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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     GRANT COUNTY                1997    1998    1999    2000    2001   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births                 182     198     190     214     182     193     188       4 
General Fertility Rate           54.1*   58.4    55.9*   62.7    52.6*   56.7*   56.9*   38.5*
Rank Among 75 Counties             69      64      64      43      69      69                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19           26      27      25      30      24      26      26       1 
Teen Fertility Rate              47.0    49.0    46.3    56.6    43.0    47.6*   49.4    47.6 
Rank Among 75 Counties             72      68      67      55      69      71                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women          32      38      45      46      40      40      37       3 
% Births To Unmarried Women      17.6*   19.2*   23.7*   21.5*   22.0*   20.7*   19.7*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             74      74      63      67      68      73                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens          13      15      11      18      13      14      13       1 
% Births To Unmarried Teens       7.1*    7.6*    5.8*    8.4     7.1     7.3*    6.9      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             68      70      73      62      67      72                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education       26      21      32      32      22      27      26       1 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   14.3*   10.6*   16.8    15.0*   12.1*   14.0*   13.8*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             73      74      65      67      73      73                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births            15      16      13      19      18      16      16       0 
% Low Birth Weight Births         8.2     8.1     6.8     8.9     9.9     8.3     8.5      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             31      43      57      36      26      42                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care            36      28      21      22      20      25      24       1 
% No First Trimester Care        21.3    15.1*   11.4*   10.4*   11.2*   13.4*   13.3*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             52      72      75      74      71      75                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                 3       2       2       2       0       2       2       0 
Infant Mortality Rate            16.5    10.1    10.5     9.3     0.0*   10.4    10.6      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties              8      25      26      31      75      25                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               1       1       1       2       0       1       1       0 
Neonatal Mortality Rate           5.5     5.1     5.3     9.3     0.0     5.2     5.3      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             31      34      37       9      75      36                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           2       1       1       0       0       1       1       0 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate      11.0     5.1     5.3     0.0     0.0     5.2     5.3      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties              6      12      19      75      75      16                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                  0       1       1       3       3       2       2       0 
Fetal Death Rate                  0.0*    5.0     5.2    13.8    16.2    10.3    10.5      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             75      42      46       9       9      14                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths              1       2       2       5       3       3       3       0 
Perinatal Death Rate              5.5    10.1    10.5    23.0    16.2    15.4    15.8      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             59      42      50       8      19      14                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions            22      24      19      20      21      21      16       1 
Induced Abortion Ratio           12.1    12.1    10.0     9.3*   11.5    10.9*    8.5      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             28      20      28      35      25      23                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44        3,363   3,391   3,397   3,415   3,460   3,405   3,302     104 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19          553     551     540     530     558     546     526      21 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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