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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     IZARD COUNTY                1992    1993    1994    1995    1996   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births                 136     110     141     131     129     129     128       1 
General Fertility Rate           70.2    56.7    72.6+   67.6    66.4    66.5    66.8      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             26      66      16      32      53      41                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19           24      16      23      23      23      22      22       0 
Teen Fertility Rate              70.0    46.4    66.5    66.3    65.3    63.4    64.3      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             47      71      54      59      64      65                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women          20      20      27      36      28      26      25       0 
% Births To Unmarried Women      14.7*   18.2*   19.1*   27.5    21.7*   20.2*   19.5      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             71      66      69      35      66      63                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens           9       6       9      12       7       9       9       0 
% Births To Unmarried Teens       6.6     5.5*    6.4*    9.2     5.4*    7.0*    7.0      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             67      72      69      53      72      71                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education       25      14      27      27      25      24      23       0 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   18.4    12.7*   19.1    20.6    19.4    18.6*   18.0*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             70      75      66      61      61      70                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births             6      11       5       9      10       8       8       0 
% Low Birth Weight Births         4.4    10.0     3.5*+   6.9     7.8     6.2     6.3      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             69      13      72      51      46      65                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care            28      24      24      22      33      26      26       0 
% No First Trimester Care        20.9    22.0    17.3*   17.2    26.0    20.5*   20.6      - *
Rank Among 75 Counties             63      59      67      61      35      64                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                 1       3       4       1       0       2       2       0 
Infant Mortality Rate             7.4    27.3    28.4     7.6     0.0*   15.5    15.6      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             49       1       2      44      75       9                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               1       2       0       0       0       1       1       0 
Neonatal Mortality Rate           7.4    18.2     0.0+    0.0     0.0     7.8     7.8      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             29       1      75      75      75      12                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           0       1       4       1       0       1       1       0 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate       0.0     9.1    28.4*    7.6     0.0     7.8     7.8*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             75       8       1      13      75       5                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                  1       1       0       0       1       1       1       0 
Fetal Death Rate                  7.3     9.0     0.0     0.0     7.7     7.7     7.8      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             40      27      75      75      39      38                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths              2       3       0       0       1       1       1       0 
Perinatal Death Rate             14.6    27.0     0.0*+   0.0*    7.7     7.7     7.8      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             36       5      75      75      65      71                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions            13      10       8      21      17      14      14       0 
Induced Abortion Ratio            9.6*    9.1*    5.7*   16.0+   13.2    10.9*   10.9*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             60      54      71      17      31      49                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44        1,937   1,940   1,942   1,939   1,944   1,940   1,917       0 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19          343     345     346     347     352     347     342       0 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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