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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     STONE COUNTY                1997    1998    1999    2000    2001   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births                 108     133     130     133     117     124       M       M 
General Fertility Rate           54.8    67.5    65.8    67.4    59.2    62.8      -       -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             67      26      32      29      59      44                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19           23      30      19      20      16      22       M       M 
Teen Fertility Rate              67.4    86.5    54.0    56.8    44.2    62.7      -       -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             46      16      60      54      68      51                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women          19      38      21      28      18      25       M       M 
% Births To Unmarried Women      17.6*   28.6+   16.2*+  21.1*   15.4*   20.2*     - *     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             73      46      75      68      74      74                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens           7      12       7       8       5       8       M       M 
% Births To Unmarried Teens       6.5*    9.0     5.4*    6.0*    4.3*    6.5*     - *     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             71      60      74      72      73      75                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education       24      30      25      20      17      23       M       M 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   22.2    22.6    19.2    15.0*   14.5*   18.5*     -       -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             42      37      56      66      69      61                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births             8      10       7      10       8       9       M       M 
% Low Birth Weight Births         7.4     7.5     5.4     7.5     6.8     7.3      -       -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             46      55      71      48      58      57                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care            25      44      36      38      34      35       M       M 
% No First Trimester Care        23.8    33.6*   27.7    28.8*   29.6*   28.5*     - *     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             39       5      14      12       9      11                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                 0       2       0       1       1       1       M       M 
Infant Mortality Rate             0.0    15.0     0.0     7.5     8.5     8.1      -       -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             75      10      75      44      30      42                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               0       2       0       0       1       1       M       M 
Neonatal Mortality Rate           0.0    15.0     0.0     0.0     8.5     8.1      -       -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             75       7      75      75      13       9                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           0       0       0       1       0       0       M       M 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate       0.0     0.0     0.0     7.5     0.0     0.0      -       -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             75      75      75      10      75      75                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                  1       0       2       0       0       1       M       M 
Fetal Death Rate                  9.2     0.0    15.2+    0.0+    0.0     8.0      -       -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             20      75       6      75      75      30                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths              1       2       2       0       1       1       M       M 
Perinatal Death Rate              9.2    15.0    15.2     0.0*+   8.5     8.0      -       -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             41      23      23      75      44      64                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions             7      14       9       7       4       8       M       M 
Induced Abortion Ratio            6.5*   10.5     6.9*    5.3*    3.4*    6.5*     - *     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             60      28      48      62      69      56                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44        1,972   1,971   1,976   1,973   1,978   1,974       M       M 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19          341     347     352     352     362     351       M       M 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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