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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     CHICOT COUNTY               1992    1993    1994    1995    1996   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births                 238     229     184     214     198     213      77     135 
General Fertility Rate           73.7    71.3    57.6*+  67.4    63.3    66.8    64.1    69.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties             15      17      68      34      62      38                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19           76      61      54      64      46      60      17      43 
Teen Fertility Rate             110.8*   89.4*   79.8*   95.2*   69.3    88.8*   76.6    96.4 
Rank Among 75 Counties              4      18      35      14      59      15                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women         167     132     117     143     122     136      20     116 
% Births To Unmarried Women      70.2*   57.6*+  63.6*   66.8*   61.6*   63.8*   26.0*   85.9*
Rank Among 75 Counties              1       3       3       2       2       2                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens          63      52      48      55      40      52      11      41 
% Births To Unmarried Teens      26.5*   22.7*   26.1*   25.7*   20.2*   24.4*   14.3*   30.4 
Rank Among 75 Counties              1       6       3       4      11       2                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education       88      70      67      78      50      71      24      46 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   37.0*   30.6*   36.4*   36.4*   25.3+   33.3*   31.2*   34.1*
Rank Among 75 Counties              5      12       3       3      31       3                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births            21      25      15      31      18      22       4      18 
% Low Birth Weight Births         8.8    10.9     8.2    14.5*+   9.1    10.3*    5.2    13.3 
Rank Among 75 Counties             26       5      36       1      28      10                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care            68      53      38      35      61      51       8      43 
% No First Trimester Care        28.7    23.2    20.8    16.5*   31.0+   24.2    10.4*   32.1*
Rank Among 75 Counties             34      50      60      62      16      45                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                 4       0       2       3       3       2       1       2 
Infant Mortality Rate            16.8     0.0*+  10.9+   14.0    15.2     9.4    13.0    14.8 
Rank Among 75 Counties             14      75      27      13      12      39                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               1       0       1       2       1       1       0       1 
Neonatal Mortality Rate           4.2     0.0*    5.4     9.3     5.1     4.7     0.0     7.4 
Rank Among 75 Counties             45      75      33      14      37      45                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           3       0       1       1       2       1       0       1 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate      12.6     0.0+    5.4     4.7    10.1     4.7     0.0     7.4 
Rank Among 75 Counties              6      75      27      28       5      27                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                  5       0       2       5       4       3       1       2 
Fetal Death Rate                 20.6     0.0*+  10.8+   22.8*   19.8    13.9*   12.8    14.6 
Rank Among 75 Counties              4      75      13       3       4       4                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths              6       0       3       7       5       4       1       3 
Perinatal Death Rate             24.7     0.0*+  16.1+   32.0*   24.8    18.5    12.8    21.9 
Rank Among 75 Counties              7      75      12       6       8       8                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions            27      19      34      24      30      27       7      19 
Induced Abortion Ratio           11.3*    8.3*   18.5+   11.2*   15.2    12.7*    9.1*   14.1*
Rank Among 75 Counties             41      58      12      44      19      33                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44        3,228   3,211   3,194   3,173   3,129   3,187   1,202   1,945 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19          686     682     677     672     664     676     222     446 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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