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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     CRAIGHEAD COUNTY            1992    1993    1994    1995    1996   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births                 974   1,041   1,068   1,057   1,089   1,046     938     101 
General Fertility Rate           56.8*   60.4*   61.6*   60.7*   62.4*   60.4*   60.3*   67.3*
Rank Among 75 Counties             64      62      55      56      64      65                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19          157     180     188     156     189     174     149      24 
Teen Fertility Rate              55.9*   65.6    70.1    59.6*   71.8    64.5*   62.4    87.6 
Rank Among 75 Counties             67      52      51      65      52      62                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women         235     253     278     253     294     263     189      72 
% Births To Unmarried Women      24.1*   24.3*   26.0*   23.9*   27.0*   25.1*   20.1    71.3 
Rank Among 75 Counties             41      43      38      48      40      41                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens          76      94      91      82     111      91      69      21 
% Births To Unmarried Teens       7.8*    9.0*    8.5*    7.8*   10.2*+   8.7*    7.4    20.8*
Rank Among 75 Counties             52      46      54      68      46      52                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education      194     219     208     192     201     203     181      21 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   19.9*   21.0*   19.5*   18.2*   18.5*   19.4*   19.3*   20.8*
Rank Among 75 Counties             68      56      64      67      65      66                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births            57      98      71      73      72      74      64      10 
% Low Birth Weight Births         5.9*    9.4+    6.6+    6.9     6.6*    7.1*    6.8     9.9*
Rank Among 75 Counties             60      18      50      50      57      49                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care           211     237     244     170     228     218     178      39 
% No First Trimester Care        24.5*   23.3*   23.1    16.1*+  21.1*+  21.5*   19.6*   40.2 
Rank Among 75 Counties             50      49      46      66      54      59                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                11       8       7      12       9       9       8       1 
Infant Mortality Rate            11.3     7.7     6.6    11.4     8.3     8.6     8.5     9.9 
Rank Among 75 Counties             34      47      52      22      38      49                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               6       7       4       8       2       5       5       0 
Neonatal Mortality Rate           6.2     6.7     3.7     7.6     1.8+    4.8     5.3     0.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             35      25      42      26      56      44                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           5       1       3       4       7       4       3       1 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate       5.1     1.0     2.8     3.8     6.4     3.8     3.2     9.9 
Rank Among 75 Counties             28      54      46      34      12      39                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                  7       8       6       3       8       6       5       2 
Fetal Death Rate                  7.1     7.6     5.6     2.8     7.3     5.7     5.3    19.4 
Rank Among 75 Counties             42      36      45      57      41      55                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths             13      15      10      11      10      12      10       2 
Perinatal Death Rate             13.3    14.3     9.3    10.4     9.1    11.4    10.6    19.4 
Rank Among 75 Counties             38      35      48      46      61      48                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions           195     202     190     181     190     192     147      37 
Induced Abortion Ratio           20.0    19.4    17.8    17.1    17.4    18.4    15.7    36.6*
Rank Among 75 Counties             10       9      16      13      14      10                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44       17,152  17,238  17,324  17,412  17,450  17,315  15,561   1,501 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19        2,808   2,745   2,682   2,618   2,632   2,697   2,389     274 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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