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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     POPE COUNTY                 1997    1998    1999    2000    2001   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births                 757     724     756     728     733     740     704      20 
General Fertility Rate           64.5    60.9*   62.8    60.9*   61.3*   62.1*   62.0    35.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties             42      56      42      51      52      49                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19          142     137     143     102     126     130     123       5 
Teen Fertility Rate              65.8    61.2    62.0    44.6*+  56.3    57.9    57.3*   49.5 
Rank Among 75 Counties             49      53      45      68      51      57                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women         181     188     197     196     209     194     177      13 
% Births To Unmarried Women      23.9*   26.0*   26.1*   26.9*   28.5*   26.2*   25.1    65.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             57      54      52      55      55      55                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens          75      74      83      65      85      76      71       4 
% Births To Unmarried Teens       9.9*   10.2*   11.0     8.9*   11.6    10.3*   10.1*   20.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             46      50      44      59      31      47                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education      156     157     175     144     157     158     150       4 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   20.6    21.7    23.1    19.8    21.4    21.4    21.3    20.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             50      41      36      56      39      42                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births            42      55      58      45      53      51      48       2 
% Low Birth Weight Births         5.5*    7.6     7.7     6.2*    7.2     6.9*    6.8    10.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             68      51      46      68      53      66                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care           116     121     120      93     100     110     102       5 
% No First Trimester Care        15.4*   16.9*   16.0*   13.5*   14.3*   15.2*   14.8*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             70      61      65      66      66      71                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                 5       6       4       5       2       4       4       0 
Infant Mortality Rate             6.6     8.3     5.3     6.9     2.7     5.4     5.7     0.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties             50      36      54      50      55      63                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               3       3       0       3       1       2       2       0 
Neonatal Mortality Rate           4.0     4.1     0.0*+   4.1+    1.4     2.7*    2.8     0.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             38      44      75      39      45      63                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           2       3       4       2       1       2       2       0 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate       2.6     4.1     5.3     2.7     1.4     2.7     2.8     0.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             39      22      18      45      47      49                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                 10       6       2       2       9       6       5       0 
Fetal Death Rate                 13.0     8.2     2.6     2.7    12.1+    8.0     7.1     0.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             11      22      61      53      17      28                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths             13       9       2       5      10       8       7       0 
Perinatal Death Rate             16.9    12.3     2.6*+   6.8    13.5    10.7     9.9     0.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             22      33      67      55      25      44                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions            98      84      84      70      92      86      64       5 
Induced Abortion Ratio           12.9*   11.6*   11.1*    9.6*   12.6    11.6*    9.1    25.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             23      23      20      32      18      20                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44       11,745  11,882  12,036  11,951  11,967  11,916  11,355     561 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19        2,157   2,240   2,307   2,287   2,237   2,246   2,145     101 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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