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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     LINCOLN COUNTY              1992    1993    1994    1995    1996   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births                 169     170     169     146     139     159      94      63 
General Fertility Rate           76.0    76.9    76.9    66.9    64.4    72.4    65.1    85.8 
Rank Among 75 Counties             11       8       9      37      60      17                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19           30      35      33      34      24      31      12      19 
Teen Fertility Rate              69.3    79.7    74.3    75.9    54.5    70.3    47.2   105.6 
Rank Among 75 Counties             49      32      44      42      71      57                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women          61      58      58      56      56      58      14      43 
% Births To Unmarried Women      36.1    34.1    34.3    38.4    40.3    36.5*   14.9*   68.3*
Rank Among 75 Counties             22      25      25      21      18      25                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens          22      22      26      27      19      23       5      18 
% Births To Unmarried Teens      13.0    12.9    15.4    18.5*   13.7    14.5*    5.3*   28.6 
Rank Among 75 Counties             24      24      23      13      26      24                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education       39      41      28      36      22      33      19      14 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   23.1    24.1    16.6*   24.7    15.8*   20.8    20.2    22.2*
Rank Among 75 Counties             52      42      69      34      70      60                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births            15      12       9       8      10      11       6       5 
% Low Birth Weight Births         8.9     7.1     5.3     5.5     7.2     6.9     6.4     7.9*
Rank Among 75 Counties             23      44      64      69      49      56                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care            35      35      36      28      24      32      12      19 
% No First Trimester Care        20.7*   20.7    21.6    19.6    17.4*   20.4*   12.9*   30.6*
Rank Among 75 Counties             65      67      51      52      66      65                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                 0       0       2       1       1       1       1       0 
Infant Mortality Rate             0.0*    0.0*   11.8     6.8     7.2     6.3    10.6     0.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties             75      75      26      49      47      65                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               0       0       1       0       1       0       0       0 
Neonatal Mortality Rate           0.0     0.0     5.9     0.0     7.2     0.0     0.0     0.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             75      75      29      75      24      75                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           0       0       1       1       0       0       0       0 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate       0.0     0.0     5.9     6.8     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties             75      75      25      16      75      75                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                  0       0       1       1       0       0       0       0 
Fetal Death Rate                  0.0*    0.0*    5.9     6.8     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             75      75      42      38      75      75                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths              0       0       2       1       1       1       0       0 
Perinatal Death Rate              0.0*    0.0*   11.8     6.8     7.2     6.3*    0.0     0.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties             75      75      33      63      66      73                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions            18      13      25      20      18      19      11       8 
Induced Abortion Ratio           10.7*    7.6*   14.8    13.7    12.9    11.9*   11.7    12.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties             49      63      27      28      32      41                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44        2,223   2,211   2,199   2,182   2,158   2,195   1,443     734 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19          433     439     444     448     440     441     254     180 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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