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------ AVERAGE ------
ARKANSAS COUNTY 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 263 301 252 280 278 275 185 88
General Fertility Rate 60.1 69.1 58.5*+ 64.9 65.6 63.7* 59.6* 74.1
Rank Among 75 Counties 50 29 65 44 38 47
Live Births: Women 15-19 60 74 57 55 57 61 31 30
Teen Fertility Rate 77.3 94.9* 73.5 70.3 74.5 78.6* 60.3 116.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties 33 16 37 39 27 29
Births To Unmarried Women 94 114 99 111 91 102 35 67
% Births To Unmarried Women 35.7 37.9 39.3 39.6 32.7 37.1* 18.9* 76.1
Rank Among 75 Counties 26 23 18 22 35 25
Births To Unmarried Teens 40 49 40 42 37 42 13 29
% Births To Unmarried Teens 15.2 16.3 15.9 15.0 13.3 15.3* 7.0 33.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 22 17 19 22 25 20
Less Than 12 Years Education 68 70 64 72 68 68 38 30
% Less Than 12 Years Education 25.9 23.3 25.4 25.7 24.5 24.7 20.5 34.1*
Rank Among 75 Counties 27 40 27 26 28 30
Low Birth Weight Births 29 36 28 32 25 30 16 14
% Low Birth Weight Births 11.0 12.0* 11.1 11.4 9.0 10.9* 8.6 15.9
Rank Among 75 Counties 12 11 9 13 28 8
No First Trimester Care 78 116 78 66 38 75 35 40
% No First Trimester Care 30.1* 41.1*+ 32.5*+ 24.4+ 13.9*+ 28.3* 19.9 46.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 17 5 12 32 70 18
Total Infant Deaths 1 3 3 1 0 2 1 1
Infant Mortality Rate 3.8 10.0 11.9 3.6 0.0* 7.3 5.4 11.4
Rank Among 75 Counties 66 28 18 60 74 53
Total Neonatal Deaths 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1
Neonatal Mortality Rate 0.0* 6.6 4.0 3.6 0.0* 3.6 0.0 11.4
Rank Among 75 Counties 74 26 37 50 74 62
Total Postneonatal Deaths 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 3.8 3.3 7.9 0.0+ 0.0 3.6 0.0 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 33 31 14 74 74 36
Total Fetal Deaths 2 1 2 1 4 2 1 1
Fetal Death Rate 7.5 3.3 7.9 3.6 14.2 7.2 5.4 11.2
Rank Among 75 Counties 35 61 30 48 9 41
Total Perinatal Deaths 2 3 3 2 4 3 1 2
Perinatal Death Rate 7.5 9.9 11.8 7.1 14.2 10.8 5.4 22.5
Rank Among 75 Counties 60 55 36 57 29 50
Total Induced Abortions 30 41 42 40 33 37 22 15
Induced Abortion Ratio 11.4* 13.6 16.7 14.3 11.9 13.5* 11.9 17.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 42 28 7 15 18 18
Female Population, 15-44 4,379 4,359 4,306 4,312 4,235 4,318 3,106 1,187
Female Population, 15-19 776 780 776 782 765 776 514 257
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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