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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     LITTLE RIVER COUNTY         1997    1998    1999    2000    2001   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births                 186     177     160     152     158     167     121      44 
General Fertility Rate           67.3    64.9    59.9    57.3*   61.2    62.3    62.3    59.8 
Rank Among 75 Counties             25      41      50      65      53      45                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19           37      46      32      24      16      31      20      11 
Teen Fertility Rate              78.9    99.4*   72.2    54.8    36.4*   68.7    63.5    81.5 
Rank Among 75 Counties             26       7      30      59      70      37                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women          35      75      61      53      46      54      24      29 
% Births To Unmarried Women      18.8*   42.4*+  38.1    34.9    29.1    32.3    19.8*   65.9*
Rank Among 75 Counties             71      19      27      31      49      35                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens          12      28      22      16       5      17       8       8 
% Births To Unmarried Teens       6.5*   15.8+   13.8    10.5     3.2*+  10.2*    6.6    18.2*
Rank Among 75 Counties             72      19      24      43      74      50                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education       37      38      25      22      29      30      22       8 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   19.9    21.5    15.6*   14.5*   18.4    18.0*   18.2    18.2*
Rank Among 75 Counties             55      42      71      70      52      62                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births            12      18      27      14      17      18      10       8 
% Low Birth Weight Births         6.5    10.2    16.9*    9.2+   10.8    10.8     8.3    18.2 
Rank Among 75 Counties             60      21       1      30      20       9                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care            32      39      28      15      28      28      17      11 
% No First Trimester Care        17.4*   22.4    17.7     9.9*+  17.8+   17.0*   14.3*   25.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties             65      39      57      75      55      66                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                 1       1       1       3       1       1       1       0 
Infant Mortality Rate             5.4     5.6     6.3    19.7     6.3     6.0     8.3     0.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             55      53      47       5      45      60                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               0       0       1       2       0       1       0       0 
Neonatal Mortality Rate           0.0     0.0     6.3    13.2     0.0+    6.0     0.0     0.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             75      75      30       4      75      27                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           1       1       0       1       1       1       1       0 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate       5.4     5.6     0.0     6.6     6.3     6.0     8.3     0.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             22      10      75      16      16      12                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                  1       0       0       0       2       1       0       0 
Fetal Death Rate                  5.3     0.0     0.0     0.0    12.5     6.0     0.0     0.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             46      75      75      75      16      51                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths              1       0       1       2       2       1       1       1 
Perinatal Death Rate              5.3     0.0*    6.3    13.2    12.5     6.0     8.3    22.7 
Rank Among 75 Counties             60      75      61      24      27      73                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions            15       5       7      13       5       9       4       3 
Induced Abortion Ratio            8.1*    2.8*+   4.4*    8.6*    3.2*    5.4*    3.3*    6.8*
Rank Among 75 Counties             50      68      67      40      72      63                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44        2,762   2,727   2,673   2,652   2,581   2,679   1,943     736 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19          469     463     443     438     440     451     315     135 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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