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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     CHICOT COUNTY               1997    1998    1999    2000    2001   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births                 216     220     201     202     210     210      80     129 
General Fertility Rate           72.5    76.1*   71.4    73.1    78.4*   74.3*   73.7*   74.2*
Rank Among 75 Counties             12       9      16      14       5       7                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19           53      53      41      47      39      47       9      38 
Teen Fertility Rate              86.5*   89.5*   72.7    87.5*   74.3    83.0*   50.0*   98.4 
Rank Among 75 Counties             16      15      27      11      17      10                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women         138     136     114     119     130     127      17     111 
% Births To Unmarried Women      63.9*   61.8*   56.7*   58.9*   61.9*   60.5*   21.3    86.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties              3       3       5       4       4       3                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens          48      46      34      42      36      41       5      36 
% Births To Unmarried Teens      22.2*   20.9*   16.9    20.8*   17.1*   19.5*    6.3    27.9 
Rank Among 75 Counties              5       7      17       5      11      10                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education       62      62      46      50      61      56      17      39 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   28.7*   28.2    22.9    24.8    29.0*   26.7*   21.3    30.2 
Rank Among 75 Counties             15      17      38      31      11      20                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births            30      24      18      28      23      25       7      17 
% Low Birth Weight Births        13.9*   10.9     9.0    13.9*   11.0    11.9*    8.8    13.2 
Rank Among 75 Counties              1      17      29       4      18       6                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care            52      53      42      23      32      40       6      34 
% No First Trimester Care        24.4    24.9    21.9    11.5*+  15.5    19.5     7.7*   27.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties             36      30      36      71      63      52                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                 4       1       2       2       4       3       1       1 
Infant Mortality Rate            18.5     4.5    10.0     9.9    19.0    14.3    12.5     7.8 
Rank Among 75 Counties              7      57      30      28       4       6                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               1       1       0       2       2       1       0       1 
Neonatal Mortality Rate           4.6     4.5     0.0     9.9     9.5     4.8     0.0     7.8 
Rank Among 75 Counties             35      40      75       8       7      42                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           3       0       2       0       2       1       1       1 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate      13.9     0.0+   10.0+    0.0     9.5     4.8    12.5     7.8 
Rank Among 75 Counties              5      75       5      75       5      18                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                  4       3       3       4       3       3       1       3 
Fetal Death Rate                 18.2    13.5    14.7    19.4    14.1    14.1*   12.3    22.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties              3      10       8       4      12       5                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths              5       4       3       6       5       5       1       4 
Perinatal Death Rate             22.7    17.9    14.7    29.1    23.5    23.5*   12.3    30.3 
Rank Among 75 Counties              9      16      26       4       8       4                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions            20      23      21      19      19      20       6      11 
Induced Abortion Ratio            9.3*   10.5    10.4     9.4*    9.0*    9.5*    7.5     8.5*
Rank Among 75 Counties             41      32      23      34      38      36                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44        2,978   2,892   2,817   2,762   2,680   2,826   1,086   1,739 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19          613     592     564     537     525     566     180     386 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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