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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     JEFFERSON COUNTY            1992    1993    1994    1995    1996   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births               1,376   1,348   1,283   1,261   1,317   1,317     512     796 
General Fertility Rate           72.1*   71.3*   68.5    67.9    71.9    70.4*   55.8*   85.2 
Rank Among 75 Counties             20      18      24      30      35      23                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19          283     304     291     259     287     285      72     213 
Teen Fertility Rate              81.9    89.6*   87.3*   79.2    88.1*   85.3*   51.5   111.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             26      17      23      33      27      21                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women         646     686     663     662     710     673     101     571 
% Births To Unmarried Women      46.9*   50.9*+  51.7*   52.5*   53.9*   51.1*   19.7    71.7 
Rank Among 75 Counties              9       9       8       8       8       9                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens         228     254     242     240     253     243      38     205 
% Births To Unmarried Teens      16.6*   18.8*   18.9*   19.0*   19.2*   18.5*    7.4    25.8*
Rank Among 75 Counties             15      10      12      11      13      11                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education      334     328     308     292     326     318     103     214 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   24.3    24.3    24.0    23.2    24.8    24.1    20.1*   26.9*
Rank Among 75 Counties             49      39      44      44      33      43                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births           148     142     142     140     145     143      37     105 
% Low Birth Weight Births        10.8*   10.5*   11.1*   11.1*   11.0*   10.9*    7.2    13.2 
Rank Among 75 Counties              8       9       9      11      15       4                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care           409     429     467     414     415     427     101     324 
% No First Trimester Care        30.1*   32.5*   37.0*+  33.1*+  31.7*   32.8*   20.0    41.3 
Rank Among 75 Counties             29      18       6       9      14      11                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                15      12      13      14      17      14       5      10 
Infant Mortality Rate            10.9     8.9    10.1    11.1    12.9    10.6     9.8    12.6 
Rank Among 75 Counties             38      39      30      24      16      31                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               8       5       4       6      12       7       2       5 
Neonatal Mortality Rate           5.8     3.7     3.1     4.8     9.1     5.3     3.9     6.3 
Rank Among 75 Counties             38      46      44      42      16      37                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           7       7       9       8       5       7       3       4 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate       5.1     5.2     7.0     6.3     3.8     5.3     5.9     5.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             29      27      21      18      28      23                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                 17      19      11       7      12      13       5       8 
Fetal Death Rate                 12.2    13.9*    8.5     5.5     9.0     9.8     9.7    10.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             16      16      24      49      31      19                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths             25      24      15      13      24      20       7      14 
Perinatal Death Rate             17.9    17.6    11.6    10.3    18.1    15.0    13.5    17.4 
Rank Among 75 Counties             25      21      35      47      17      26                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions           322     347     366     334     337     341     101     234 
Induced Abortion Ratio           23.4*   25.7*   28.5*   26.5*   25.6*   25.9*   19.7*   29.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties              5       5       2       2       2       2                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44       19,074  18,902  18,729  18,559  18,324  18,718   9,179   9,348 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19        3,454   3,394   3,333   3,272   3,259   3,342   1,398   1,919 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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