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------ AVERAGE ------
JACKSON COUNTY 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 202 258 217 230 222 226 170 54
General Fertility Rate 54.1* 70.6+ 61.4 68.1 67.8 64.3 59.5* 84.8
Rank Among 75 Counties 70 21 55 29 32 45
Live Births: Women 15-19 40 66 58 47 50 52 34 18
Teen Fertility Rate 61.0 102.2* 91.8* 77.9 84.7 83.2* 70.8* 128.6
Rank Among 75 Counties 62 10 9 28 15 20
Births To Unmarried Women 81 107 89 101 96 95 49 45
% Births To Unmarried Women 40.1* 41.5* 41.0* 43.9* 43.2* 42.0* 28.8* 83.3*
Rank Among 75 Counties 18 17 15 16 19 17
Births To Unmarried Teens 26 43 44 29 38 36 19 17
% Births To Unmarried Teens 12.9 16.7 20.3* 12.6+ 17.1* 15.9* 11.2* 31.5*
Rank Among 75 Counties 27 16 10 34 16 18
Less Than 12 Years Education 48 60 54 68 47 55 37 18
% Less Than 12 Years Education 23.8 23.3 24.9 29.6* 21.2+ 24.3 21.8 33.3*
Rank Among 75 Counties 42 40 30 15 48 32
Low Birth Weight Births 18 25 21 28 13 21 12 9
% Low Birth Weight Births 8.9 9.7 9.7 12.2 5.9+ 9.3 7.1 16.7
Rank Among 75 Counties 25 22 21 9 70 28
No First Trimester Care 32 47 26 39 27 34 22 12
% No First Trimester Care 16.2* 19.7* 12.9* 17.6 12.9* 15.9* 13.5* 24.5*
Rank Among 75 Counties 65 61 74 60 72 72
Total Infant Deaths 2 0 2 5 0 2 1 1
Infant Mortality Rate 9.9 0.0*+ 9.2+ 21.7 0.0*+ 8.8 5.9 18.5
Rank Among 75 Counties 30 74 31 6 74 39
Total Neonatal Deaths 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0
Neonatal Mortality Rate 5.0 0.0* 0.0 13.0+ 0.0+ 4.4 5.9 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 39 74 74 10 74 52
Total Postneonatal Deaths 1 0 2 2 0 1 1 0
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 5.0 0.0 9.2+ 8.7 0.0 4.4 5.9 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 24 74 10 2 74 25
Total Fetal Deaths 2 3 2 1 1 2 1 0
Fetal Death Rate 9.8 11.5 9.1 4.3 4.5 8.8 5.8 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 22 20 22 44 53 23
Total Perinatal Deaths 3 3 2 4 1 3 2 1
Perinatal Death Rate 14.7 11.5 9.1 17.3 4.5 13.2 11.7 18.5
Rank Among 75 Counties 28 45 43 17 64 35
Total Induced Abortions 33 39 29 23 16 28 22 6
Induced Abortion Ratio 16.3 15.1 13.4 10.0* 7.2* 12.4* 12.9 11.1*
Rank Among 75 Counties 16 20 20 36 45 22
Female Population, 15-44 3,737 3,652 3,532 3,376 3,274 3,514 2,856 637
Female Population, 15-19 656 646 632 603 590 625 480 140
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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