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------ AVERAGE ------
JEFFERSON COUNTY 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 1,261 1,317 1,298 1,250 1,321 1,289 480 796
General Fertility Rate 66.6 70.2 69.9 67.8 73.0*+ 69.4* 55.0* 82.3*
Rank Among 75 Counties 29 25 24 31 18 20
Live Births: Women 15-19 259 287 296 277 278 279 68 210
Teen Fertility Rate 72.9 80.7* 83.7* 79.1* 80.2* 79.2* 50.7* 97.1*
Rank Among 75 Counties 40 31 21 26 21 25
Births To Unmarried Women 662 710 740 681 728 704 108 594
% Births To Unmarried Women 52.5* 53.9* 57.0* 54.5* 55.1* 54.6* 22.5 74.6
Rank Among 75 Counties 8 8 6 8 7 8
Births To Unmarried Teens 240 253 270 240 240 249 43 205
% Births To Unmarried Teens 19.0* 19.2* 20.8* 19.2* 18.2* 19.3* 9.0 25.8
Rank Among 75 Counties 11 13 9 11 13 11
Less Than 12 Years Education 292 326 314 296 307 307 93 213
% Less Than 12 Years Education 23.2 24.8 24.2 23.7 23.2 23.8* 19.4* 26.8
Rank Among 75 Counties 44 33 35 33 35 35
Low Birth Weight Births 140 145 164 145 143 147 38 108
% Low Birth Weight Births 11.1* 11.0* 12.6* 11.6* 10.8* 11.4* 7.9 13.6
Rank Among 75 Counties 11 15 3 10 10 7
No First Trimester Care 414 415 421 361 377 398 87 308
% No First Trimester Care 33.1* 31.7* 32.9* 29.7* 29.1* 31.3* 18.4 39.3*
Rank Among 75 Counties 9 14 8 11 11 8
Total Infant Deaths 14 17 18 16 16 16 4 12
Infant Mortality Rate 11.1 12.9 13.9 12.8 12.1 12.4* 8.3 15.1
Rank Among 75 Counties 24 16 15 14 20 14
Total Neonatal Deaths 6 12 12 6 8 9 3 6
Neonatal Mortality Rate 4.8 9.1 9.2 4.8 6.1 7.0 6.3 7.5
Rank Among 75 Counties 42 16 11 36 31 17
Total Postneonatal Deaths 8 5 6 10 8 7 2 6
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 6.3 3.8 4.6 8.0* 6.1 5.4* 4.2 7.5
Rank Among 75 Counties 18 28 26 3 15 16
Total Fetal Deaths 7 12 15 15 13 12 4 9
Fetal Death Rate 5.5 9.0 11.4 11.9* 9.7 9.2* 8.3 11.2
Rank Among 75 Counties 49 31 15 11 27 18
Total Perinatal Deaths 13 24 27 21 21 21 6 15
Perinatal Death Rate 10.3 18.1 20.6* 16.6 15.7 16.1* 12.4 18.6
Rank Among 75 Counties 47 16 10 20 20 17
Total Induced Abortions 334 337 324 324 346 333 83 246
Induced Abortion Ratio 26.5* 25.6* 25.0* 25.9* 26.2* 25.8* 17.3* 30.9*
Rank Among 75 Counties 2 2 2 2 2 2
Female Population, 15-44 18,932 18,768 18,564 18,450 18,091 18,561 8,727 9,676
Female Population, 15-19 3,553 3,557 3,536 3,501 3,468 3,523 1,341 2,163
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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