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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     GARLAND COUNTY              1997    1998    1999    2000    2001   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births               1,014     998   1,061   1,016   1,027   1,023     881     116 
General Fertility Rate           65.3    63.8    67.5    64.0    63.9    64.9    63.3    63.1 
Rank Among 75 Counties             36      43      25      35      37      33                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19          209     182     178     189     174     186     147      34 
Teen Fertility Rate              83.2    71.4    69.7    73.6    64.9    72.3    66.3*   95.2 
Rank Among 75 Counties             19      38      34      31      36      32                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women         354     358     394     388     376     374     275      90 
% Births To Unmarried Women      34.9    35.9    37.1    38.2    36.6    36.6*   31.2*   77.6 
Rank Among 75 Counties             26      28      29      25      29      27                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens         144     124     132     140     129     134      97      33 
% Births To Unmarried Teens      14.2    12.4    12.4    13.8    12.6    13.1*   11.0*   28.4 
Rank Among 75 Counties             23      36      28      28      28      25                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education      257     199     205     216     198     215     173      35 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   25.3*   19.9*+  19.3*   21.3    19.3*   21.0*   19.6*   30.2 
Rank Among 75 Counties             28      53      55      50      50      44                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births           109     100     100      85      92      97      74      21 
% Low Birth Weight Births        10.7*   10.0     9.4     8.4     9.0     9.5*    8.4*   18.1*
Rank Among 75 Counties             11      24      25      41      38      21                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care           258     251     227     200     183     224     171      46 
% No First Trimester Care        26.2    25.7*   22.1    20.9    19.1    22.8*   20.2*   41.8*
Rank Among 75 Counties             27      27      33      43      52      35                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                 4       8       6       7      11       7       5       2 
Infant Mortality Rate             3.9     8.0     5.7     6.9    10.7     6.8     5.7    17.2 
Rank Among 75 Counties             60      41      51      49      20      51                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               4       7       3       2       6       4       3       1 
Neonatal Mortality Rate           3.9     7.0     2.8     2.0     5.8     3.9     3.4     8.6 
Rank Among 75 Counties             39      25      48      50      24      49                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           0       1       3       5       5       3       2       0 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate       0.0*    1.0     2.8     4.9     4.9     2.9     2.3     0.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             75      43      38      29      26      44                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                  5       8      11       7      12       9       7       2 
Fetal Death Rate                  4.9     8.0    10.3     6.8    11.5     8.7     7.9    16.9 
Rank Among 75 Counties             49      24      21      32      19      23                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths              9      15      14       9      18      13      10       3 
Perinatal Death Rate              8.8    14.9    13.1     8.8    17.3    12.6    11.3    25.4 
Rank Among 75 Counties             46      24      38      47      17      27                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions           222     207     228     191     209     211     148      19 
Induced Abortion Ratio           21.9*   20.7*   21.5*   18.8*   20.4*   20.6*   16.8*   16.4 
Rank Among 75 Counties              5       4       4       5       5       3                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44       15,522  15,634  15,730  15,871  16,071  15,766  13,926   1,839 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19        2,511   2,549   2,553   2,567   2,683   2,573   2,216     357 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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