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------ AVERAGE ------
NEVADA COUNTY 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 118 120 129 122 142 126 79 47
General Fertility Rate 57.6 58.8 63.3 59.8 70.1 61.8* 63.4 59.8*
Rank Among 75 Counties 60 68 48 62 26 57
Live Births: Women 15-19 28 26 27 24 25 26 13 13
Teen Fertility Rate 70.0 65.0 67.0 58.8 61.9 64.5 58.3 73.4
Rank Among 75 Counties 45 53 52 58 50 60
Births To Unmarried Women 46 41 43 44 47 44 14 30
% Births To Unmarried Women 39.0 34.2 33.3 36.1 33.1 34.9 17.7* 63.8*
Rank Among 75 Counties 19 29 30 27 33 28
Births To Unmarried Teens 20 14 18 13 17 16 5 12
% Births To Unmarried Teens 16.9 11.7 14.0 10.7 12.0 12.7 6.3* 25.5
Rank Among 75 Counties 18 35 24 42 35 27
Less Than 12 Years Education 29 32 30 31 38 32 19 13
% Less Than 12 Years Education 24.6 26.7 23.3 25.4 26.8 25.4 24.1 27.7
Rank Among 75 Counties 35 26 38 27 19 27
Low Birth Weight Births 17 17 15 16 11 15 8 7
% Low Birth Weight Births 14.4* 14.2* 11.6 13.1 7.7 11.9* 10.1* 14.9
Rank Among 75 Counties 2 3 5 5 44 4
No First Trimester Care 38 31 33 28 37 33 18 16
% No First Trimester Care 33.6* 26.5 25.8 23.1 26.1 26.6* 23.4 34.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 8 34 28 36 21 25
Total Infant Deaths 2 3 2 1 1 2 1 1
Infant Mortality Rate 16.9 25.0 15.5 8.2 7.0 15.9 12.7 21.3
Rank Among 75 Counties 7 3 11 37 42 5
Total Neonatal Deaths 2 3 2 1 1 2 1 1
Neonatal Mortality Rate 16.9 25.0 15.5 8.2 7.0 15.9* 12.7 21.3
Rank Among 75 Counties 3 2 3 20 24 2
Total Postneonatal Deaths 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0* 0.0 0.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 74 74 74 74 74 74
Total Fetal Deaths 2 1 1 3 2 2 0 1
Fetal Death Rate 16.7 8.3 7.7 24.0 13.9 15.6 0.0 20.8*
Rank Among 75 Counties 7 36 32 3 10 2
Total Perinatal Deaths 4 4 3 4 3 4 1 2
Perinatal Death Rate 33.3 33.1 23.1 32.0 20.8 31.3* 12.7 41.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties 3 2 8 5 11 1
Total Induced Abortions 7 18 11 12 13 12 7 5
Induced Abortion Ratio 5.9* 15.0+ 8.5* 9.8 9.2 9.5* 8.9* 10.6*
Rank Among 75 Counties 71 21 48 37 34 44
Female Population, 15-44 2,050 2,040 2,039 2,039 2,027 2,039 1,247 786
Female Population, 15-19 400 400 403 408 404 403 223 177
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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