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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     FAULKNER COUNTY             1992    1993    1994    1995    1996   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births                 890     892     937   1,038   1,040     959     851     101 
General Fertility Rate           53.0*   51.6*   52.7*   56.8*   55.4*   53.9*   53.8*   57.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties             73      71      72      68      73      74                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19          135     110     126     120     133     125     108      17 
Teen Fertility Rate              44.0*   36.6*   42.7*   41.5*   44.1*   41.8*   42.1    43.7 
Rank Among 75 Counties             74      75      75      73      74      75                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women         173     173     208     219     203     195     136      58 
% Births To Unmarried Women      19.4*   19.4*   22.2*   21.1*   19.5*   20.3*   16.0*   57.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties             58      63      55      58      71      62                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens          63      56      72      69      64      65      49      16 
% Births To Unmarried Teens       7.1*    6.3*    7.7*    6.6*    6.2*    6.8*    5.8*   15.8*
Rank Among 75 Counties             63      69      57      70      70      72                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education      157     132     137     129     125     136     120      15 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   17.6*   14.8*   14.6*   12.4*   12.0*   14.2*   14.1*   14.9*
Rank Among 75 Counties             72      73      75      75      75      75                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births            55      48      74      66      58      60      48      12 
% Low Birth Weight Births         6.2*    5.4*    7.9+    6.4*    5.6*    6.3*    5.6*   11.9 
Rank Among 75 Counties             56      66      40      57      67      64                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care           259     220     241     260     239     244     197      45 
% No First Trimester Care        30.1    25.3+   27.0    25.9    23.9    26.4    24.0*   45.9*
Rank Among 75 Counties             30      39      30      31      44      33                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                 4       7       6       9       7       7       6       1 
Infant Mortality Rate             4.5     7.8     6.4     8.7     6.7     7.3*    7.1     9.9 
Rank Among 75 Counties             59      43      54      39      49      60                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               1       4       2       5       6       4       3       1 
Neonatal Mortality Rate           1.1*    4.5     2.1     4.8     5.8     4.2     3.5     9.9 
Rank Among 75 Counties             56      41      50      41      32      52                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           3       3       4       4       1       3       3       0 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate       3.4     3.4     4.3     3.9     1.0     3.1     3.5     0.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             41      40      36      32      44      50                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                  5       3       8       7       4       5       4       1 
Fetal Death Rate                  5.6     3.4     8.5     6.7     3.8     5.2     4.7     9.8 
Rank Among 75 Counties             49      55      26      39      59      60                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths              6       7      10      12      10       9       7       2 
Perinatal Death Rate              6.7*    7.8    10.6    11.5     9.6     9.3*    8.2*   19.6 
Rank Among 75 Counties             62      56      41      42      58      59                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions           248     233     244     236     216     235     182      47 
Induced Abortion Ratio           27.9*   26.1*   26.0*   22.7*   20.8*   24.5*   21.4*   46.5*
Rank Among 75 Counties              2       4       3       5       6       4                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44       16,800  17,289  17,779  18,271  18,766  17,781  15,813   1,772 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19        3,066   3,008   2,951   2,892   3,019   2,987   2,566     389 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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