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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     MONTGOMERY COUNTY           1997    1998    1999    2000    2001   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births                 109     105      92      89      80      95       M       M 
General Fertility Rate           70.0    66.5    57.3    54.7*   49.3*   59.4*     -       -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             17      31      60      69      72      58                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19           16      15      15      15       9      14       M       M 
Teen Fertility Rate              59.3    54.9    55.1    54.9    30.5    50.5      -       -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             58      59      59      58      75      68                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women          19      20      21      17      12      18       M       M 
% Births To Unmarried Women      17.4*   19.0*   22.8*   19.1*   15.0*   18.9*     - *     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             75      75      68      75      75      75                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens           5      10       8       9       2       7       M       M 
% Births To Unmarried Teens       4.6*    9.5     8.7    10.1     2.5*+   7.4*     -       -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             75      55      59      46      75      69                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education       23      23      22      20      14      20       M       M 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   21.1    21.9    23.9    22.5    17.5    21.1      -       -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             47      39      32      41      57      43                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births             3       8       3       6       7       5       M       M 
% Low Birth Weight Births         2.8*    7.6     3.3*    6.7     8.8     5.3*     -       -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             75      50      75      57      41      75                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care            34      28      27      18      20      25       M       M 
% No First Trimester Care        31.5    27.2    31.0*   22.2    27.0    27.5*     - *     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             14      19       5      34      17      13                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                 0       1       0       2       1       1       M       M 
Infant Mortality Rate             0.0     9.5     0.0    22.5+   12.5    10.5      -       -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             75      29      75       4      12      23                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               0       1       0       0       0       0       M       M 
Neonatal Mortality Rate           0.0     9.5     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0      -       -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             75      16      75      75      75      75                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           0       0       0       2       1       1       M       M 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate       0.0     0.0     0.0    22.5+   12.5    10.5      -       -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             75      75      75       1       4       1                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                  0       4       0       1       0       1       M       M 
Fetal Death Rate                  0.0    36.7*+   0.0+   11.1     0.0    10.4      -       -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             75       1      75      14      75      13                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths              0       5       0       1       0       1       M       M 
Perinatal Death Rate              0.0*   45.9*+   0.0+   11.1     0.0    10.4      -       -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             75       2      75      34      75      46                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions            10       4       7      10       6       7       M       M 
Induced Abortion Ratio            9.2     3.8*    7.6    11.2     7.5     7.4*     - *     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             42      65      41      17      50      51                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44        1,557   1,578   1,605   1,628   1,623   1,598       M       M 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19          270     273     272     273     295     277       M       M 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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