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------ AVERAGE ------
HOWARD COUNTY 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 214 205 212 185 210 205 150 52
General Fertility Rate 76.5* 72.2 75.4 65.5 75.6 72.9* 74.9* 66.8*
Rank Among 75 Counties 7 14 11 41 13 16
Live Births: Women 15-19 48 42 45 28 47 42 26 16
Teen Fertility Rate 98.6 83.8 90.5 55.9 95.7 84.8 78.8 100.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 12 28 13 60 9 16
Births To Unmarried Women 56 48 59 60 87 62 29 33
% Births To Unmarried Women 26.2* 23.4* 27.8 32.4 41.4 30.2* 19.3* 63.5*
Rank Among 75 Counties 40 55 41 34 21 34
Births To Unmarried Teens 25 24 24 17 36 25 12 13
% Births To Unmarried Teens 11.7 11.7 11.3 9.2 17.1*+ 12.2 8.0 25.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 32 34 35 59 15 30
Less Than 12 Years Education 55 62 59 55 61 58 42 15
% Less Than 12 Years Education 25.7 30.2* 27.8 29.7* 29.0* 28.3* 28.0* 28.8
Rank Among 75 Counties 28 11 19 14 15 18
Low Birth Weight Births 12 18 15 11 21 15 10 5
% Low Birth Weight Births 5.6 8.8 7.1 5.9 10.0 7.3 6.7 9.6
Rank Among 75 Counties 67 32 54 74 17 55
No First Trimester Care 53 39 36 27 44 40 26 13
% No First Trimester Care 25.2 19.2* 17.2* 14.6* 21.2 19.7* 17.6 25.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 35 63 67 73 42 58
Total Infant Deaths 2 1 2 1 2 2 1 1
Infant Mortality Rate 9.3 4.9 9.4 5.4 9.5 9.8 6.7 19.2
Rank Among 75 Counties 36 54 30 54 32 31
Total Neonatal Deaths 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0
Neonatal Mortality Rate 4.7 0.0 4.7 5.4 4.8 4.9 6.7 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 44 74 34 33 38 46
Total Postneonatal Deaths 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 4.7 4.9 4.7 0.0 4.8 4.9 0.0 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 28 17 24 74 24 20
Total Fetal Deaths 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
Fetal Death Rate 0.0* 4.9 0.0* 0.0 4.7 0.0* 0.0* 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 56 75 75 49 75
Total Perinatal Deaths 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 0
Perinatal Death Rate 4.7 4.9 4.7 5.4 9.5 4.9* 6.7 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 69 70 63 67 52 74
Total Induced Abortions 30 26 26 21 14 23 15 8
Induced Abortion Ratio 14.0 12.7 12.3 11.4 6.7* 11.2* 10.0* 15.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties 25 33 27 25 49 32
Female Population, 15-44 2,797 2,839 2,813 2,825 2,779 2,811 2,002 779
Female Population, 15-19 487 501 497 501 491 495 330 160
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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