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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     BRADLEY COUNTY              1997    1998    1999    2000    2001   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births                 145     149     158     162     162     155     104      50 
General Fertility Rate           60.5    62.6    66.1    67.7    68.4    65.0    66.2    61.3 
Rank Among 75 Counties             51      48      30      27      24      32                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19           30      28      42      35      25      32      16      15 
Teen Fertility Rate              70.9    66.4   101.9*   87.3    66.0    78.6*   60.4   105.6 
Rank Among 75 Counties             37      47       4      12      32      20                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women          58      65      67      59      63      62      23      40 
% Births To Unmarried Women      40.0    43.6*   42.4    36.4    38.9    40.0*   22.1    80.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             16      17      20      27      27      21                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens          24      24      29      23      17      23       8      15 
% Births To Unmarried Teens      16.6    16.1    18.4*   14.2    10.5    14.8*    7.7    30.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             17      17      12      26      41      20                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education       38      31      36      41      39      37      25      12 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   26.2    20.8    22.8    25.3    24.1    23.9    24.0    24.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             24      46      39      27      27      32                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births             6      10      15      13      15      12       6       6 
% Low Birth Weight Births         4.1*    6.7     9.5     8.0     9.3     7.7     5.8    12.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             73      68      23      44      32      50                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care            36      36      42      37      45      39      23      16 
% No First Trimester Care        25.0    24.7    26.8    23.4    28.1*   25.5*   22.3*   32.7 
Rank Among 75 Counties             31      31      16      27      12      21                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                 1       1       1       0       3       1       0       1 
Infant Mortality Rate             6.9     6.7     6.3     0.0*   18.5+    6.5     0.0    20.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             47      46      46      75       5      54                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               1       0       1       0       2       1       0       1 
Neonatal Mortality Rate           6.9     0.0     6.3     0.0    12.3     6.5     0.0    20.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             22      75      29      75       4      21                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           0       1       0       0       1       0       0       0 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate       0.0     6.7     0.0     0.0     6.2     0.0     0.0     0.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             75       7      75      75      17      75                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                  1       1       1       1       0       1       0       1 
Fetal Death Rate                  6.8     6.7     6.3     6.1     0.0*    6.4     0.0    19.6 
Rank Among 75 Counties             37      32      43      38      75      45                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths              2       1       2       1       2       2       0       1 
Perinatal Death Rate             13.7     6.7    12.6     6.1    12.3    12.8     0.0    19.6 
Rank Among 75 Counties             27      60      41      61      29      24                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions            20      27      13       9       9      16       7       7 
Induced Abortion Ratio           13.8    18.1     8.2*+   5.6*    5.6*   10.3*    6.7*   14.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties             16       6      39      59      61      29                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44        2,396   2,382   2,392   2,392   2,370   2,386   1,572     815 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19          423     422     412     401     379     407     265     142 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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