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------ AVERAGE ------
UNION COUNTY 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 664 611 665 610 647 639 375 262
General Fertility Rate 67.5 62.3 68.4 63.6 67.3 65.8 61.9 72.6*
Rank Among 75 Counties 21 42 32 47 32 30
Live Births: Women 15-19 151 124 151 143 122 138 53 85
Teen Fertility Rate 92.6* 75.0 91.0* 86.9* 74.2+ 83.8* 57.1* 118.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties 17 37 23 16 31 20
Births To Unmarried Women 277 256 293 255 256 267 71 196
% Births To Unmarried Women 41.7* 41.9* 44.1* 41.8* 39.6* 41.8* 18.9* 74.8
Rank Among 75 Counties 18 16 14 14 23 14
Births To Unmarried Teens 118 97 117 112 101 109 27 82
% Births To Unmarried Teens 17.8* 15.9* 17.6* 18.4* 15.6* 17.1* 7.2 31.3*
Rank Among 75 Counties 13 20 15 13 20 13
Less Than 12 Years Education 156 160 156 149 141 152 61 91
% Less Than 12 Years Education 23.5 26.2 23.5 24.4 21.8 23.8 16.3* 34.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties 45 26 38 33 40 40
Low Birth Weight Births 59 38 56 54 56 53 23 29
% Low Birth Weight Births 8.9 6.2 8.4 8.9 8.7 8.3 6.1 11.1*
Rank Among 75 Counties 25 61 39 24 40 37
No First Trimester Care 250 227 218 210 191 219 85 134
% No First Trimester Care 38.2* 37.6* 33.3* 34.8* 29.7* 34.7* 22.8* 51.9*
Rank Among 75 Counties 2 3 11 5 12 4
Total Infant Deaths 4 6 6 4 4 5 2 3
Infant Mortality Rate 6.0 9.8 9.0 6.6 6.2 7.8 5.3 11.5
Rank Among 75 Counties 56 31 35 51 49 49
Total Neonatal Deaths 1 3 5 3 2 3 1 2
Neonatal Mortality Rate 1.5 4.9 7.5 4.9 3.1 4.7 2.7 7.6
Rank Among 75 Counties 52 40 22 33 54 47
Total Postneonatal Deaths 3 3 1 1 2 2 1 1
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 4.5 4.9 1.5 1.6 3.1 3.1 2.7 3.8
Rank Among 75 Counties 35 25 42 46 32 45
Total Fetal Deaths 1 5 8 8 5 5 1 4
Fetal Death Rate 1.5* 8.1 11.9 12.9 7.7 7.8 2.7 15.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 59 32 17 12 28 34
Total Perinatal Deaths 2 8 13 11 7 8 3 6
Perinatal Death Rate 3.0* 13.0+ 19.3 17.8 10.7 12.4 8.0 22.6
Rank Among 75 Counties 67 34 14 20 41 29
Total Induced Abortions 69 71 83 86 74 77 41 35
Induced Abortion Ratio 10.4* 11.6* 12.5* 14.1 11.4* 12.1* 10.9* 13.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties 53 38 34 12 24 31
Female Population, 15-44 9,837 9,805 9,728 9,598 9,610 9,716 6,056 3,610
Female Population, 15-19 1,630 1,654 1,660 1,646 1,644 1,647 928 716
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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