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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     CLEVELAND COUNTY            1997    1998    1999    2000    2001   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births                  95     103      99     104     113     103      84      18 
General Fertility Rate           54.3    58.6    55.8    59.5    63.7    58.5*   56.7*   64.3 
Rank Among 75 Counties             68      62      65      56      39      62                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19           16      22      12      12      17      16      11       5 
Teen Fertility Rate              48.0    65.7    34.9    36.3    49.4    47.5    42.3    64.9 
Rank Among 75 Counties             71      48      71      73      65      72                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women          28      36      27      26      31      30      16      14 
% Births To Unmarried Women      29.5    35.0    27.3    25.0*   27.4*   29.1*   19.0*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             35      30      50      58      56      44                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens          10      17       7       7      11      10       5       5 
% Births To Unmarried Teens      10.5    16.5     7.1+    6.7     9.7     9.7     6.0      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             42      16      69      70      49      55                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education       17      25      10      14      17      17      13       4 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   17.9    24.3    10.1*+  13.5*   15.0    16.5*   15.5*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             64      30      74      73      68      68                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births             7       6       7      12      15       9       8       2 
% Low Birth Weight Births         7.4     5.8     7.1    11.5    13.3     8.7     9.5      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             47      75      54      13       6      33                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care            20      25      20      14      30      22      16       6 
% No First Trimester Care        21.1    25.5    20.6    13.5    26.5+   21.8    19.3      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             54      28      43      65      19      40                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                 0       0       0       0       1       0       0       0 
Infant Mortality Rate             0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     8.8     0.0     0.0      - *
Rank Among 75 Counties             75      75      75      75      26      75                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0 
Neonatal Mortality Rate           0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0*    0.0*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             75      75      75      75      75      75                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           0       0       0       0       1       0       0       0 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate       0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     8.8     0.0     0.0      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             75      75      75      75       8      75                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                  0       0       1       1       3       1       1       0 
Fetal Death Rate                  0.0     0.0    10.0     9.5    25.9     9.6    11.8      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             75      75      25      18       3      17                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths              0       0       1       1       3       1       1       0 
Perinatal Death Rate              0.0*    0.0*   10.0     9.5    25.9     9.6    11.8      - *
Rank Among 75 Counties             75      75      52      42       5      52                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions            10       7       9      12      14      10       7       1 
Induced Abortion Ratio           10.5     6.8*    9.1    11.5    12.4     9.7*    8.3      - *
Rank Among 75 Counties             30      54      35      16      20      35                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44        1,750   1,757   1,773   1,749   1,774   1,761   1,481     280 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19          333     335     344     331     344     337     260      77 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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