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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     SHARP COUNTY                1997    1998    1999    2000    2001   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births                 162     167     139     184     177     166     164       1 
General Fertility Rate           58.9    60.4    50.3*   65.2+   61.4    59.3*   59.5    24.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties             58      59      73      33      49      59                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19           37      39      25      32      37      34      34       0 
Teen Fertility Rate              72.5    75.7    48.8    61.0    67.6    65.1*   66.8*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             34      27      65      48      30      44                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women          34      45      30      64      51      45      44       0 
% Births To Unmarried Women      21.0*   26.9*   21.6*   34.8+   28.8*   27.1*   26.8      - *
Rank Among 75 Counties             64      52      71      33      51      54                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens          19      23      14      21      25      20      20       0 
% Births To Unmarried Teens      11.7    13.8    10.1    11.4    14.1    12.0    12.2*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             33      28      50      36      24      31                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education       30      30      26      41      38      33      33       0 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   18.5    18.0    18.7    22.3    21.5    19.9    20.1      - *
Rank Among 75 Counties             59      59      57      42      38      52                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births            18      16      13      17      12      15      15       0 
% Low Birth Weight Births        11.1     9.6     9.4     9.2     6.8     9.0     9.1*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties              9      31      26      28      59      31                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care            28      46      26      48      49      39      39       0 
% No First Trimester Care        18.3    27.7+   19.1    27.7*   29.0*   24.5*   24.8*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             63      14      50      15      10      25                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                 3       0       3       1       0       1       1       0 
Infant Mortality Rate            18.5     0.0*+  21.6+    5.4     0.0*    6.0     6.1      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties              7      75       3      57      75      59                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               0       0       1       0       0       0       0       0 
Neonatal Mortality Rate           0.0     0.0     7.2     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             75      75      23      75      75      75                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           3       0       2       1       0       1       1       0 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate      18.5*    0.0+   14.4+    5.4     0.0     6.0     6.1      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties              1      75       1      25      75      11                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                  1       1       1       0       1       1       1       0 
Fetal Death Rate                  6.1     6.0     7.1     0.0*    5.6     6.0     6.1      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             43      38      36      75      43      50                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths              1       1       2       0       1       1       1       0 
Perinatal Death Rate              6.1     6.0    14.3     0.0*+   5.6     6.0     6.1      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             56      65      28      75      58      72                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions             8      15      14       9      11      11       9       0 
Induced Abortion Ratio            4.9*    9.0*   10.1     4.9*    6.2*    6.6*    5.5*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             67      43      26      63      55      55                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44        2,749   2,763   2,766   2,821   2,884   2,797   2,755      41 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19          510     515     512     525     547     522     509      12 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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