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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     SALINE COUNTY               1997    1998    1999    2000    2001   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births                 983     984     915     954     968     961     925      23 
General Fertility Rate           57.7*   57.2*   52.7*   54.3*   54.6*   55.3*   55.2*   37.5*
Rank Among 75 Counties             62      67      71      71      67      70                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19          138     117      94     101      99     110     101       8 
Teen Fertility Rate              51.0*   42.8*   34.2*   36.9*   35.6*   40.1*   38.4*   71.4 
Rank Among 75 Counties             69      73      72      72      72      73                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women         203     208     185     199     209     201     181      17 
% Births To Unmarried Women      20.7*   21.1*   20.2*   20.9*   21.6*   20.9*   19.6*   73.9 
Rank Among 75 Counties             66      69      73      69      70      72                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens          81      66      57      59      71      67      58       7 
% Births To Unmarried Teens       8.2*    6.7*    6.2*    6.2*    7.3*    7.0*    6.3*   30.4 
Rank Among 75 Counties             61      73      71      71      63      74                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education      152     140     128     123     112     131     121       6 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   15.5*   14.2*   14.0*   12.9*   11.6*   13.6*   13.1*   26.1 
Rank Among 75 Counties             72      72      72      74      74      74                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births            74      72      63      85      85      76      72       3 
% Low Birth Weight Births         7.5     7.3     6.9     8.9     8.8     7.9     7.8    13.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             43      59      56      35      40      48                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care           204     138     111     121     116     138     125       8 
% No First Trimester Care        21.9    15.2*+  12.5*   13.0*   12.5*   15.0*   14.1*   40.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             48      71      73      69      69      72                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                 5       4       7       4      10       6       6       0 
Infant Mortality Rate             5.1     4.1     7.7     4.2    10.3     6.2     6.5     0.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             56      59      39      65      21      57                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               2       3       3       0       8       3       3       0 
Neonatal Mortality Rate           2.0     3.0     3.3     0.0*+   8.3+    3.1     3.2     0.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             53      55      44      75      14      59                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           3       1       4       4       2       3       3       0 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate       3.1     1.0     4.4     4.2     2.1     3.1     3.2     0.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             37      42      27      35      43      41                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                  3       5       7       6       7       6       5       0 
Fetal Death Rate                  3.0     5.1     7.6     6.3     7.2     6.2     5.4     0.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             55      41      31      36      36      49                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths              5       8      10       6      15       9       8       1 
Perinatal Death Rate              5.1*    8.1    10.8     6.3    15.4     9.3*    8.6    43.5 
Rank Among 75 Counties             61      49      49      60      21      56                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions           138     123     128     107     152     130      99       4 
Induced Abortion Ratio           14.0    12.5*   14.0    11.2*   15.7+   13.5*   10.7*   17.4 
Rank Among 75 Counties             14      18      11      18       9       9                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44       17,024  17,200  17,371  17,557  17,713  17,373  16,760     613 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19        2,708   2,734   2,747   2,737   2,779   2,741   2,629     112 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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