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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     MARION COUNTY               1997    1998    1999    2000    2001   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births                 125     135     148     138     124     134       M       M 
General Fertility Rate           46.6*   48.9*   53.9*   50.1*   44.6*   48.9*     - *     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             75      74      68      74      75      74                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19           28      26      28      21      19      24       M       M 
Teen Fertility Rate              58.8    52.1    56.0    41.6    35.8    47.8      - *     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             60      65      58      69      71      70                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women          39      28      37      42      39      37       M       M 
% Births To Unmarried Women      31.2    20.7*   25.0*   30.4    31.5    27.6*     -       -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             33      71      60      43      42      47                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens          18      11      15      10       9      13       M       M 
% Births To Unmarried Teens      14.4     8.1    10.1     7.2     7.3     9.7*     -       -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             22      69      48      69      64      56                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education       25      22      35      35      24      28       M       M 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   20.0    16.3    23.6    25.4    19.4    20.9      -       -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             54      67      33      25      49      45                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births             7      12      13       8       9      10       M       M 
% Low Birth Weight Births         5.6     8.9     8.8     5.8     7.3     7.5      -       -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             67      39      30      71      52      55                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care            34      35      44      34      42      38       M       M 
% No First Trimester Care        27.2    25.9    29.7*   25.0    34.1*   28.6*     - *     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             21      25       8      21       3       8                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                 1       0       0       1       0       0       M       M 
Infant Mortality Rate             8.0     0.0*    0.0*    7.2     0.0     0.0      -       -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             41      75      75      47      75      75                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               1       0       0       1       0       0       M       M 
Neonatal Mortality Rate           8.0     0.0     0.0     7.2     0.0     0.0      -       -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             19      75      75      20      75      75                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           0       0       0       0       0       0       M       M 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate       0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0*     - *     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             75      75      75      75      75      75                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                  0       1       1       0       1       1       M       M 
Fetal Death Rate                  0.0     7.4     6.7     0.0     8.0     7.4      -       -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             75      29      38      75      31      34                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths              1       1       1       1       1       1       M       M 
Perinatal Death Rate              8.0     7.4     6.7     7.2     8.0     7.4      -       -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             48      52      60      53      49      67                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions            13      15      11       8       6      11       M       M 
Induced Abortion Ratio           10.4    11.1     7.4*    5.8*    4.8*    8.2*     - *     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             32      26      44      57      63      44                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44        2,681   2,758   2,744   2,754   2,780   2,743       M       M 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19          476     499     500     505     530     502       M       M 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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