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------ AVERAGE ------
INDEPENDENCE COUNTY 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 394 438 416 463 417 426 410 8
General Fertility Rate 56.3* 62.7 59.9* 66.1 60.5* 61.2* 61.0* 42.8*
Rank Among 75 Counties 63 53 64 39 56 61
Live Births: Women 15-19 67 99 73 92 55 77 74 2
Teen Fertility Rate 57.4 83.8+ 61.7 76.9 46.9*+ 65.3 65.7* 55.6
Rank Among 75 Counties 67 29 61 29 68 58
Births To Unmarried Women 87 111 105 135 106 109 102 5
% Births To Unmarried Women 22.1* 25.3* 25.2* 29.2* 25.4* 25.6* 24.9* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 56 44 50 43 56 52
Births To Unmarried Teens 32 44 40 48 38 40 38 2
% Births To Unmarried Teens 8.1* 10.0 9.6 10.4 9.1* 9.4* 9.3 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 65 49 51 49 57 57
Less Than 12 Years Education 86 89 75 90 66 81 77 1
% Less Than 12 Years Education 21.8 20.3 18.0* 19.4 15.8* 19.0* 18.8* - *
Rank Among 75 Counties 53 54 63 56 69 63
Low Birth Weight Births 25 34 30 44 42 35 33 0
% Low Birth Weight Births 6.3 7.8 7.2 9.5 10.1 8.2 8.0 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 58 45 52 32 16 39
No First Trimester Care 54 49 65 84 61 63 57 3
% No First Trimester Care 14.4* 12.6* 16.5* 18.3* 14.8* 15.5* 14.6* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 72 73 69 56 69 73
Total Infant Deaths 2 5 1 1 5 3 3 0
Infant Mortality Rate 5.1 11.4 2.4 2.2 12.0 7.0 7.3 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 57 24 64 66 21 55
Total Neonatal Deaths 1 4 0 1 3 2 2 0
Neonatal Mortality Rate 2.5 9.1 0.0*+ 2.2 7.2 4.7 4.9 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 62 15 74 60 23 49
Total Postneonatal Deaths 1 1 1 0 2 1 1 0
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 2.5 2.3 2.4 0.0* 4.8+ 2.3 2.4 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 41 37 40 74 23 51
Total Fetal Deaths 4 0 2 1 5 2 2 0
Fetal Death Rate 10.1 0.0*+ 4.8+ 2.2 11.8 4.7 4.9 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 20 75 50 56 17 64
Total Perinatal Deaths 5 4 2 2 8 4 4 0
Perinatal Death Rate 12.6 9.1 4.8 4.3 19.0+ 9.3 9.7 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 36 59 62 69 14 61
Total Induced Abortions 46 42 53 45 51 47 44 2
Induced Abortion Ratio 11.7* 9.6* 12.7 9.7* 12.2 11.0* 10.7* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 37 52 25 39 16 33
Female Population, 15-44 6,998 6,988 6,948 7,004 6,888 6,965 6,721 187
Female Population, 15-19 1,168 1,181 1,183 1,196 1,172 1,180 1,127 36
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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