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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     NEWTON COUNTY               1997    1998    1999    2000    2001   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births                  97     106      82      94      87      93       M       M 
General Fertility Rate           61.3    67.7    52.2*   58.9    56.6    59.2*     -       -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             48      24      72      61      62      60                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19           17      21      15      14      14      16       M       M 
Teen Fertility Rate              59.0    73.2    51.9    47.1    47.5    55.0      -       -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             59      34      61      66      66      62                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women          26      24      17      19      17      21       M       M 
% Births To Unmarried Women      26.8    22.6*   20.7*   20.2*   19.5*   22.6*     -       -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             45      66      72      73      73      68                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens           7      11       7       9       6       8       M       M 
% Births To Unmarried Teens       7.2    10.4     8.5     9.6     6.9     8.6*     -       -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             66      48      61      51      70      64                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education       18      22      18      20      12      18       M       M 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   18.6    20.8    22.0    21.3    13.8    19.4      -       -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             58      48      44      49      72      57                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births             9       8       5      10       4       7       M       M 
% Low Birth Weight Births         9.3     7.5     6.1    10.6     4.6     7.5      -       -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             23      53      65      16      71      53                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care            12      15      13      17      20      15       M       M 
% No First Trimester Care        12.4*   14.2*   16.3    18.5    23.0    16.3*     -       -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             75      74      64      50      36      68                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                 1       1       0       0       1       1       M       M 
Infant Mortality Rate            10.3     9.4     0.0     0.0    11.5    10.8      -       -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             25      30      75      75      15      21                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               0       1       0       0       1       0       M       M 
Neonatal Mortality Rate           0.0     9.4     0.0     0.0    11.5     0.0      -       -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             75      17      75      75       5      75                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           1       0       0       0       0       0       M       M 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate      10.3     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0      -       -  
Rank Among 75 Counties              8      75      75      75      75      75                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                  0       3       0       0       2       1       M       M 
Fetal Death Rate                  0.0    27.5+    0.0+    0.0    22.5+   10.6      -       -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             75       2      75      75       4      12                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths              0       4       0       0       3       1       M       M 
Perinatal Death Rate              0.0*   36.7+    0.0+    0.0    33.7+   10.6      -       -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             75       3      75      75       3      45                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions             2       1       4       6       8       4       M       M 
Induced Abortion Ratio            2.1*    0.9*    4.9*    6.4*    9.2     4.3*     - *     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             72      73      63      53      37      69                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44        1,582   1,565   1,572   1,596   1,538   1,571       M       M 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19          288     287     289     297     295     291       M       M 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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