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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     VAN BUREN COUNTY            1997    1998    1999    2000    2001   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births                 153     144     156     160     168     156       M       M 
General Fertility Rate           57.3    54.2*   58.2    59.1    61.3    58.0*     - *     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             63      70      55      59      51      66                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19           28      24      32      43      38      33       M       M 
Teen Fertility Rate              57.1    49.0    65.4    88.5*   77.2*   67.5*     - *     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             62      69      42       9      15      38                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women          37      46      44      54      53      47       M       M 
% Births To Unmarried Women      24.2*   31.9    28.2    33.8    31.5    30.1*     - *     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             55      36      47      35      41      40                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens          11      12      19      28      25      19       M       M 
% Births To Unmarried Teens       7.2*    8.3    12.2    17.5*   14.9    12.2      - *     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             67      65      31      14      20      30                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education       34      24      38      35      44      35       M       M 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   22.2    16.7    24.4    21.9    26.2    22.4      -       -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             42      66      29      44      20      39                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births            13      10      10      17      14      13       M       M 
% Low Birth Weight Births         8.5     6.9     6.4    10.6     8.3     8.3      -       -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             28      63      60      17      43      41                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care            48      40      26      28      12      31       M       M 
% No First Trimester Care        32.7*   29.9*   18.2+   17.8     7.2*+  20.7      -       -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             11      10      54      54      74      45                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                 2       1       3       2       1       2       M       M 
Infant Mortality Rate            13.1     6.9    19.2    12.5     6.0    12.8      -       -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             16      44       6      15      47       9                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               2       1       3       1       0       1       M       M 
Neonatal Mortality Rate          13.1     6.9    19.2     6.3     0.0     6.4      -       -  
Rank Among 75 Counties              5      26       2      28      75      22                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           0       0       0       1       1       0       M       M 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate       0.0     0.0     0.0     6.3     6.0     0.0      -       -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             75      75      75      21      18      75                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                  1       2       1       1       0       1       M       M 
Fetal Death Rate                  6.5    13.7     6.4     6.2     0.0*    6.4      -       -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             39       9      41      37      75      46                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths              3       3       4       2       0       2       M       M 
Perinatal Death Rate             19.5    20.5    25.5    12.4     0.0*+  12.7      -       -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             13      13       4      27      75      25                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions            14      22      16      16      14      16       M       M 
Induced Abortion Ratio            9.2*   15.3    10.3    10.0     8.3*   10.3*     -       -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             43      11      25      30      44      32                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44        2,672   2,657   2,680   2,705   2,741   2,691       M       M 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19          490     490     489     486     492     489       M       M 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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