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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     PRAIRIE COUNTY              1997    1998    1999    2000    2001   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births                 114     102     109     111     117     111      85      25 
General Fertility Rate           60.7    54.5*   59.3    61.3    64.2    60.2*   55.6*   79.1 
Rank Among 75 Counties             50      69      54      48      35      55                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19           18      16      19      18      20      18      13       6 
Teen Fertility Rate              56.3    50.3    61.3    60.2    59.5    56.8    52.2    88.2 
Rank Among 75 Counties             63      67      47      49      46      59                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women          37      31      44      42      40      39      20      19 
% Births To Unmarried Women      32.5    30.4    40.4    37.8    34.2    35.1    23.5    76.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             32      39      23      26      35      31                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens          12       9      11      14      14      12       6       6 
% Births To Unmarried Teens      10.5     8.8    10.1    12.6    12.0    10.8     7.1    24.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             42      62      49      33      29      40                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education       18      15      25      18      21      19      12       7 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   15.8    14.7*   22.9    16.2    17.9    17.1*   14.1*   28.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             70      71      37      62      54      64                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births            10      16       8       9       9      10       6       4 
% Low Birth Weight Births         8.8    15.7*    7.3     8.1     7.7     9.0     7.1    16.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             25       2      50      43      47      32                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care            15      18      23      21      22      20      11       8 
% No First Trimester Care        13.5*   18.4    21.3    19.8    19.5    18.7    13.3*   33.3 
Rank Among 75 Counties             72      54      40      48      48      56                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                 1       3       1       1       0       1       1       0 
Infant Mortality Rate             8.8    29.4     9.2     9.0     0.0     9.0    11.8     0.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             33       3      34      33      75      34                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               1       3       0       1       0       1       1       0 
Neonatal Mortality Rate           8.8    29.4*    0.0+    9.0     0.0     9.0    11.8     0.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             14       2      75      11      75       4                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           0       0       1       0       0       0       0       0 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate       0.0     0.0     9.2     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0*    0.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             75      75       6      75      75      75                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                  2       2       2       1       1       2       1       1 
Fetal Death Rate                 17.2    19.2    18.0     8.9     8.5    17.7    11.6    38.5 
Rank Among 75 Counties              4       4       4      23      28       1                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths              3       5       2       2       1       3       2       1 
Perinatal Death Rate             25.9    48.1*   18.0    17.9     8.5    26.5*   23.3    38.5 
Rank Among 75 Counties              1       1      16      14      45       2                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions            13      12      16      10      19      14       7       5 
Induced Abortion Ratio           11.4    11.8    14.7     9.0    16.2    12.6     8.2    20.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             29      22      10      38       8      16                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44        1,877   1,872   1,839   1,812   1,822   1,844   1,529     316 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19          320     318     310     299     336     317     249      68 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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