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------ AVERAGE ------
UNION COUNTY 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 611 665 610 647 587 624 366 256
General Fertility Rate 62.3 68.4 63.6 67.3 62.6* 64.8 61.6 70.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties 42 32 47 32 48 40
Live Births: Women 15-19 124 151 143 122 123 133 52 80
Teen Fertility Rate 75.0 91.0* 86.9* 74.2+ 76.8* 81.0* 56.6* 111.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 37 23 16 31 25 21
Births To Unmarried Women 256 293 255 256 265 265 71 194
% Births To Unmarried Women 41.9* 44.1* 41.8* 39.6* 45.1*+ 42.5* 19.4* 75.8
Rank Among 75 Counties 16 14 14 23 14 13
Births To Unmarried Teens 97 117 112 101 95 104 27 77
% Births To Unmarried Teens 15.9* 17.6* 18.4* 15.6* 16.2* 16.7* 7.4 30.1*
Rank Among 75 Counties 20 15 13 20 19 14
Less Than 12 Years Education 160 156 149 141 128 147 57 89
% Less Than 12 Years Education 26.2 23.5 24.4 21.8 21.8 23.6 15.6* 34.8*
Rank Among 75 Counties 26 38 33 40 45 39
Low Birth Weight Births 38 56 54 56 57 52 23 29
% Low Birth Weight Births 6.2 8.4 8.9 8.7 9.7 8.3 6.3 11.3*
Rank Among 75 Counties 61 39 24 40 22 37
No First Trimester Care 227 218 210 191 162 202 76 125
% No First Trimester Care 37.6* 33.3* 34.8* 29.7* 27.9* 32.7* 20.9 49.6*
Rank Among 75 Counties 3 11 5 12 13 6
Total Infant Deaths 6 6 4 4 8 6 2 3
Infant Mortality Rate 9.8 9.0 6.6 6.2 13.6 9.6 5.5 11.7
Rank Among 75 Counties 31 35 51 49 12 32
Total Neonatal Deaths 3 5 3 2 5 4 1 2
Neonatal Mortality Rate 4.9 7.5 4.9 3.1 8.5 6.4 2.7 7.8
Rank Among 75 Counties 40 22 33 54 15 27
Total Postneonatal Deaths 3 1 1 2 3 2 1 1
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 4.9 1.5 1.6 3.1 5.1 3.2 2.7 3.9
Rank Among 75 Counties 25 42 46 32 21 43
Total Fetal Deaths 5 8 8 5 3 6 1 4
Fetal Death Rate 8.1 11.9 12.9 7.7 5.1 9.5 2.7 15.4
Rank Among 75 Counties 32 17 12 28 48 17
Total Perinatal Deaths 8 13 11 7 8 9 3 7
Perinatal Death Rate 13.0 19.3 17.8 10.7 13.6 14.3 8.2 26.9
Rank Among 75 Counties 34 14 20 41 32 28
Total Induced Abortions 71 83 86 74 65 76 40 35
Induced Abortion Ratio 11.6* 12.5* 14.1 11.4* 11.1* 12.2* 10.9* 13.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties 38 34 12 24 21 25
Female Population, 15-44 9,805 9,728 9,598 9,610 9,384 9,625 5,941 3,634
Female Population, 15-19 1,654 1,660 1,646 1,644 1,602 1,641 918 721
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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