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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     BAXTER COUNTY               1992    1993    1994    1995    1996   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births                 267     300     336     308     365     315     312       0 
General Fertility Rate           52.0*   58.1*   64.7    59.0*   69.6+   60.7*   60.6*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             74      65      40      62      43      64                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19           55      46      54      62      59      55      55       0 
Teen Fertility Rate              64.6    53.1    61.1    68.9    64.3    62.2    62.6      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             55      68      66      56      66      66                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women          54      61      66      82      91      71      70       0 
% Births To Unmarried Women      20.2*   20.3*   19.6*   26.6*+  24.9*   22.5*   22.4*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             55      57      67      37      45      52                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens          20      17      19      31      32      24      24       0 
% Births To Unmarried Teens       7.5*    5.7*    5.7*   10.1+    8.8*    7.6*    7.7      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             59      70      73      47      62      65                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education       72      58      50      49      61      58      57       0 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   27.0    19.3+   14.9*   15.9*   16.7*   18.4*   18.3*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             38      63      73      71      68      71                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births            13      25      26      15      17      19      19       0 
% Low Birth Weight Births         4.9*    8.3     7.7     4.9*    4.7*    6.0*    6.1      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             66      28      43      72      74      69                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care            64      64      81      74     138      84      84       0 
% No First Trimester Care        24.0    21.5    24.1    24.0    38.1*+  26.8    27.0*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             52      62      42      38       7      32                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                 3       7       4       1       0       3       3       0 
Infant Mortality Rate            11.2    23.3    11.9     3.2     0.0*    9.5     9.6      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             36       3      25      68      75      37                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               2       5       2       0       0       2       2       0 
Neonatal Mortality Rate           7.5    16.7     6.0     0.0*    0.0*    6.3     6.4      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             27       3      28      75      75      26                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           1       2       2       1       0       1       1       0 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate       3.7     6.7     6.0     3.2     0.0*    3.2     3.2      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             38      17      24      36      75      49                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                  2       4       3       3       2       3       3       0 
Fetal Death Rate                  7.4    13.2     8.8     9.6     5.4     9.4     9.5      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             36      17      21      24      54      21                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths              4       9       5       3       2       5       5       0 
Perinatal Death Rate             14.9    29.6*   14.7     9.6     5.4    15.7    15.9      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             32       2      16      50      70      22                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions            40      37      37      46      26      37      37       0 
Induced Abortion Ratio           15.0    12.3*   11.0*   14.9     7.1*+  11.7*   11.9*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             22      32      45      22      66      42                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44        5,134   5,163   5,193   5,219   5,244   5,191   5,149       0 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19          851     867     884     900     917     884     878       0 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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