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------ AVERAGE ------
POLK COUNTY 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 258 276 309 298 284 285 279 1
General Fertility Rate 74.7* 77.9* 86.5* 81.9* 78.8* 80.0* 79.6* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 10 6 2 4 7 3
Live Births: Women 15-19 63 52 70 58 60 61 59 0
Teen Fertility Rate 97.5* 77.2 101.9 82.7 86.2 89.6* 87.8* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 15 33 7 20 14 13
Births To Unmarried Women 53 60 65 69 67 63 61 1
% Births To Unmarried Women 20.5* 21.7* 21.0* 23.2* 23.6* 22.1* 21.9 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 65 64 63 64 64 67
Births To Unmarried Teens 25 23 26 26 27 25 25 0
% Births To Unmarried Teens 9.7 8.3* 8.4* 8.7* 9.5 8.8* 9.0 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 48 65 59 63 54 66
Less Than 12 Years Education 66 60 80 72 68 69 68 0
% Less Than 12 Years Education 25.6 21.7 25.9 24.2 23.9 24.2 24.4* - *
Rank Among 75 Counties 29 48 25 31 31 33
Low Birth Weight Births 18 19 24 21 15 19 19 0
% Low Birth Weight Births 7.0 6.9 7.8 7.0 5.3* 6.7* 6.8 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 49 53 38 62 72 63
No First Trimester Care 38 78 83 69 34 60 58 1
% No First Trimester Care 14.8* 29.0+ 27.9 23.9 15.9+ 22.6 22.4* - *
Rank Among 75 Counties 70 26 19 34 66 43
Total Infant Deaths 3 4 0 2 6 3 3 0
Infant Mortality Rate 11.6 14.5 0.0*+ 6.7+ 21.1 10.5 10.8 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 19 13 74 46 5 24
Total Neonatal Deaths 1 3 0 0 5 2 2 0
Neonatal Mortality Rate 3.9 10.9 0.0*+ 0.0* 17.6*+ 7.0 7.2 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 55 9 74 74 3 16
Total Postneonatal Deaths 2 1 0 2 1 1 1 0
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 7.8 3.6 0.0 6.7+ 3.5 3.5 3.6 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 11 29 74 7 31 38
Total Fetal Deaths 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0
Fetal Death Rate 0.0* 3.6 3.2 3.3 3.5 3.5* 3.6 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 75 60 53 51 57 70
Total Perinatal Deaths 1 4 1 1 6 3 2 0
Perinatal Death Rate 3.9 14.4 3.2 3.3 21.1+ 10.5 7.1 -
Rank Among 75 Counties 72 33 68 70 10 54
Total Induced Abortions 23 20 13 18 8 16 16 1
Induced Abortion Ratio 8.9* 7.2* 4.2* 6.0* 2.8* 5.6* 5.7* -
Rank Among 75 Counties 58 65 68 58 72 69
Female Population, 15-44 3,453 3,545 3,573 3,640 3,602 3,563 3,506 0
Female Population, 15-19 646 674 687 701 696 681 672 0
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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