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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     ARKANSAS COUNTY             1992    1993    1994    1995    1996   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                                   
                                                                                              
Total Live Births                 282     290     282     263     301     284     189      93 
General Fertility Rate           62.5    64.7    63.4    59.6*   69.5    64.0*   58.5*   79.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             49      44      49      58      44      53                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19           68      63      68      60      74      67      35      31 
Teen Fertility Rate              83.5*   76.2    81.0    70.5    88.8*   80.4*   63.3   112.7 
Rank Among 75 Counties             25      37      34      54      24      31                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women         115     113     116      94     114     110      38      72 
% Births To Unmarried Women      40.8*   39.0*   41.1*   35.7    37.9    38.7*   20.1    77.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties             16      18      19      26      23      19                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens          50      46      41      40      49      45      15      30 
% Births To Unmarried Teens      17.7*   15.9*   14.5    15.2    16.3    15.8*    7.9    32.3*
Rank Among 75 Counties             12      15      24      22      17      19                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education       80      81      68      68      70      73      42      31 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   28.4    27.9    24.1    25.9    23.3    25.7*   22.2    33.3 
Rank Among 75 Counties             32      26      41      27      40      36                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births            28      23      26      29      36      28      15      13 
% Low Birth Weight Births         9.9     7.9     9.2    11.0    12.0*    9.9*    7.9    14.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             11      35      21      12      11      13                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care           112     119      90      78     116     103      52      51 
% No First Trimester Care        41.8*   42.3*   33.7*+  30.1*   41.1*+  38.0*   28.6*   58.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties              8       5      10      17       5       4                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                 1       3       3       1       3       2       1       1 
Infant Mortality Rate             3.5    10.3    10.6     3.8    10.0     7.0     5.3    10.8 
Rank Among 75 Counties             62      33      28      66      28      64                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               1       2       2       0       2       1       1       0 
Neonatal Mortality Rate           3.5     6.9     7.1     0.0*    6.6     3.5     5.3     0.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             49      24      18      75      26      60                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           0       1       1       1       1       1       0       0 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate       0.0*    3.4     3.5     3.8     3.3     3.5     0.0     0.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             75      39      42      33      31      46                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                  6       5       2       2       1       3       1       2 
Fetal Death Rate                 20.8    16.9     7.0     7.5     3.3    10.5     5.3    21.1 
Rank Among 75 Counties              3       7      35      35      61      16                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths              7       7       4       2       3       5       2       2 
Perinatal Death Rate             24.3    23.7    14.1     7.5     9.9    17.4    10.5    21.1 
Rank Among 75 Counties              9       9      21      60      56      12                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions            46      47      42      30      41      41      28      12 
Induced Abortion Ratio           16.3    16.2    14.9    11.4*   13.6    14.4*   14.8    12.9*
Rank Among 75 Counties             17      13      26      42      28      22                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44        4,513   4,480   4,447   4,410   4,333   4,437   3,230   1,177 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19          814     827     839     851     833     833     553     275 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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