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------ AVERAGE ------
CROSS COUNTY 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 281 282 275 284 273 279 179 97
General Fertility Rate 68.0 67.8 66.0 68.0 66.8 67.3 62.7 76.9
Rank Among 75 Counties 21 35 37 30 35 28
Live Births: Women 15-19 62 77 75 58 58 66 33 33
Teen Fertility Rate 76.8 93.9* 90.7* 70.0 71.3 80.6* 64.2* 108.9*
Rank Among 75 Counties 35 18 12 40 31 24
Births To Unmarried Women 125 130 107 110 119 118 39 79
% Births To Unmarried Women 44.5* 46.1* 38.9 38.7 43.6* 42.3* 21.8 81.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties 12 11 21 25 18 16
Births To Unmarried Teens 49 63 55 50 43 52 20 32
% Births To Unmarried Teens 17.4* 22.3* 20.0* 17.6* 15.8 18.6* 11.2* 33.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 17 5 11 13 20 12
Less Than 12 Years Education 69 80 63 59 68 68 41 26
% Less Than 12 Years Education 24.6 28.4* 22.9 20.8 24.9 24.4 22.9 26.8
Rank Among 75 Counties 37 20 39 47 27 31
Low Birth Weight Births 29 35 20 32 28 29 13 16
% Low Birth Weight Births 10.3 12.4* 7.3+ 11.3 10.3 10.4* 7.3 16.5
Rank Among 75 Counties 15 6 49 14 14 17
No First Trimester Care 83 94 73 49 65 73 34 38
% No First Trimester Care 30.1* 33.9* 27.0 17.9+ 25.2+ 26.9* 19.4 40.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties 18 10 22 59 26 23
Total Infant Deaths 5 5 3 1 8 4 2 2
Infant Mortality Rate 17.8 17.7 10.9 3.5 29.3*+ 14.3* 11.2 20.6
Rank Among 75 Counties 5 9 22 61 1 7
Total Neonatal Deaths 3 1 1 1 8 3 1 1
Neonatal Mortality Rate 10.7 3.5 3.6 3.5 29.3*+ 10.8* 5.6 10.3
Rank Among 75 Counties 9 49 42 51 1 6
Total Postneonatal Deaths 2 4 2 0 0 2 1 1
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 7.1 14.2* 7.3 0.0+ 0.0 7.2 5.6 10.3
Rank Among 75 Counties 14 2 17 74 74 8
Total Fetal Deaths 2 3 0 1 2 2 1 0
Fetal Death Rate 7.1 10.5 0.0*+ 3.5 7.3 7.1 5.6 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 37 23 75 49 35 42
Total Perinatal Deaths 5 4 1 2 10 4 3 2
Perinatal Death Rate 17.7 14.0 3.6 7.0 36.4*+ 14.2 16.7 20.6
Rank Among 75 Counties 16 34 67 58 1 29
Total Induced Abortions 34 42 25 16 14 26 17 9
Induced Abortion Ratio 12.1 14.9 9.1* 5.6* 5.1* 9.3* 9.5* 9.3*
Rank Among 75 Counties 34 22 45 60 62 46
Female Population, 15-44 4,133 4,159 4,167 4,176 4,084 4,144 2,855 1,261
Female Population, 15-19 807 820 827 828 814 819 514 303
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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