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LAWRENCE COUNTY 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 228 235 205 225 227 224 223 1
General Fertility Rate 67.0 69.2 60.9 66.3 67.7 66.2 67.0 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 23 28 59 37 33 30
Live Births: Women 15-19 44 39 52 35 40 42 42 0
Teen Fertility Rate 72.4 63.5 84.4*+ 54.7+ 63.8 67.6 68.6* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 42 60 19 62 45 52
Births To Unmarried Women 53 53 57 58 52 55 54 1
% Births To Unmarried Women 23.2* 22.6* 27.8 25.8* 22.9* 24.6* 24.2 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 52 59 42 55 67 56
Births To Unmarried Teens 20 16 23 22 17 20 19 0
% Births To Unmarried Teens 8.8 6.8* 11.2 9.8 7.5* 8.9* 8.5 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 60 68 36 53 66 63
Less Than 12 Years Education 61 53 57 48 45 53 53 0
% Less Than 12 Years Education 26.8 22.6 27.8 21.3 19.8 23.7 23.8* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 25 43 20 43 54 37
Low Birth Weight Births 14 14 12 20 14 15 15 0
% Low Birth Weight Births 6.1 6.0 5.9 8.9 6.2 6.7* 6.7 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 62 63 65 39 64 62
No First Trimester Care 32 40 36 45 46 40 39 1
% No First Trimester Care 14.1* 17.3* 18.2* 20.0 20.4 18.1* 17.7 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 73 67 64 50 45 64
Total Infant Deaths 1 3 4 2 3 3 3 0
Infant Mortality Rate 4.4 12.8 19.5 8.9 13.2 13.4 13.5 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 63 17 4 34 15 9
Total Neonatal Deaths 0 2 2 1 2 1 1 0
Neonatal Mortality Rate 0.0* 8.5 9.8 4.4 8.8 4.5 4.5 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 74 18 9 42 14 51
Total Postneonatal Deaths 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 0
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 4.4 4.3 9.8 4.4 4.4 4.5 4.5 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 29 23 9 17 26 24
Total Fetal Deaths 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 0
Fetal Death Rate 4.4 4.2 9.7 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.5 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 53 58 19 43 54 66
Total Perinatal Deaths 1 3 4 2 3 3 3 0
Perinatal Death Rate 4.4 12.7 19.3 8.8 13.2 13.3 13.4 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 70 40 14 45 36 33
Total Induced Abortions 30 19 12 17 14 18 18 0
Induced Abortion Ratio 13.2 8.1* 5.9* 7.6* 6.2* 8.0* 8.1* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 30 64 62 48 53 54
Female Population, 15-44 3,404 3,397 3,364 3,392 3,355 3,382 3,329 17
Female Population, 15-19 608 614 616 640 627 621 612 3
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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