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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     LINCOLN COUNTY              1997    1998    1999    2000    2001   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births                 167     172     148     162     150     160     101      59 
General Fertility Rate           69.0    71.9    61.8    68.2    64.7    67.2    61.5    80.1*
Rank Among 75 Counties             21      12      45      24      33      27                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19           33      46      27      30      30      33      17      17 
Teen Fertility Rate              70.8    99.8*   59.1    67.6    70.3    73.2*   58.8   104.9 
Rank Among 75 Counties             38       6      53      41      26      30                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women          74      67      66      63      63      67      21      46 
% Births To Unmarried Women      44.3*   39.0    44.6*   38.9    42.0    41.9*   20.8*   78.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             12      24      16      23      19      18                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens          23      35      21      23      19      24       8      17 
% Births To Unmarried Teens      13.8    20.3*   14.2    14.2    12.7    15.0*    7.9    28.8 
Rank Among 75 Counties             25       9      21      26      27      19                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education       29      39      25      34      39      33      22      11 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   17.4    22.7    16.9    21.0    26.0    20.6    21.8    18.6*
Rank Among 75 Counties             67      35      64      54      21      48                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births            13      16      12      23      12      15       8       7 
% Low Birth Weight Births         7.8     9.3     8.1    14.2*    8.0     9.4     7.9    11.9 
Rank Among 75 Counties             36      35      41       3      46      23                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care            45      45      25      29      35      36      15      21 
% No First Trimester Care        26.9    26.5    17.1+   18.4    23.3    22.8    15.0    36.2 
Rank Among 75 Counties             23      22      60      51      35      36                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                 1       2       2       3       1       2       1       1 
Infant Mortality Rate             6.0    11.6    13.5    18.5     6.7    12.5     9.9    16.9 
Rank Among 75 Counties             54      19      14       7      41      11                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               0       1       2       2       1       1       1       1 
Neonatal Mortality Rate           0.0     5.8    13.5    12.3     6.7     6.3     9.9    16.9 
Rank Among 75 Counties             75      31       6       5      20      23                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           1       1       0       1       0       1       0       0 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate       6.0     5.8     0.0     6.2     0.0     6.3     0.0     0.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             20       9      75      22      75       8                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                  0       2       2       2       0       1       0       1 
Fetal Death Rate                  0.0*   11.5    13.3    12.2     0.0     6.2     0.0    16.7 
Rank Among 75 Counties             75      12      11      12      75      48                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths              0       3       4       4       1       2       1       1 
Perinatal Death Rate              0.0*   17.2+   26.7    24.4     6.7    12.4     9.9    16.7 
Rank Among 75 Counties             75      18       3       7      56      28                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions            24      25      25      20       9      21       9       7 
Induced Abortion Ratio           14.4    14.5    16.9    12.3     6.0*   13.1     8.9    11.9*
Rank Among 75 Counties             10      14       9      13      56      12                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44        2,419   2,391   2,396   2,377   2,318   2,380   1,643     737 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19          466     461     457     444     427     451     289     162 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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