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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     POINSETT COUNTY             1997    1998    1999    2000    2001   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births                 343     357     357     382     359     360     317      40 
General Fertility Rate           66.0    68.6    69.0    73.8    70.4    69.6*   66.8*   94.1*
Rank Among 75 Counties             30      19      22      11      15      17                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19           78      84      72      64      61      72      62       9 
Teen Fertility Rate              87.2    93.1*   80.7    72.3    70.9    81.2*   77.7*  101.1 
Rank Among 75 Counties             15      11      16      35      24      13                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women         128     153     127     134     144     137     100      35 
% Births To Unmarried Women      37.3    42.9*   35.6+   35.1    40.1    38.1*   31.5*   87.5*
Rank Among 75 Counties             23      18      31      30      25      24                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens          55      50      43      37      39      45      35       9 
% Births To Unmarried Teens      16.0    14.0    12.0     9.7    10.9    12.5    11.0*   22.5 
Rank Among 75 Counties             18      27      34      49      38      27                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education       97     114      83      88      83      93      82      10 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   28.3*   31.9*   23.2+   23.0    23.1    25.8*   25.9*   25.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             17       9      34      39      30      22                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births            35      38      38      31      34      35      29       6 
% Low Birth Weight Births        10.2    10.6    10.6     8.1     9.5     9.7     9.1*   15.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             15      18      11      42      29      20                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care            79      89      91     112      92      93      74      17 
% No First Trimester Care        23.0    25.1    25.6*   29.6*   25.8*   26.1*   23.5*   42.5*
Rank Among 75 Counties             41      29      24       9      24      19                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                 3       5       2       4       3       3       3       1 
Infant Mortality Rate             8.7    14.0     5.6    10.5     8.4     8.3     9.5    25.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             34      13      52      24      31      39                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               1       5       2       2       0       2       1       1 
Neonatal Mortality Rate           2.9    14.0     5.6     5.2     0.0*    5.6     3.2    25.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             48       9      33      34      75      32                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           2       0       0       2       3       1       1       0 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate       5.8     0.0*+   0.0*    5.2     8.4     2.8     3.2     0.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             21      75      75      27       9      47                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                  1       3       1       4       3       2       2       1 
Fetal Death Rate                  2.9     8.3     2.8    10.4     8.3     5.5     6.3    24.4 
Rank Among 75 Counties             56      21      60      16      29      56                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths              2       8       3       6       3       4       3       1 
Perinatal Death Rate              5.8    22.2     8.4    15.5     8.3    11.0     9.4    24.4 
Rank Among 75 Counties             57      11      57      20      46      41                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions            13      12       5       7      14      10       8       0 
Induced Abortion Ratio            3.8*    3.4*    1.4*    1.8*    3.9*    2.8*    2.5*    0.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties             70      66      75      73      66      72                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44        5,196   5,203   5,177   5,178   5,100   5,171   4,745     425 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19          894     902     892     885     860     887     798      89 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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