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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     FULTON COUNTY               1997    1998    1999    2000    2001   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births                 128     115     127     118      91     116       M       M 
General Fertility Rate           64.8    57.9    63.7    58.8    45.6*   58.2*     - *     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             40      65      39      63      74      65                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19           23      24      30      21      19      23       M       M 
Teen Fertility Rate              64.6    66.5    82.9    57.9    50.8    63.4      - *     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             53      46      14      53      62      49                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women          35      26      35      23      27      29       M       M 
% Births To Unmarried Women      27.3    22.6*   27.6    19.5*   29.7    25.0*     -       -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             44      67      49      74      46      59                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens          11      15      18      11       8      13       M       M 
% Births To Unmarried Teens       8.6    13.0    14.2     9.3     8.8    11.2      -       -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             58      32      22      54      54      37                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education       27      23      26      17      20      23       M       M 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   21.1    20.0    20.5    14.4*   22.0    19.8      -       -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             48      52      51      71      34      55                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births            13       9       8       9       9      10       M       M 
% Low Birth Weight Births        10.2     7.8     6.3     7.6     9.9     8.6      -       -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             17      48      62      47      26      35                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care            27      23      32      26      25      27       M       M 
% No First Trimester Care        21.4    20.0    25.2    22.2    27.8    23.5      - *     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             49      50      25      34      14      32                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                 1       0       0       0       0       0       M       M 
Infant Mortality Rate             7.8     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0*     -       -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             43      75      75      75      75      75                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               1       0       0       0       0       0       M       M 
Neonatal Mortality Rate           7.8     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0      -       -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             20      75      75      75      75      75                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           0       0       0       0       0       0       M       M 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate       0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0*     - *     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             75      75      75      75      75      75                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                  0       1       2       1       0       1       M       M 
Fetal Death Rate                  0.0     8.6    15.5     8.4     0.0     8.5      -       -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             75      20       5      25      75      25                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths              1       1       2       1       0       1       M       M 
Perinatal Death Rate              7.8     8.6    15.5     8.4     0.0     8.5      -       -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             49      46      22      50      75      61                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions            12       6       9       5      10       8       M       M 
Induced Abortion Ratio            9.4     5.2*    7.1*    4.2*   11.0     6.9*     - *     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             40      62      46      67      28      54                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44        1,975   1,987   1,995   2,007   1,996   1,992       M       M 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19          356     361     362     363     374     363       M       M 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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