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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     BRADLEY COUNTY              1992    1993    1994    1995    1996   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births                 164     148     140     130     140     144      89      55 
General Fertility Rate           72.0    65.9    63.2    59.6    65.7    65.1    65.4    66.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties             21      39      50      59      57      47                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19           41      37      40      40      26      37      17      19 
Teen Fertility Rate              99.8    91.1    99.5*  100.8*   68.2+   92.7*   69.7   125.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             11      16      10       9      60      14                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women          67      62      53      60      55      59      14      45 
% Births To Unmarried Women      40.9*   41.9*   37.9    46.2*   39.3    41.0*   15.7*   81.8*
Rank Among 75 Counties             15      14      22      11      21      15                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens          26      23      24      27      17      23       5      19 
% Births To Unmarried Teens      15.9    15.5    17.1    20.8*   12.1    16.0*    5.6    34.5*
Rank Among 75 Counties             17      18      17       9      32      16                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education       57      42      50      41      45      47      28      18 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   34.8*   28.4    35.7*   31.5*   32.1*   32.6*   31.5*   32.7 
Rank Among 75 Counties              7      22       4      12       6       9                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births            14       6      14      12      17      13       6       7 
% Low Birth Weight Births         8.5     4.1*   10.0+    9.2    12.1     9.0     6.7    12.7 
Rank Among 75 Counties             33      73      16      20       8      25                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care            35      42      47      35      41      40      20      20 
% No First Trimester Care        21.6    29.6    35.1*   27.3    29.7    28.4    23.0    37.7 
Rank Among 75 Counties             60      28       8      27      21      28                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                 5       0       1       2       0       2       1       1 
Infant Mortality Rate            30.5*    0.0*+   7.1    15.4     0.0*+  13.9    11.2    18.2 
Rank Among 75 Counties              2      75      45      11      75      13                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               3       0       1       1       0       1       0       1 
Neonatal Mortality Rate          18.3     0.0+    7.1     7.7     0.0     6.9     0.0    18.2 
Rank Among 75 Counties              3      75      16      25      75      20                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           2       0       0       1       0       1       0       0 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate      12.2     0.0     0.0     7.7     0.0     6.9     0.0     0.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties              8      75      75      12      75       9                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                  1       3       1       1       1       1       0       1 
Fetal Death Rate                  6.1    19.9     7.1     7.6     7.1     6.9     0.0    17.9 
Rank Among 75 Counties             45       4      34      34      44      46                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths              4       3       2       2       1       2       1       2 
Perinatal Death Rate             24.2    19.9    14.2    15.3     7.1    13.8    11.2    35.7 
Rank Among 75 Counties             10      17      19      23      67      34                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions            28      20      23      33      25      26      12      13 
Induced Abortion Ratio           17.1    13.5    16.4    25.4*   17.9    18.1    13.5    23.6 
Rank Among 75 Counties             14      26      20       3      13      11                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44        2,278   2,247   2,216   2,180   2,132   2,211   1,361     825 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19          411     406     402     397     381     399     244     152 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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