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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     IZARD COUNTY                1997    1998    1999    2000    2001   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births                 141     124     134     118     112     126       M       M 
General Fertility Rate           65.5    57.4    62.3    54.4*   51.5*   58.3*     - *     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             35      66      44      70      70      64                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19           19      26      24      26      20      23       M       M 
Teen Fertility Rate              52.6    71.6    67.2    73.2    56.5    64.2      - *     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             67      37      40      32      50      47                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women          26      26      34      35      32      31       M       M 
% Births To Unmarried Women      18.4*   21.0*   25.4*   29.7    28.6    24.6*     -       -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             72      70      57      46      54      62                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens           8      12      14      18      15      13       M       M 
% Births To Unmarried Teens       5.7*    9.7    10.4    15.3    13.4    10.3      -       -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             74      54      46      19      25      46                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education       31      22      28      25      18      25       M       M 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   22.0    17.7    20.9    21.2    16.1    19.8      -       -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             43      63      50      51      64      54                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births            12      12       8      10       3       9       M       M 
% Low Birth Weight Births         8.5     9.7     6.0     8.5     2.7*    7.1      -       -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             27      30      68      38      75      62                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care            33      38      35      41      26      35       M       M 
% No First Trimester Care        24.6    30.9*   26.1    36.0*   24.1    28.5*     - *     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             34       8      20       4      29      11                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                 0       5       0       3       0       2       M       M 
Infant Mortality Rate             0.0*   40.3*+   0.0+   25.4+    0.0+   15.9      -       -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             75       1      75       3      75       4                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               0       3       0       1       0       1       M       M 
Neonatal Mortality Rate           0.0    24.2+    0.0+    8.5     0.0     7.9      -       -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             75       3      75      14      75      10                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           0       2       0       2       0       1       M       M 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate       0.0    16.1+    0.0+   16.9+    0.0     7.9      -       -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             75       1      75       2      75       3                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                  1       0       3       0       0       1       M       M 
Fetal Death Rate                  7.0     0.0    21.9+    0.0+    0.0     7.9      -       -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             35      75       1      75      75      32                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths              1       3       3       1       0       2       M       M 
Perinatal Death Rate              7.0    24.2    21.9     8.5     0.0*   15.7      -       -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             53       8       8      48      75      13                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions            20      16      11      12       5      13       M       M 
Induced Abortion Ratio           14.2    12.9     8.2*   10.2     4.5*   10.3*     -       -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             11      17      40      26      65      30                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44        2,153   2,161   2,151   2,169   2,176   2,162       M       M 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19          361     363     357     355     354     358       M       M 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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