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ASHLEY COUNTY 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 318 355 331 329 326 332 220 111
General Fertility Rate 61.1 68.5 64.2 63.7 64.4 64.4 64.5 64.8*
Rank Among 75 Counties 47 31 43 52 43 44
Live Births: Women 15-19 79 80 82 72 68 76 40 36
Teen Fertility Rate 79.2* 80.2 81.8* 71.9 69.1 76.2* 66.1 94.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 31 32 23 36 35 32
Births To Unmarried Women 116 125 130 118 112 120 36 84
% Births To Unmarried Women 36.5 35.2 39.3* 35.9 34.4 36.1 16.4* 75.7
Rank Among 75 Counties 24 27 19 29 32 26
Births To Unmarried Teens 52 53 50 50 43 50 16 34
% Births To Unmarried Teens 16.4* 14.9 15.1 15.2 13.2 15.1* 7.3 30.6
Rank Among 75 Counties 19 23 20 21 26 22
Less Than 12 Years Education 106 93 75 87 79 88 52 36
% Less Than 12 Years Education 33.3* 26.2+ 22.7 26.4 24.2 26.5* 23.6* 32.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties 8 29 40 23 30 23
Low Birth Weight Births 26 30 26 37 34 31 15 15
% Low Birth Weight Births 8.2 8.5 7.9 11.2 10.4 9.3 6.8 13.5
Rank Among 75 Counties 37 38 35 15 12 27
No First Trimester Care 86 77 74 71 55 73 36 37
% No First Trimester Care 27.7 21.8 22.5 21.8 17.3 22.3 16.6* 33.9
Rank Among 75 Counties 26 49 43 43 59 45
Total Infant Deaths 3 1 5 2 2 3 2 1
Infant Mortality Rate 9.4 2.8 15.1 6.1 6.1 9.0 9.1 9.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 35 60 12 50 48 35
Total Neonatal Deaths 2 1 5 1 0 2 1 0
Neonatal Mortality Rate 6.3 2.8 15.1* 3.0 0.0* 6.0 4.5 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 31 55 4 56 74 31
Total Postneonatal Deaths 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 3.1 0.0* 0.0* 3.0 6.1 3.0 0.0 9.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 39 74 74 33 14 46
Total Fetal Deaths 2 4 3 3 4 3 2 1
Fetal Death Rate 6.3 11.1 9.0 9.0 12.1 9.0 9.0 8.9
Rank Among 75 Counties 43 22 24 16 15 22
Total Perinatal Deaths 4 5 8 4 4 5 3 2
Perinatal Death Rate 12.5 13.9 24.0 12.0 12.1 14.9 13.5 17.9
Rank Among 75 Counties 37 35 5 35 42 23
Total Induced Abortions 30 43 24 41 36 35 17 17
Induced Abortion Ratio 9.4* 12.1* 7.3* 12.5+ 11.0 10.5* 7.7* 15.3*
Rank Among 75 Counties 55 36 56 19 22 36
Female Population, 15-44 5,201 5,181 5,156 5,168 5,064 5,154 3,409 1,712
Female Population, 15-19 997 998 1,003 1,001 984 997 605 383
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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