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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     SCOTT COUNTY                1997    1998    1999    2000    2001   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births                 125     134     171     139     139     142     138       0 
General Fertility Rate           59.6    65.9    83.5*+  68.0    68.3    69.2    69.4*    0.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties             53      33       2      26      25      20                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19           20      25      40      32      25      28      28       0 
Teen Fertility Rate              55.1    71.8   114.9    94.7    75.5    80.9    84.3*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             64      36       2       6      16      14                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women          27      34      55      42      29      37      37       0 
% Births To Unmarried Women      21.6*   25.4*   32.2    30.2    20.9*   26.1*   26.8      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             62      57      36      44      72      56                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens           8       9      22      19      11      14      14       0 
% Births To Unmarried Teens       6.4*    6.7*   12.9    13.7     7.9     9.9*   10.1      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             73      72      27      29      58      54                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education       37      39      48      38      48      42      40       0 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   29.6    29.1    28.1    27.3    34.5*   29.6*   29.0*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             11      16      17      18       5      12                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births            13       9      17       9       9      11      11       0 
% Low Birth Weight Births        10.4     6.7     9.9     6.5     6.5     7.7     8.0      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             12      67      18      62      62      49                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care            30      30      44      34      33      34      33       0 
% No First Trimester Care        24.0    22.4    26.5    24.6    24.1    24.3    24.1*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             38      40      18      23      28      27                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                 3       1       2       0       0       1       1       0 
Infant Mortality Rate            24.0     7.5    11.7     0.0     0.0     7.0     7.2      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties              3      42      23      75      75      50                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               1       1       2       0       0       1       1       0 
Neonatal Mortality Rate           8.0     7.5    11.7     0.0     0.0     7.0     7.2      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             19      21       8      75      75      17                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           2       0       0       0       0       0       0       0 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate      16.0     0.0+    0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties              4      75      75      75      75      75                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                  2       0       0       0       1       1       1       0 
Fetal Death Rate                 15.7     0.0+    0.0     0.0     7.1     7.0     7.2      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties              6      75      75      75      37      39                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths              3       1       2       0       1       1       1       0 
Perinatal Death Rate             23.6     7.5    11.7     0.0*    7.1     7.0     7.2      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties              6      51      45      75      53      71                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions            12       8       8       5       8       8       7       0 
Induced Abortion Ratio            9.6     6.0*    4.7*    3.6*    5.8*    5.6*    5.1*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             37      59      66      68      58      61                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44        2,099   2,032   2,049   2,045   2,036   2,052   1,988      65 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19          363     348     348     338     331     346     332      14 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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