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------ AVERAGE ------
CRAIGHEAD COUNTY 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 1,057 1,089 1,117 1,117 1,106 1,097 971 116
General Fertility Rate 59.1* 60.0* 61.2* 60.6* 60.3* 60.2* 59.0* 75.9
Rank Among 75 Counties 55 63 57 61 59 65
Live Births: Women 15-19 156 189 162 159 162 166 141 24
Teen Fertility Rate 51.4* 59.9 50.9* 49.6* 49.8* 52.4* 50.4* 72.3*
Rank Among 75 Counties 70 65 69 68 66 70
Births To Unmarried Women 253 294 295 315 323 296 215 80
% Births To Unmarried Women 23.9* 27.0* 26.4* 28.2* 29.2* 27.0* 22.1 69.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 48 40 48 48 44 44
Births To Unmarried Teens 82 111 87 103 107 98 75 22
% Births To Unmarried Teens 7.8* 10.2*+ 7.8*+ 9.2* 9.7* 8.9* 7.7* 19.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 68 46 64 58 53 62
Less Than 12 Years Education 192 201 186 199 174 190 164 26
% Less Than 12 Years Education 18.2* 18.5* 16.7* 17.8* 15.7* 17.3* 16.9* 22.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties 67 65 69 61 70 70
Low Birth Weight Births 73 72 83 76 80 77 63 14
% Low Birth Weight Births 6.9 6.6* 7.4 6.8* 7.2 7.0* 6.5* 12.1
Rank Among 75 Counties 50 57 45 66 51 57
No First Trimester Care 170 228 230 208 236 214 171 42
% No First Trimester Care 16.1* 21.1*+ 20.8* 18.8* 21.5 19.6* 17.7* 36.2
Rank Among 75 Counties 66 54 55 52 37 59
Total Infant Deaths 12 9 11 9 5 9 8 1
Infant Mortality Rate 11.4 8.3 9.8 8.1 4.5 8.2 8.2 8.6
Rank Among 75 Counties 22 38 27 40 58 46
Total Neonatal Deaths 8 2 4 4 3 4 4 0
Neonatal Mortality Rate 7.6 1.8+ 3.6 3.6 2.7 3.6 4.1 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 26 56 45 49 50 60
Total Postneonatal Deaths 4 7 7 5 2 5 5 0
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 3.8 6.4 6.3 4.5 1.8 4.6 5.1* 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 34 12 19 16 42 22
Total Fetal Deaths 3 8 11 4 5 6 5 1
Fetal Death Rate 2.8 7.3 9.8 3.6 4.5 5.4 5.1 8.5
Rank Among 75 Counties 57 41 18 47 52 59
Total Perinatal Deaths 11 10 15 8 8 10 9 2
Perinatal Death Rate 10.4 9.1 13.3 7.1 7.2 9.1* 9.2 17.1
Rank Among 75 Counties 46 60 31 56 58 64
Total Induced Abortions 181 190 89 76 102 128 99 24
Induced Abortion Ratio 17.1 17.4 8.0*+ 6.8* 9.2* 11.7* 10.2* 20.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties 13 14 51 53 32 29
Female Population, 15-44 17,894 18,153 18,243 18,423 18,341 18,211 16,460 1,529
Female Population, 15-19 3,037 3,153 3,183 3,208 3,255 3,167 2,796 332
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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