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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     FRANKLIN COUNTY             1997    1998    1999    2000    2001   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births                 221     246     199     218     226     222     221       0 
General Fertility Rate           64.3    70.0    56.8*+  62.8    64.7    63.7    64.7     0.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties             43      17      62      42      34      40                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19           24      44      36      46      39      38      38       0 
Teen Fertility Rate              35.6*   62.7+   50.6    65.8    55.6    54.4    56.1     0.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             74      52      63      44      53      65                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women          59      72      58      76      69      67      67       0 
% Births To Unmarried Women      26.7*   29.3    29.1    34.9    30.5    30.2*   30.3*     - *
Rank Among 75 Counties             46      41      45      32      43      39                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens          15      32      24      34      24      26      26       0 
% Births To Unmarried Teens       6.8*   13.0+   12.1    15.6    10.6    11.7    11.8*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             70      33      33      18      40      33                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education       47      66      53      53      42      52      52       0 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   21.3    26.8    26.6    24.3    18.6    23.4    23.5*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             45      21      20      34      51      35                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births            15      30      12      13       9      16      16       0 
% Low Birth Weight Births         6.8    12.2+    6.0+    6.0     4.0*    7.2     7.2      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             57       8      66      70      74      60                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care            58      44      46      50      62      52      52       0 
% No First Trimester Care        26.2    18.1+   23.2    23.1    27.7*   23.6    23.7*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             25      57      30      29      15      30                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                 1       2       2       1       1       1       1       0 
Infant Mortality Rate             4.5     8.1    10.1     4.6     4.4     4.5     4.5      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             57      39      28      60      50      67                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               0       1       0       0       0       0       0       0 
Neonatal Mortality Rate           0.0     4.1     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0*    0.0*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             75      47      75      75      75      75                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           1       1       2       1       1       1       1       0 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate       4.5     4.1    10.1     4.6     4.4     4.5     4.5      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             29      24       4      32      28      24                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                  2       1       0       2       0       1       1       0 
Fetal Death Rate                  9.0     4.0     0.0*    9.1     0.0*+   4.5     4.5      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             25      46      75      22      75      63                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths              2       2       0       2       0       1       1       0 
Perinatal Death Rate              9.0     8.1     0.0*    9.1     0.0*+   4.5*    4.5      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             45      48      75      45      75      75                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions            21      12      13      19      17      16      12       0 
Induced Abortion Ratio            9.5*    4.9*    6.5*    8.7*    7.5*    7.2*    5.4*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             39      64      50      39      48      53                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44        3,438   3,513   3,501   3,474   3,493   3,484   3,417      67 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19          674     702     711     699     702     698     677      20 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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