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------ AVERAGE ------
SEBASTIAN COUNTY 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 1,705 1,645 1,770 1,714 1,723 1,711 1,460 127
General Fertility Rate 74.3* 71.3* 76.9*+ 74.1* 75.2* 74.3* 73.2* 75.8
Rank Among 75 Counties 11 17 8 12 14 11
Live Births: Women 15-19 295 274 282 294 273 284 231 36
Teen Fertility Rate 84.5 76.7* 78.4* 80.5 75.1 79.1* 77.8 105.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 23 34 26 23 26 27
Births To Unmarried Women 496 535 607 598 624 572 435 92
% Births To Unmarried Women 29.1* 32.5+ 34.3 34.9 36.2 33.4 29.8* 72.4
Rank Among 75 Counties 32 32 28 31 30 30
Births To Unmarried Teens 176 188 194 195 193 189 142 34
% Births To Unmarried Teens 10.3* 11.4 11.0* 11.4 11.2 11.0* 9.7* 26.8
Rank Among 75 Counties 41 37 38 38 41 36
Less Than 12 Years Education 461 465 519 520 549 503 414 36
% Less Than 12 Years Education 27.0* 28.3* 29.3* 30.3* 31.9* 29.4* 28.4* 28.3
Rank Among 75 Counties 24 21 13 13 9 14
Low Birth Weight Births 140 126 134 129 133 132 108 17
% Low Birth Weight Births 8.2 7.7 7.6 7.5* 7.7 7.7* 7.4 13.4
Rank Among 75 Counties 36 47 42 54 45 49
No First Trimester Care 513 557 598 611 612 578 463 62
% No First Trimester Care 30.2* 34.1*+ 33.8* 35.8* 36.0* 34.0* 31.9* 49.2*
Rank Among 75 Counties 16 9 7 2 3 4
Total Infant Deaths 8 12 15 10 17 12 9 2
Infant Mortality Rate 4.7* 7.3 8.5 5.8 9.9 7.0 6.2 15.7
Rank Among 75 Counties 59 46 37 51 31 56
Total Neonatal Deaths 5 9 11 8 11 9 6 2
Neonatal Mortality Rate 2.9 5.5 6.2 4.7 6.4 5.3 4.1 15.7
Rank Among 75 Counties 59 34 29 37 27 43
Total Postneonatal Deaths 3 3 4 2 6 4 3 1
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 1.8 1.8 2.3 1.2 3.5 2.3* 2.1 7.9
Rank Among 75 Counties 42 41 41 41 32 52
Total Fetal Deaths 15 10 12 16 13 13 10 2
Fetal Death Rate 8.7 6.0 6.7 9.2 7.5 7.5 6.8 15.5
Rank Among 75 Counties 26 52 38 15 33 36
Total Perinatal Deaths 20 19 23 24 24 22 17 4
Perinatal Death Rate 11.6 11.5 12.9 13.9 13.8 12.8 11.6 31.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 41 46 33 29 31 40
Total Induced Abortions 161 149 154 156 158 156 112 22
Induced Abortion Ratio 9.4* 9.1* 8.7* 9.1* 9.2* 9.1* 7.7* 17.3*
Rank Among 75 Counties 54 54 46 42 33 48
Female Population, 15-44 22,949 23,085 23,021 23,117 22,915 23,017 19,937 1,675
Female Population, 15-19 3,493 3,573 3,598 3,650 3,635 3,590 2,970 343
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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