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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     CARROLL COUNTY              1997    1998    1999    2000    2001   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births                 313     344     349     372     333     342     321       0 
General Fertility Rate           66.0    72.7    73.6*   78.2*   69.5    72.0*   68.9*    0.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties             32      11       9       7      19      11                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19           54      70      59      68      52      61      56       0 
Teen Fertility Rate              65.1    83.4    69.8    80.3    62.5    72.8    67.9*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             51      18      33      23      40      31                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women          90      90     104     118      90      98      89       0 
% Births To Unmarried Women      28.8    26.2*   29.8*   31.7    27.0*   28.7*   27.7*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             38      53      39      41      58      45                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens          32      36      34      40      26      34      31       0 
% Births To Unmarried Teens      10.2    10.5     9.7    10.8     7.8*    9.9*    9.7      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             44      46      52      39      60      53                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education       84     107     128     118      98     107      93       0 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   26.8    31.1*   36.7*   31.7*   29.4*   31.3*   29.0*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             23      11       4       9      10       8                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births            20      26      26      17      17      21      20       0 
% Low Birth Weight Births         6.4     7.6     7.4     4.6*    5.1*    6.1*    6.2      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             62      52      48      74      69      74                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care           110     121      91      82      80      97      88       0 
% No First Trimester Care        35.5*   35.5*   26.4*+  22.2    24.0    28.5*   27.6*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties              4       4      19      35      30       9                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                 3       4       2       3       1       3       2       0 
Infant Mortality Rate             9.6    11.6     5.7     8.1     3.0     8.8     6.2      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             28      19      50      37      53      36                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               2       3       1       1       1       2       1       0 
Neonatal Mortality Rate           6.4     8.7     2.9     2.7     3.0     5.8     3.1      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             27      19      46      47      36      29                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           1       1       1       2       0       1       1       0 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate       3.2     2.9     2.9     5.4     0.0*    2.9     3.1      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             35      35      37      26      75      45                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                  1       5       4       6       3       4       4       0 
Fetal Death Rate                  3.2    14.3    11.3    15.9     8.9    11.6    12.3*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             54       8      20       7      26       7                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths              3       8       5       7       4       5       5       0 
Perinatal Death Rate              9.6    22.9    14.2    18.5    11.9    14.5    15.4*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             39       9      30      12      31      19                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions            26      25      20      37      25      27      18       0 
Induced Abortion Ratio            8.3*    7.3*    5.7*    9.9*    7.5*    7.9*    5.6*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             49      49      59      31      49      47                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44        4,745   4,729   4,741   4,760   4,792   4,753   4,661      93 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19          829     839     845     847     832     838     825      13 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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