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------ AVERAGE ------
FAULKNER COUNTY 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 1,038 1,039 1,073 1,160 1,178 1,098 976 110
General Fertility Rate 57.4* 55.2* 55.6* 58.5* 58.7* 57.1* 57.6* 52.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties 61 72 68 68 63 69
Live Births: Women 15-19 120 133 147 136 135 134 117 17
Teen Fertility Rate 35.3* 36.3* 39.1* 35.4* 34.6* 36.1* 36.4* 36.2*
Rank Among 75 Counties 74 75 74 75 73 75
Births To Unmarried Women 219 203 214 235 273 229 167 60
% Births To Unmarried Women 21.1* 19.5* 19.9* 20.3* 23.2* 20.9* 17.1* 54.5*
Rank Among 75 Counties 58 71 68 72 65 72
Births To Unmarried Teens 69 64 85 78 75 74 59 15
% Births To Unmarried Teens 6.6* 6.2* 7.9* 6.7* 6.4* 6.7* 6.0* 13.6*
Rank Among 75 Counties 70 70 63 71 70 74
Less Than 12 Years Education 129 125 119 111 119 121 109 11
% Less Than 12 Years Education 12.4* 12.0* 11.1* 9.6* 10.1* 11.0* 11.2* 10.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 75 75 75 73 75
Low Birth Weight Births 66 58 67 82 94 73 61 12
% Low Birth Weight Births 6.4* 5.6* 6.2* 7.1* 8.0 6.6* 6.3* 10.9
Rank Among 75 Counties 57 67 63 61 42 64
No First Trimester Care 260 239 261 252 210 244 200 43
% No First Trimester Care 25.9 23.9 25.7 22.9 19.0+ 23.3 21.5* 41.3*
Rank Among 75 Counties 31 44 29 37 51 38
Total Infant Deaths 9 7 8 4 6 7 6 1
Infant Mortality Rate 8.7 6.7 7.5 3.4* 5.1 6.4* 6.1 9.1
Rank Among 75 Counties 39 49 45 62 56 66
Total Neonatal Deaths 5 6 3 2 4 4 3 1
Neonatal Mortality Rate 4.8 5.8 2.8 1.7* 3.4 3.6 3.1 9.1
Rank Among 75 Counties 41 32 49 61 42 61
Total Postneonatal Deaths 4 1 5 2 2 3 3 0
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 3.9 1.0 4.7 1.7 1.7 2.7 3.1 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 32 44 25 40 43 49
Total Fetal Deaths 7 4 7 9 7 7 5 1
Fetal Death Rate 6.7 3.8 6.5 7.7 5.9 6.3 5.1 9.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 39 59 40 27 44 53
Total Perinatal Deaths 12 10 10 11 11 11 8 2
Perinatal Death Rate 11.5 9.6 9.3 9.4 9.3 10.0* 8.2 18.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 42 57 40 43 53 58
Total Induced Abortions 236 216 246 208 229 227 167 53
Induced Abortion Ratio 22.7* 20.8* 22.9* 17.9*+ 19.4* 20.7* 17.1* 48.2*
Rank Among 75 Counties 5 6 3 7 6 5
Female Population, 15-44 18,089 18,812 19,310 19,846 20,075 19,226 16,944 2,098
Female Population, 15-19 3,400 3,661 3,756 3,842 3,903 3,712 3,213 469
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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