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------ AVERAGE ------
NEWTON COUNTY 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 96 75 97 106 82 91 91 0
General Fertility Rate 64.0 50.6* 65.0 70.2 54.4* 60.7* 61.4 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 35 75 41 23 71 63
Live Births: Women 15-19 23 13 17 21 15 18 18 0
Teen Fertility Rate 91.6 52.0 66.9 82.7 58.6 71.1 72.0* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 18 69 53 21 56 40
Births To Unmarried Women 17 12 26 24 17 19 19 0
% Births To Unmarried Women 17.7* 16.0* 26.8 22.6* 20.7* 20.9* 20.9 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 72 74 45 66 72 71
Births To Unmarried Teens 10 3 7 11 7 8 8 0
% Births To Unmarried Teens 10.4 4.0* 7.2 10.4 8.5 8.8* 8.8 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 40 75 66 48 61 65
Less Than 12 Years Education 23 12 18 22 18 19 18 0
% Less Than 12 Years Education 24.0 16.0 18.6 20.8 22.0 20.9 19.8 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 39 69 58 48 44 50
Low Birth Weight Births 7 4 9 8 5 7 6 0
% Low Birth Weight Births 7.3 5.3 9.3 7.5 6.1 7.7 6.6 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 46 70 23 53 65 50
No First Trimester Care 15 9 12 15 13 13 13 0
% No First Trimester Care 15.6 12.0* 12.4* 14.2* 16.3 14.3* 14.4* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 69 75 75 74 64 74
Total Infant Deaths 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0
Infant Mortality Rate 10.4 13.3 10.3 9.4 0.0 11.0 11.0 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 28 15 25 30 74 21
Total Neonatal Deaths 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
Neonatal Mortality Rate 10.4 13.3 0.0 9.4 0.0 11.0 11.0 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 10 5 74 17 74 5
Total Postneonatal Deaths 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 0.0 0.0 10.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 74 74 8 74 74 74
Total Fetal Deaths 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 0
Fetal Death Rate 0.0 0.0 0.0 27.5+ 0.0+ 10.9 10.9 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 75 75 2 75 10
Total Perinatal Deaths 1 1 0 4 0 1 1 0
Perinatal Death Rate 10.4 13.3 0.0* 36.7+ 0.0+ 10.9 10.9 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 45 39 74 3 74 49
Total Induced Abortions 11 7 2 1 4 5 5 0
Induced Abortion Ratio 11.5 9.3 2.1*+ 0.9* 4.9* 5.5* 5.5* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 40 53 72 73 63 70
Female Population, 15-44 1,499 1,482 1,492 1,511 1,506 1,498 1,481 0
Female Population, 15-19 251 250 254 254 256 253 250 0
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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