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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     CLARK COUNTY                1997    1998    1999    2000    2001   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births                 277     304     272     302     267     284     206      73 
General Fertility Rate           47.2*   53.9*   47.9*   53.1*   47.0*   49.7*   48.8*   49.1*
Rank Among 75 Counties             74      71      74      72      73      73                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19           47      56      41      42      42      46      30      15 
Teen Fertility Rate              34.1    44.1    32.0    33.3    35.4    36.1    31.3    47.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties             75      72      74      74      73      74                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women          79      98      81     101      90      90      40      48 
% Births To Unmarried Women      28.5    32.2    29.8    33.4    33.7    31.7*   19.4*   65.8*
Rank Among 75 Counties             40      35      40      38      37      36                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens          27      34      27      27      28      29      14      14 
% Births To Unmarried Teens       9.7    11.2     9.9     8.9    10.5    10.2*    6.8    19.2*
Rank Among 75 Counties             49      40      51      58      42      48                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education       50      43      48      45      46      46      35      11 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   18.1    14.1*   17.6    14.9*   17.2    16.2*   17.0*   15.1*
Rank Among 75 Counties             62      73      62      68      59      69                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births            21      28      17      29      25      24      13      11 
% Low Birth Weight Births         7.6     9.2     6.3     9.6     9.4     8.5     6.3    15.1 
Rank Among 75 Counties             41      36      63      24      30      38                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care            85      80      59      75      69      74      46      26 
% No First Trimester Care        31.3*   27.2*   22.6    25.9*   27.1*   27.0*   23.2*   36.6 
Rank Among 75 Counties             15      18      32      17      16      17                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                 2       2       4       3       0       2       1       1 
Infant Mortality Rate             7.2     6.6    14.7     9.9     0.0*+   7.0     4.9    13.7 
Rank Among 75 Counties             46      47      10      27      75      50                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               1       1       2       2       0       1       1       0 
Neonatal Mortality Rate           3.6     3.3     7.4     6.6     0.0*    3.5     4.9     0.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             44      53      21      23      75      53                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           1       1       2       1       0       1       1       0 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate       3.6     3.3     7.4     3.3     0.0     3.5     4.9     0.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             32      29      12      41      75      32                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                  1       1       2       0       2       1       1       0 
Fetal Death Rate                  3.6     3.3     7.3     0.0*+   7.4+    3.5     4.8     0.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             52      53      34      75      33      67                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths              2       2       4       2       2       2       2       1 
Perinatal Death Rate              7.2     6.6    14.6     6.6     7.4     7.0     9.7    13.7 
Rank Among 75 Counties             52      61      27      56      51      70                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions            61      66      62      40      57      57      27      19 
Induced Abortion Ratio           22.0*   21.7*   22.8*   13.2+   21.3*+  20.1*   13.1*   26.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties              4       3       3      11       3       4                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44        5,865   5,642   5,677   5,692   5,675   5,710   4,225   1,486 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19        1,380   1,271   1,281   1,261   1,188   1,276     957     319 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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