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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     CRITTENDEN COUNTY           1992    1993    1994    1995    1996   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births                 938     856     935     867     837     887     351     532 
General Fertility Rate           79.7*   72.8*+  79.7*+  74.1*   72.0    75.7*   55.4*  100.9*
Rank Among 75 Counties              6      14       4      17      33       7                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19          214     208     234     205     212     215      46     168 
Teen Fertility Rate             104.9*  101.4*  113.5*   98.9*  102.3*  104.4*   51.0   147.4 
Rank Among 75 Counties              9       9       4      11      13       6                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women         482     483     520     463     471     484      69     415 
% Births To Unmarried Women      51.4*   56.4*+  55.6*   53.4*   56.3*   54.6*   19.7    78.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties              8       6       6       7       5       6                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens         177     184     206     172     181     184      22     162 
% Births To Unmarried Teens      18.9*   21.5*   22.0*   19.8*   21.6*   20.7*    6.3*   30.5*
Rank Among 75 Counties             10       8       8      10       7       9                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education      338     289     293     275     276     294      82     212 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   36.0*   33.8*   31.3*   31.7*   33.0*   33.1*   23.4    39.8*
Rank Among 75 Counties              6       4      13      11       4       4                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births           110      91     105      95     103     101      24      76 
% Low Birth Weight Births        11.7*   10.6*   11.2*   11.0*   12.3*   11.4*    6.8    14.3 
Rank Among 75 Counties              3       8       8      13       7       2                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care           225     248     199     200     216     218      43     174 
% No First Trimester Care        24.8    29.6*+  21.9*+  23.4    26.7    25.3    12.5*   33.8*
Rank Among 75 Counties             46      27      49      40      33      41                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                16      15      14      12      14      14       4      10 
Infant Mortality Rate            17.1    17.5*   15.0    13.8    16.7*   15.8*   11.4    18.8*
Rank Among 75 Counties             13      11      18      14      10       8                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths              11      13       7       7       5       9       2       6 
Neonatal Mortality Rate          11.7*   15.2*    7.5     8.1     6.0    10.1*    5.7    11.3 
Rank Among 75 Counties             11       5      14      23      31       7                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           5       2       7       5       9       6       2       4 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate       5.3     2.3     7.5     5.8    10.8*    6.8*    5.7     7.5 
Rank Among 75 Counties             26      48      18      19       4      10                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                 10       7       6       7      14       9       3       6 
Fetal Death Rate                 10.5     8.1     6.4     8.0    16.5*   10.0     8.5    11.2 
Rank Among 75 Counties             19      33      39      33      10      17                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths             21      20      13      14      19      17       5      12 
Perinatal Death Rate             22.2    23.2*   13.8    16.0    22.3*   19.0*   14.1    22.3 
Rank Among 75 Counties             14      12      24      22       9       7                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions           193     180     133     170     210     177      79      94 
Induced Abortion Ratio           20.6    21.0*   14.2*+  19.6+   25.1*+  20.0*   22.5*   17.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties              9       7      29       8       3       7                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44       11,775  11,751  11,727  11,702  11,629  11,717   6,332   5,273 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19        2,041   2,052   2,062   2,072   2,073   2,060     902   1,140 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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