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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     MONROE COUNTY               1997    1998    1999    2000    2001   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births                 156     159     131     127     122     139      67      71 
General Fertility Rate           75.2    78.4*   65.7    65.7    65.6    70.3    60.0    82.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties              7       7      33      31      31      16                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19           39      29      33      21      36      32       9      22 
Teen Fertility Rate              89.2    67.8    78.4*   52.5    88.9*+  76.6*   46.6    97.8*
Rank Among 75 Counties             12      41      22      62       7      24                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women          88      82      72      71      77      78      19      58 
% Births To Unmarried Women      56.4*   51.6*   55.0*   55.9*   63.1*   56.1*   28.4    81.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties              7      10       8       8       3       8                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens          35      27      26      19      33      28       6      22 
% Births To Unmarried Teens      22.4*   17.0    19.8*   15.0    27.0*+  20.1*    9.0    31.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties              4      15       9      20       3       8                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education       60      42      36      34      33      41      17      23 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   38.5*   26.4+   27.5    26.8    27.0    29.5*   25.4*   32.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties              3      24      18      21      19      13                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births            10      20      11      12      19      14       5       9 
% Low Birth Weight Births         6.4    12.6     8.4     9.4    15.6*   10.1     7.5    12.7 
Rank Among 75 Counties             61       7      35      26       2      17                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care            45      42      28      27      31      35      11      23 
% No First Trimester Care        30.6    27.6    22.0    21.8    25.8    26.1*   16.9    33.8 
Rank Among 75 Counties             16      15      34      37      25      18                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                 1       3       2       1       0       1       0       1 
Infant Mortality Rate             6.4    18.9    15.3     7.9     0.0     7.2     0.0    14.1 
Rank Among 75 Counties             52       7       8      39      75      48                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               1       2       1       0       0       1       0       1 
Neonatal Mortality Rate           6.4    12.6     7.6     0.0     0.0     7.2     0.0    14.1 
Rank Among 75 Counties             25      11      20      75      75      15                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           0       1       1       1       0       1       0       0 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate       0.0     6.3     7.6     7.9     0.0     7.2     0.0     0.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             75       8      10       7      75       6                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                  2       1       2       0       1       1       0       1 
Fetal Death Rate                 12.7     6.3    15.0     0.0     8.1     7.1     0.0    13.9 
Rank Among 75 Counties             13      36       7      75      30      36                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths              3       3       3       0       1       2       1       1 
Perinatal Death Rate             19.0    18.8    22.6     0.0*+   8.1    14.3    14.9    13.9 
Rank Among 75 Counties             17      15       7      75      48      20                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions            21      14      23      15      12      17       6       8 
Induced Abortion Ratio           13.5     8.8*   17.6    11.8     9.8    12.2*    9.0    11.3*
Rank Among 75 Counties             19      44       7      14      33      18                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44        2,074   2,027   1,995   1,933   1,861   1,978   1,116     862 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19          437     428     421     400     405     418     193     225 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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