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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     GARLAND COUNTY              1992    1993    1994    1995    1996   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births                 923     908     919     950     982     936     828      98 
General Fertility Rate           67.1    66.5    67.9    70.7    73.9    69.2    68.3*   81.7 
Rank Among 75 Counties             35      36      28      23      23      27                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19          157     141     183     193     179     171     138      31 
Teen Fertility Rate              71.9    64.9*   84.5+   89.6    83.4    79.0    72.5   136.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             45      54      28      21      35      35                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women         292     256     281     312     340     296     221      73 
% Births To Unmarried Women      31.6    28.2*   30.6    32.8    34.6    31.6    26.7*   74.5 
Rank Among 75 Counties             32      33      29      29      28      29                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens         101      91     112     120     122     109      80      28 
% Births To Unmarried Teens      10.9    10.0    12.2    12.6    12.4    11.6     9.7*   28.6 
Rank Among 75 Counties             32      39      30      28      29      30                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education      251     199     240     226     234     230     197      30 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   27.2    21.9+   26.1+   23.8    23.8    24.6    23.8*   30.6 
Rank Among 75 Counties             36      52      33      41      37      39                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births            68      73      54      77     107      76      64      11 
% Low Birth Weight Births         7.4     8.0     5.9*    8.1    10.9*+   8.1     7.7*   11.2 
Rank Among 75 Counties             45      33      62      38      16      35                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care           332     297     272     264     296     292     242      48 
% No First Trimester Care        36.4*   32.8*   30.1*   28.3*   30.4*   31.5*   29.5*   50.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties             15      17      17      23      20      15                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                 4      10       6       7      10       7       6       1 
Infant Mortality Rate             4.3*   11.0     6.5     7.4    10.2     7.5     7.2    10.2 
Rank Among 75 Counties             60      28      53      46      26      59                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               3       7       4       4       8       5       4       1 
Neonatal Mortality Rate           3.3     7.7     4.4     4.2     8.1     5.3     4.8    10.2 
Rank Among 75 Counties             50      21      38      48      19      36                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           1       3       2       3       2       2       2       0 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate       1.1     3.3     2.2     3.2     2.0     2.1*    2.4     0.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             51      42      48      38      40      59                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                  3       1       4       6       7       4       4       1 
Fetal Death Rate                  3.2     1.1*    4.3     6.3     7.1     4.3*    4.8    10.1 
Rank Among 75 Counties             61      60      51      42      45      68                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths              6       8       8      10      15       9       8       2 
Perinatal Death Rate              6.5*    8.8     8.7    10.5    15.2     9.6*    9.6    20.2 
Rank Among 75 Counties             63      53      52      44      25      58                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions           230     240     230     214     194     222     188      27 
Induced Abortion Ratio           24.9*   26.4*   25.0*   22.5*   19.8*   23.7*   22.7*   27.6 
Rank Among 75 Counties              3       3       4       6       9       5                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44       13,752  13,646  13,540  13,435  13,289  13,532  12,121   1,200 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19        2,184   2,174   2,165   2,154   2,145   2,164   1,904     228 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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