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------ AVERAGE ------
LINCOLN COUNTY 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 146 139 167 172 148 154 93 60
General Fertility Rate 62.8 58.8 70.3 71.9 62.3 65.1 62.9 68.5*
Rank Among 75 Counties 40 67 23 18 50 37
Live Births: Women 15-19 34 24 33 46 27 33 15 18
Teen Fertility Rate 75.6 51.4 69.9 96.6* 57.4 70.7 58.4 87.4
Rank Among 75 Counties 36 70 47 12 58 42
Births To Unmarried Women 56 56 74 67 66 64 17 46
% Births To Unmarried Women 38.4 40.3 44.3* 39.0 44.6* 41.6* 18.3* 76.7
Rank Among 75 Counties 21 18 12 24 16 18
Births To Unmarried Teens 27 19 23 35 21 25 7 18
% Births To Unmarried Teens 18.5* 13.7 13.8 20.3* 14.2 16.2* 7.5 30.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 13 26 25 9 21 16
Less Than 12 Years Education 36 22 29 39 25 30 19 11
% Less Than 12 Years Education 24.7 15.8* 17.4 22.7 16.9 19.5* 20.4 18.3*
Rank Among 75 Counties 34 70 67 35 64 59
Low Birth Weight Births 8 10 13 16 12 12 6 6
% Low Birth Weight Births 5.5 7.2 7.8 9.3 8.1 7.8 6.5 10.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 69 49 36 35 41 46
No First Trimester Care 28 24 45 45 25 33 12 21
% No First Trimester Care 19.6 17.4* 26.9+ 26.5 17.1+ 21.6 12.9* 35.6
Rank Among 75 Counties 52 66 23 22 60 50
Total Infant Deaths 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 0
Infant Mortality Rate 6.8 7.2 6.0 11.6 13.5 6.5 10.8 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 49 47 54 19 14 65
Total Neonatal Deaths 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 0
Neonatal Mortality Rate 0.0 7.2 0.0 5.8 13.5 6.5 10.8 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 74 24 74 31 6 25
Total Postneonatal Deaths 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 6.8 0.0 6.0 5.8 0.0 6.5 0.0 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 16 74 20 9 74 10
Total Fetal Deaths 1 0 0 2 2 1 0 1
Fetal Death Rate 6.8 0.0 0.0* 11.5 13.3 6.5 0.0 16.4
Rank Among 75 Counties 38 75 75 12 11 52
Total Perinatal Deaths 1 1 0 3 4 2 1 1
Perinatal Death Rate 6.8 7.2 0.0* 17.2+ 26.7 12.9 10.8 16.4
Rank Among 75 Counties 63 65 74 18 3 38
Total Induced Abortions 20 18 24 25 25 22 13 9
Induced Abortion Ratio 13.7 12.9 14.4 14.5 16.9 14.3 14.0 15.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 28 32 10 14 9 12
Female Population, 15-44 2,323 2,362 2,376 2,392 2,375 2,366 1,479 876
Female Population, 15-19 450 467 472 476 470 467 257 206
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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