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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     RANDOLPH COUNTY             1997    1998    1999    2000    2001   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births                 231     212     200     184     213     208     205       1 
General Fertility Rate           66.7    61.2    57.5    53.0*   61.0    59.9*   59.9    19.2*
Rank Among 75 Counties             28      54      58      73      55      57                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19           42      38      36      28      26      34      33       0 
Teen Fertility Rate              70.2    63.8    60.8    48.4    45.3    57.8    57.6      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             39      50      51      65      67      58                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women          68      61      57      41      58      57      56       1 
% Births To Unmarried Women      29.4    28.8    28.5*   22.3*   27.2*   27.4*   27.3*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             36      45      46      63      57      51                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens          25      22      21      16      16      20      19       0 
% Births To Unmarried Teens      10.8    10.4    10.5     8.7     7.5     9.6*    9.3      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             39      48      45      61      62      57                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education       49      37      44      40      46      43      42       0 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   21.2    17.5    22.0    21.7    21.6    20.7    20.5      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             46      64      43      45      37      47                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births            12      14      17      16      27      17      17       0 
% Low Birth Weight Births         5.2     6.6     8.5     8.7    12.7     8.2     8.3      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             69      71      34      37       8      43                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care            43      32      35      22      29      32      32       0 
% No First Trimester Care        19.1    15.5*   17.9    12.7*   14.2*   15.9*   16.2      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             59      70      55      70      67      70                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                 2       3       2       2       0       2       2       0 
Infant Mortality Rate             8.7    14.2    10.0    10.9     0.0*+   9.6     9.8      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             35      11      29      23      75      28                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               0       3       2       1       0       1       1       0 
Neonatal Mortality Rate           0.0    14.2+   10.0     5.4     0.0     4.8     4.9      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             75       8      12      32      75      40                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           2       0       0       1       0       1       1       0 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate       8.7     0.0     0.0     5.4     0.0     4.8     4.9      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             11      75      75      25      75      17                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                  1       0       0       2       1       1       1       0 
Fetal Death Rate                  4.3     0.0*    0.0*   10.8+    4.7     4.8     4.9      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             51      75      75      15      47      60                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths              1       3       2       3       1       2       2       0 
Perinatal Death Rate              4.3    14.2    10.0    16.1     4.7     9.6     9.7      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             64      27      52      18      62      53                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions            13       7      12      12      18      12      10       0 
Induced Abortion Ratio            5.6*    3.3*    6.0*    6.5*    8.5*    5.8*    4.9*     - *
Rank Among 75 Counties             63      67      54      50      43      59                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44        3,463   3,463   3,478   3,472   3,490   3,473   3,421      52 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19          598     596     592     578     574     588     573      14 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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