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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     FRANKLIN COUNTY             1992    1993    1994    1995    1996   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births                 218     212     204     209     266     222     220       1 
General Fertility Rate           73.3    71.7    69.4    71.6    91.4*+  75.5*   75.9*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             18      16      22      21       2       8                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19           37      35      44      40      52      42      41       0 
Teen Fertility Rate              73.0    70.3    89.8    83.3   106.1    85.2    84.2      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             43      46      20      28      10      22                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women          50      51      48      43      64      51      50       0 
% Births To Unmarried Women      22.9*   24.1*   23.5*   20.6*   24.1*   23.0*   22.7*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             44      46      47      64      51      51                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens          19      17      19      17      26      20      19       0 
% Births To Unmarried Teens       8.7     8.0     9.3     8.1     9.8     9.0*    8.6      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             47      53      48      64      50      49                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education       50      29      49      41      53      44      44       0 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   22.9    13.7*+  24.0+   19.6    19.9    19.8*   20.0      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             54      74      43      65      57      65                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births            18      15      15      18      17      17      16       0 
% Low Birth Weight Births         8.3     7.1     7.4     8.6     6.4     7.7     7.3      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             35      43      45      31      61      40                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care            78      63      59      54      73      65      64       1 
% No First Trimester Care        35.8*   29.7    29.1    25.8    27.5    29.4*   29.2*     - *
Rank Among 75 Counties             18      25      25      32      31      23                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                 3       0       2       2       1       2       2       0 
Infant Mortality Rate            13.8     0.0*+   9.8+    9.6     3.8     9.0     9.1      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             24      75      31      34      58      43                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               2       0       2       2       1       1       1       0 
Neonatal Mortality Rate           9.2     0.0*    9.8+    9.6     3.8     4.5     4.5      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             18      75       9      13      47      49                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           1       0       0       0       0       0       0       0 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate       4.6     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             31      75      75      75      75      75                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                  1       0       1       0       2       1       1       0 
Fetal Death Rate                  4.6     0.0*    4.9     0.0*    7.5     4.5     4.5      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             55      75      47      75      40      65                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths              3       0       3       2       3       2       2       0 
Perinatal Death Rate             13.7     0.0*+  14.6+    9.6    11.2     9.0     9.0      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             37      75      17      51      49      60                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions            28      13      21      14      23      20      19       0 
Induced Abortion Ratio           12.8     6.1*+  10.3*    6.7*    8.6*    9.0*    8.6*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             29      71      54      66      56      64                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44        2,973   2,957   2,941   2,920   2,909   2,940   2,900       0 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19          507     498     490     480     490     493     487       0 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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