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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     PIKE COUNTY                 1997    1998    1999    2000    2001   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births                 151     140     148     128     130     139     130       5 
General Fertility Rate           73.2    67.2    71.8    61.7    63.6    67.3    66.4    46.7 
Rank Among 75 Counties             10      28      13      46      41      26                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19           24      18      22      27      18      22      21       1 
Teen Fertility Rate              68.4    51.1    64.3    81.1    52.9    64.0    65.0    50.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             44      66      44      22      58      48                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women          30      27      38      26      34      31      29       2 
% Births To Unmarried Women      19.9*   19.3*   25.7*   20.3*   26.2*   22.3*   22.3      - *
Rank Among 75 Counties             70      73      54      72      61      70                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens          15       8      11      13      10      11      11       1 
% Births To Unmarried Teens       9.9     5.7*    7.4    10.2     7.7     7.9*    8.5      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             45      75      67      45      61      68                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education       36      39      42      45      36      40      37       1 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   23.8    27.9    28.4    35.2*   27.7    28.8*   28.5*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             37      18      16       5      17      16                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births            12      11      12       6      12      11      10       0 
% Low Birth Weight Births         7.9     7.9     8.1     4.7     9.2     7.9     7.7      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             33      47      41      73      34      47                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care            37      38      42      33      18      34      30       2 
% No First Trimester Care        24.8    27.5    29.4*   28.4*   14.5+   25.4*   24.0*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             32      16      10      13      64      23                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                 1       1       2       1       3       2       2       0 
Infant Mortality Rate             6.6     7.1    13.5     7.8    23.1    14.4    15.4      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             49      43      14      41       3       5                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               1       1       2       0       2       1       1       0 
Neonatal Mortality Rate           6.6     7.1    13.5     0.0    15.4     7.2     7.7      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             24      24       6      75       2      15                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           0       0       0       1       1       0       0       0 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate       0.0     0.0     0.0     7.8     7.7     0.0     0.0      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             75      75      75       9      13      75                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                  0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0 
Fetal Death Rate                  0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0*    0.0*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             75      75      75      75      75      75                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths              1       1       2       0       2       1       1       0 
Perinatal Death Rate              6.6     7.1    13.5     0.0*   15.4     7.2     7.7      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             55      55      33      75      21      69                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions            11      11       6       3      11       8       7       0 
Induced Abortion Ratio            7.3*    7.9*    4.1*    2.3*    8.5*+   5.8*    5.4*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             54      46      68      70      42      60                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44        2,062   2,084   2,062   2,076   2,043   2,065   1,958     107 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19          351     352     342     333     340     344     323      20 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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