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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     ST. FRANCIS COUNTY          1997    1998    1999    2000    2001   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births                 518     484     472     452     500     485     188     294 
General Fertility Rate           82.9*   79.4*   79.5*   77.8*   89.2*+  81.7*   71.6*   88.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties              3       4       4       8       1       3                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19          153     134     116     107     107     123      31      92 
Teen Fertility Rate             123.7*  111.5*   99.9*   96.6*  100.8*  106.6*   72.8   126.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties              2       3       7       5       4       3                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women         310     295     267     262     301     287      55     231 
% Births To Unmarried Women      59.8*   61.0*   56.6*   58.0*   60.2*   59.2*   29.3*   78.6*
Rank Among 75 Counties              4       4       6       6       6       4                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens         132     120      98      96      88     107      18      88 
% Births To Unmarried Teens      25.5*   24.8*   20.8*   21.2*   17.6*   22.1*    9.6    29.9*
Rank Among 75 Counties              3       4       8       4      10       3                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education      160     156     125     130     136     141      40     101 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   30.9*   32.2*   26.5*   28.8*   27.2*   29.1*   21.3    34.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties              8       8      22      15      18      15                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births            45      54      49      45      58      50      15      35 
% Low Birth Weight Births         8.7    11.2    10.4    10.0    11.6*   10.3*    8.0    11.9 
Rank Among 75 Counties             26      16      13      20      14      14                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care           145      76      82     104     117     105      23      81 
% No First Trimester Care        29.0*   16.0*+  17.8    23.2+   23.9*   22.1    12.6*   28.1*
Rank Among 75 Counties             17      66      56      28      31      37                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                 4       3       6       4       4       4       2       3 
Infant Mortality Rate             7.7     6.2    12.7     8.8     8.0     8.2    10.6    10.2 
Rank Among 75 Counties             44      48      17      34      34      41                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               3       2       4       3       3       3       1       2 
Neonatal Mortality Rate           5.8     4.1     8.5     6.6     6.0     6.2     5.3     6.8 
Rank Among 75 Counties             30      45      16      22      22      25                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           1       1       2       1       1       1       0       1 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate       1.9     2.1     4.2     2.2     2.0     2.1     0.0     3.4 
Rank Among 75 Counties             44      39      29      51      44      55                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                  0       2       3       2       2       2       0       1 
Fetal Death Rate                  0.0*    4.1+    6.3     4.4     4.0     4.1*    0.0     3.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties             75      45      42      47      51      64                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths              3       4       7       5       5       5       2       3 
Perinatal Death Rate              5.8     8.2    14.7    11.0    10.0    10.3    10.6    10.2*
Rank Among 75 Counties             58      47      25      35      37      48                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions            29      25      28      30      17      26       9      11 
Induced Abortion Ratio            5.6*    5.2*    5.9*    6.6*    3.4*+   5.4*    4.8*    3.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties             64      63      56      49      71      64                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44        6,250   6,093   5,935   5,809   5,607   5,939   2,625   3,314 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19        1,237   1,202   1,161   1,108   1,061   1,154     426     728 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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