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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     FAULKNER COUNTY             1997    1998    1999    2000    2001   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births               1,073   1,160   1,178   1,277   1,202   1,178   1,050     113 
General Fertility Rate           52.6*   55.7*   54.7*   58.3*   53.9*+  55.1*   55.9*   43.3*
Rank Among 75 Counties             71      68      67      64      68      71                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19          147     136     135     168     123     142     122      18 
Teen Fertility Rate              38.3*   35.0*   33.3*   41.4*   30.7*+  35.8*   35.4*   34.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties             73      75      73      70      74      75                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women         214     235     273     312     318     270     201      66 
% Births To Unmarried Women      19.9*   20.3*   23.2*   24.4*   26.5*   22.9*   19.1*   58.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties             68      72      65      59      60      67                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens          85      78      75     103      87      86      68      17 
% Births To Unmarried Teens       7.9*    6.7*    6.4*    8.1*    7.2*    7.3*    6.5*   15.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties             63      71      70      65      65      71                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education      119     111     119     152     138     128     114      11 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   11.1*    9.6*   10.1*   11.9*   11.5*   10.9*   10.9*    9.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties             75      75      73      75      75      75                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births            67      82      94      84      83      82      70      12 
% Low Birth Weight Births         6.2*    7.1*    8.0     6.6*    6.9*    7.0*    6.7*   10.6*
Rank Among 75 Counties             63      61      42      60      57      65                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care           261     252     210     171      66     192     161      29 
% No First Trimester Care        25.7    22.9    19.0+   13.5*+   5.5*+  16.9*   15.9*   26.9*
Rank Among 75 Counties             29      37      51      64      75      67                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                 8       4       6      10       8       7       6       1 
Infant Mortality Rate             7.5     3.4*    5.1     7.8     6.7     5.9*    5.7     8.8 
Rank Among 75 Counties             45      62      56      40      42      61                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               3       2       4       8       5       4       4       1 
Neonatal Mortality Rate           2.8     1.7*    3.4     6.3     4.2     3.4     3.8     8.8 
Rank Among 75 Counties             49      61      42      25      30      54                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           5       2       2       2       3       3       2       0 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate       4.7     1.7     1.7     1.6     2.5     2.5     1.9     0.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             25      40      43      56      42      51                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                  7       9       7       6      13       8       7       1 
Fetal Death Rate                  6.5     7.7     5.9     4.7    10.7     6.7     6.6     8.8 
Rank Among 75 Counties             40      27      44      44      20      41                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths             10      11      11      14      18      13      11       2 
Perinatal Death Rate              9.3     9.4     9.3    10.9    14.8    11.0    10.4    17.5 
Rank Among 75 Counties             40      43      54      36      23      43                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions           246     208     229     173     222     216     129      47 
Induced Abortion Ratio           22.9*   17.9*+  19.4*   13.5+   18.5*+  18.3*   12.3*   41.6*
Rank Among 75 Counties              3       7       6       8       6       6                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44       20,384  20,824  21,535  21,897  22,292  21,386  18,780   2,607 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19        3,839   3,881   4,048   4,060   4,012   3,968   3,444     524 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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