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------ AVERAGE ------
POINSETT COUNTY 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 356 348 343 357 357 352 312 39
General Fertility Rate 70.8 68.9 68.5 70.9 72.0 70.2* 68.3* 91.8*
Rank Among 75 Counties 16 30 30 20 21 19
Live Births: Women 15-19 91 81 78 84 72 81 69 12
Teen Fertility Rate 107.4* 94.2 91.1 96.7* 84.0 94.4* 89.5* 139.5
Rank Among 75 Counties 6 17 11 11 16 9
Births To Unmarried Women 123 125 128 153 127 131 97 33
% Births To Unmarried Women 34.6 35.9 37.3 42.9* 35.6+ 37.2* 31.1* 84.6*
Rank Among 75 Counties 28 26 23 18 31 24
Births To Unmarried Teens 54 53 55 50 43 51 39 12
% Births To Unmarried Teens 15.2 15.2 16.0 14.0 12.0 14.5* 12.5* 30.8
Rank Among 75 Counties 23 22 18 27 34 24
Less Than 12 Years Education 110 101 97 114 83 101 89 12
% Less Than 12 Years Education 30.9* 29.0* 28.3* 31.9* 23.2+ 28.7* 28.5* 30.8
Rank Among 75 Counties 14 16 17 9 34 16
Low Birth Weight Births 30 30 35 38 38 34 29 5
% Low Birth Weight Births 8.4 8.6 10.2 10.6 10.6 9.7 9.3* 12.8
Rank Among 75 Counties 34 34 15 18 11 22
No First Trimester Care 71 81 79 89 91 82 66 15
% No First Trimester Care 20.0 23.4 23.0 25.1 25.6* 23.4 21.2 38.5
Rank Among 75 Counties 51 46 41 29 24 37
Total Infant Deaths 2 2 3 5 2 3 2 1
Infant Mortality Rate 5.6 5.7 8.7 14.0 5.6 8.5 6.4 25.6
Rank Among 75 Counties 55 53 34 13 52 42
Total Neonatal Deaths 0 1 1 5 2 2 1 1
Neonatal Mortality Rate 0.0* 2.9 2.9 14.0 5.6 5.7 3.2 25.6
Rank Among 75 Counties 74 54 48 9 33 37
Total Postneonatal Deaths 2 1 2 0 0 1 1 0
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 5.6 2.9 5.8 0.0*+ 0.0* 2.8 3.2 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 21 34 21 74 74 48
Total Fetal Deaths 2 3 1 3 1 2 2 0
Fetal Death Rate 5.6 8.5 2.9 8.3 2.8 5.6 6.4 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 48 33 56 21 60 57
Total Perinatal Deaths 2 4 2 8 3 4 3 1
Perinatal Death Rate 5.6 11.4 5.8 22.2 8.4 11.3 9.6 25.6
Rank Among 75 Counties 68 47 57 11 56 48
Total Induced Abortions 35 39 13 12 5 21 18 3
Induced Abortion Ratio 9.8* 11.2* 3.8*+ 3.4* 1.4* 6.0* 5.8* 7.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties 52 43 70 66 75 68
Female Population, 15-44 5,031 5,048 5,004 5,036 4,958 5,015 4,571 425
Female Population, 15-19 847 860 856 869 857 858 771 86
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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