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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     MILLER COUNTY               1997    1998    1999    2000    2001   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births                 592     595     597     593     581     592     412     173 
General Fertility Rate           68.1    68.6    69.4    69.3    67.6    68.6*   66.3*   71.6 
Rank Among 75 Counties             23      21      21      22      27      23                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19          139     126      99     119      95     116      64      50 
Teen Fertility Rate              94.6*   85.7    68.5+   84.2*   69.1    80.8*   63.8   115.7 
Rank Among 75 Counties             10      17      37      14      27      16                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women         118     246     227     254     241     217      90     126 
% Births To Unmarried Women      19.9*   41.3*+  38.0    42.8*   41.5*   36.7    21.8*   72.8 
Rank Among 75 Counties             69      20      28      19      21      26                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens          42      95      72      88      66      73      29      44 
% Births To Unmarried Teens       7.1*   16.0*+  12.1    14.8*   11.4    12.3     7.0*   25.4 
Rank Among 75 Counties             69      18      33      21      35      28                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education      160     162     149     142     127     148      93      53 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   27.0*   27.2*   25.0    23.9    21.9    25.0*   22.6    30.6*
Rank Among 75 Counties             22      20      26      35      36      26                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births            47      59      58      57      53      55      34      20 
% Low Birth Weight Births         7.9     9.9     9.7     9.6     9.1     9.3     8.3    11.6 
Rank Among 75 Counties             34      26      21      23      37      24                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care           140     121     103     121     115     120      57      62 
% No First Trimester Care        23.8    20.4    17.5*   20.5    19.9    20.4    13.9*   36.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties             40      46      58      44      46      46                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                 4       6       5       6       4       5       4       1 
Infant Mortality Rate             6.8    10.1     8.4    10.1     6.9     8.4     9.7     5.8*
Rank Among 75 Counties             48      26      36      26      40      38                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               2       4       2       5       3       3       3       0 
Neonatal Mortality Rate           3.4     6.7     3.4     8.4     5.2     5.1     7.3*    0.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties             46      27      43      15      26      37                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           2       2       3       1       1       2       1       1 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate       3.4     3.4     5.0     1.7     1.7     3.4     2.4     5.8 
Rank Among 75 Counties             34      27      22      55      45      34                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                  3       0       6       0       1       2       1       1 
Fetal Death Rate                  5.0     0.0*+  10.0+    0.0*+   1.7*    3.4*    2.4*    5.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties             48      75      26      75      57      69                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths              5       4       8       5       4       5       4       1 
Perinatal Death Rate              8.4     6.7    13.3     8.4     6.9     8.4     9.7     5.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties             47      59      35      49      55      62                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions            14      15      20      17      20      17       8       5 
Induced Abortion Ratio            2.4*    2.5*    3.4*    2.9*    3.4*    2.9*    1.9*    2.9*
Rank Among 75 Counties             71      70      70      69      68      71                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44        8,698   8,672   8,608   8,562   8,592   8,626   6,211   2,415 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19        1,470   1,471   1,445   1,414   1,375   1,435   1,003     432 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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