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BRADLEY COUNTY 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 130 140 145 149 158 144 90 54
General Fertility Rate 56.1 60.8 63.6 66.2 71.4 63.4 67.5 57.9*
Rank Among 75 Counties 64 59 46 38 22 50
Live Births: Women 15-19 40 26 30 28 42 33 15 18
Teen Fertility Rate 94.6* 62.2+ 71.8 67.1 102.2* 79.1* 65.8 96.8
Rank Among 75 Counties 16 62 41 47 7 26
Births To Unmarried Women 60 55 58 65 67 61 18 43
% Births To Unmarried Women 46.2* 39.3 40.0 43.6* 42.4 42.4* 20.0 79.6*
Rank Among 75 Counties 11 21 16 17 20 15
Births To Unmarried Teens 27 17 24 24 29 24 7 18
% Births To Unmarried Teens 20.8* 12.1 16.6 16.1 18.4* 16.7* 7.8 33.3*
Rank Among 75 Counties 9 32 17 17 12 14
Less Than 12 Years Education 41 45 38 31 36 38 23 15
% Less Than 12 Years Education 31.5* 32.1* 26.2 20.8 22.8 26.4* 25.6* 27.8
Rank Among 75 Counties 12 6 24 46 39 24
Low Birth Weight Births 12 17 6 10 15 12 5 7
% Low Birth Weight Births 9.2 12.1 4.1*+ 6.7 9.5 8.3 5.6 13.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 20 8 73 68 23 37
No First Trimester Care 35 41 36 36 42 38 19 19
% No First Trimester Care 27.3 29.7 25.0 24.7 26.8 26.6* 21.3 35.8
Rank Among 75 Counties 27 21 31 31 16 26
Total Infant Deaths 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 0
Infant Mortality Rate 15.4 0.0*+ 6.9 6.7 6.3 6.9 11.1 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 11 74 47 46 46 61
Total Neonatal Deaths 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0
Neonatal Mortality Rate 7.7 0.0 6.9 0.0 6.3 6.9 0.0 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 25 74 22 74 29 19
Total Postneonatal Deaths 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 7.7 0.0 0.0 6.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 12 74 74 7 74 74
Total Fetal Deaths 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1
Fetal Death Rate 7.6 7.1 6.8 6.7 6.3 6.9 0.0 18.2
Rank Among 75 Counties 34 44 37 32 43 48
Total Perinatal Deaths 2 1 2 1 2 2 0 1
Perinatal Death Rate 15.3 7.1 13.7 6.7 12.6 13.8 0.0 18.2
Rank Among 75 Counties 23 66 27 60 41 30
Total Induced Abortions 33 25 20 27 13 24 11 13
Induced Abortion Ratio 25.4* 17.9 13.8 18.1 8.2*+ 16.7 12.2 24.1
Rank Among 75 Counties 3 13 16 6 39 8
Female Population, 15-44 2,317 2,301 2,279 2,252 2,212 2,272 1,333 932
Female Population, 15-19 423 418 418 417 411 417 228 186
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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