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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     BOONE COUNTY                1997    1998    1999    2000    2001   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births                 468     442     392     393     432     425     421       0 
General Fertility Rate           70.6    66.8    59.3*   58.9*   63.6    63.8    64.1     0.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties             16      30      53      60      40      39                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19           88      67      70      84      65      75      74       0 
Teen Fertility Rate              77.0    57.9    60.5    72.5*   56.8+   65.1    65.0*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             29      55      52      34      49      45                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women          95     101      87      86      94      93      91       0 
% Births To Unmarried Women      20.3*   22.9*   22.2*   21.9*   21.8*   21.9*   21.6*     - *
Rank Among 75 Counties             67      65      70      65      69      71                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens          46      38      35      42      30      38      38       0 
% Births To Unmarried Teens       9.8     8.6*    8.9*   10.7     6.9*    8.9*    9.0      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             47      64      58      40      69      63                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education      114      97      88      97      77      95      93       0 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   24.4    21.9    22.4    24.7    17.8*+  22.4    22.1      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             34      38      41      32      55      40                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births            34      36      28      21      22      28      28       0 
% Low Birth Weight Births         7.3     8.1     7.1     5.3*    5.1*    6.6*    6.7      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             50      42      53      72      70      70                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care            86      70      66      80      79      76      75       0 
% No First Trimester Care        18.5*   15.9*   17.1    20.4    18.3    18.0*   17.9      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             61      67      62      45      54      61                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                 2       2       2       1       3       2       2       0 
Infant Mortality Rate             4.3     4.5     5.1     2.5     6.9     4.7*    4.8      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             59      58      55      67      38      65                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               1       2       1       0       1       1       1       0 
Neonatal Mortality Rate           2.1     4.5     2.6     0.0*    2.3     2.4*    2.4      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             52      41      51      75      42      64                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           1       0       1       1       2       1       1       0 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate       2.1     0.0*    2.6     2.5     4.6     2.4     2.4      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             43      75      40      47      27      53                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                  1       3       4       5       1       3       3       0 
Fetal Death Rate                  2.1     6.7    10.1    12.6     2.3     7.0     7.1      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             58      31      23      10      56      37                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths              2       5       5       5       2       4       4       0 
Perinatal Death Rate              4.3    11.2    12.6    12.6     4.6     9.3     9.4      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             65      39      40      26      63      54                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions            32      43      14      43      40      34      25       0 
Induced Abortion Ratio            6.8*    9.7*    3.6*+  10.9*+   9.3*    8.0*    5.9*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             57      38      69      19      36      46                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44        6,631   6,621   6,605   6,672   6,788   6,663   6,563     100 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19        1,143   1,158   1,157   1,158   1,145   1,152   1,138      14 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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