Rate 6.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 21 75 75 75 75 75
Total Postneonatal Deaths 0 2 0 3 0 1 1 0
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 0.0 11.4 0.0 18.5*+ 0.0+ 6.1 6.1 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 5 75 1 75 13
Total Fetal Deaths 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 0
Fetal Death Rate 13.3 5.7 11.5 6.1 6.0 6.0 6.1 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 7 47 20 43 38 53
Total Perinatal Deaths 3 1 2 1 1 2 2 0
Perinatal Death Rate 20.0 5.7 11.5 6.1 6.0 12.0 12.2 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 8 66 46 56 65 34
Total Induced Abortions 19 19 17 8 15 16 15 0
Induced Abortion Ratio 12.8 10.9 9.9* 4.9* 9.0* 9.7* 9.2* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 35 47 49 67 43 48
Female Population, 15-44 2,573 2,614 2,653 2,667 2,848 2,671 2,609 30
Female Population, 15-19 460 474 487 495 530 489 476 6
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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