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------ AVERAGE ------
LEE COUNTY 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 152 174 155 174 158 163 52 110
General Fertility Rate 58.9 68.3 61.8 71.3 66.4 65.4 56.9 70.2*
Rank Among 75 Counties 57 33 51 19 36 35
Live Births: Women 15-19 42 40 45 59 48 47 10 36
Teen Fertility Rate 73.3* 69.9 80.1* 107.1* 90.1* 84.2* 64.5 89.8*
Rank Among 75 Counties 39 44 24 5 13 17
Births To Unmarried Women 95 105 104 109 101 103 16 87
% Births To Unmarried Women 62.5* 60.3* 67.1* 62.6* 63.9* 63.2* 30.8* 79.1*
Rank Among 75 Counties 4 3 2 2 2 2
Births To Unmarried Teens 37 35 40 53 42 41 5 36
% Births To Unmarried Teens 24.3* 20.1* 25.8* 30.5* 26.6* 25.2* 9.6 32.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties 5 12 2 1 2 2
Less Than 12 Years Education 43 47 57 58 54 52 12 40
% Less Than 12 Years Education 28.3 27.0 36.8* 33.3* 34.2* 31.9* 23.1 36.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties 20 24 5 6 6 5
Low Birth Weight Births 15 18 13 20 18 17 3 13
% Low Birth Weight Births 9.9 10.3 8.4 11.5 11.4 10.4 5.8 11.8
Rank Among 75 Counties 18 17 30 12 8 15
No First Trimester Care 48 75 52 57 50 56 11 45
% No First Trimester Care 31.8* 43.6*+ 34.0* 32.9* 32.7* 35.0* 21.6 41.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties 12 2 6 6 4 2
Total Infant Deaths 1 2 3 2 1 2 1 1
Infant Mortality Rate 6.6 11.5 19.4 11.5 6.3 12.3 19.2 9.1
Rank Among 75 Counties 51 23 5 20 46 16
Total Neonatal Deaths 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1
Neonatal Mortality Rate 0.0 11.5 12.9 11.5 6.3 6.1 19.2 9.1
Rank Among 75 Counties 74 8 6 13 29 29
Total Postneonatal Deaths 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 6.6 0.0 6.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 17 74 18 74 74 74
Total Fetal Deaths 2 3 1 0 3 2 0 2
Fetal Death Rate 13.0 16.9 6.4 0.0 18.6+ 12.1 0.0 17.9
Rank Among 75 Counties 15 7 41 75 3 6
Total Perinatal Deaths 2 5 3 2 4 3 1 2
Perinatal Death Rate 13.0 28.2 19.2 11.5 24.8 18.2 19.2 17.9
Rank Among 75 Counties 34 5 15 38 5 9
Total Induced Abortions 23 21 24 18 21 21 6 15
Induced Abortion Ratio 15.1 12.1 15.5 10.3 13.3 12.9* 11.5 13.6*
Rank Among 75 Counties 21 38 9 34 14 20
Female Population, 15-44 2,582 2,549 2,507 2,441 2,379 2,492 914 1,567
Female Population, 15-19 573 572 562 551 533 558 155 401
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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