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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     WASHINGTON COUNTY           1997    1998    1999    2000    2001   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births               2,354   2,380   2,497   2,570   2,547   2,470   2,253      56 
General Fertility Rate           65.6    65.4    67.5    68.1    66.1    66.6    65.4*   21.1*
Rank Among 75 Counties             33      38      24      25      29      29                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19          333     332     332     381     324     340     306      11 
Teen Fertility Rate              54.6*   52.5*   51.5*   58.0*   50.8*+  53.4*   52.3*   21.6*
Rank Among 75 Counties             65      64      62      52      61      67                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women         564     567     593     704     657     617     530      31 
% Births To Unmarried Women      24.0*   23.8*   23.7*   27.4*+  25.8*   25.0*   23.5*   55.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties             56      61      62      53      63      60                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens         198     197     198     240     177     202     177      10 
% Births To Unmarried Teens       8.4*    8.3*    7.9*    9.3*    6.9*+   8.2*    7.9*   17.9*
Rank Among 75 Counties             60      66      64      53      68      67                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education      562     558     628     698     707     631     565       8 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   23.9    23.4    25.2*   27.2*   27.8*   25.5*   25.1*   14.3*
Rank Among 75 Counties             36      34      23      19      16      24                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births           156     178     166     170     165     167     145       8 
% Low Birth Weight Births         6.6*    7.5*    6.6*    6.6*    6.5*    6.8*    6.4*   14.3 
Rank Among 75 Counties             59      56      58      59      61      67                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care           357     368     378     273     324     340     291       6 
% No First Trimester Care        15.3*   15.6*   15.7*   11.0*+  13.0*+  14.1*   13.2*   10.9*
Rank Among 75 Counties             71      68      68      73      68      73                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                20      22      12      14      12      16      15       1 
Infant Mortality Rate             8.5     9.2     4.8*    5.4     4.7*    6.5*    6.7    17.9 
Rank Among 75 Counties             36      31      57      56      49      53                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths              12      12       7       9       8      10       9       1 
Neonatal Mortality Rate           5.1     5.0     2.8     3.5     3.1     4.0*    4.0    17.9 
Rank Among 75 Counties             32      35      49      44      35      47                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           8      10       5       5       4       6       6       0 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate       3.4     4.2     2.0     1.9     1.6*    2.4     2.7     0.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             33      21      41      53      46      52                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                 17       3       6      22      16      13      11       0 
Fetal Death Rate                  7.2     1.3*+   2.4*    8.5+    6.2     5.2*    4.9     0.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             34      57      62      24      42      58                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths             29      15      13      31      24      22      20       1 
Perinatal Death Rate             12.2     6.3*+   5.2*   12.0+    9.4     8.9*    8.8    17.9 
Rank Among 75 Counties             35      63      63      29      40      60                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions           465     452     431     499     468     463     318      24 
Induced Abortion Ratio           19.8*   19.0*   17.3*   19.4*   18.4*   18.7*   14.1*   42.9*
Rank Among 75 Counties              6       5       8       3       7       5                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44       35,886  36,382  36,990  37,719  38,513  37,098  34,447   2,651 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19        6,096   6,319   6,450   6,568   6,376   6,362   5,853     509 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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