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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     LITTLE RIVER COUNTY         1992    1993    1994    1995    1996   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births                 167     185     171     165     211     180     121      57 
General Fertility Rate           56.3*   62.9    58.6    57.1*   73.5+   61.7*   54.6*   85.3 
Rank Among 75 Counties             66      50      62      67      26      61                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19           36      51      43      52      35      43      25      18 
Teen Fertility Rate              66.8    94.4*   79.6    96.3*   65.3+   79.8*   64.4   123.3 
Rank Among 75 Counties             52      13      39      12      65      33                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women          44      57      45      34      49      46      13      32 
% Births To Unmarried Women      26.3    30.8    26.3    20.6*   23.2*   25.6*   10.7*   56.1*
Rank Among 75 Counties             37      29      36      63      56      38                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens          18      26      20      19      15      20       6      13 
% Births To Unmarried Teens      10.8    14.1    11.7    11.5     7.1*   11.1     5.0*   22.8 
Rank Among 75 Counties             33      22      33      34      67      33                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education       35      49      39      37      40      40      22      17 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   21.0    26.5    22.8    22.4    19.0    22.2    18.2*   29.8 
Rank Among 75 Counties             65      34      49      49      63      51                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births            15      20      24      14      20      19      10       8 
% Low Birth Weight Births         9.0    10.8    14.0*    8.5     9.5    10.6*    8.3    14.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             20       6       1      33      25       7                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care            46      68      39      36      49      48      22      25 
% No First Trimester Care        29.1    37.4*   23.4+   22.1    23.4    27.3    18.5    45.5 
Rank Among 75 Counties             32       8      45      43      45      30                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                 2       2       3       1       2       2       1       1 
Infant Mortality Rate            12.0    10.8    17.5     6.1     9.5    11.1     8.3    17.5 
Rank Among 75 Counties             31      31      10      54      32      25                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               1       1       3       1       1       1       1       1 
Neonatal Mortality Rate           6.0     5.4    17.5     6.1     4.7     5.6     8.3    17.5 
Rank Among 75 Counties             36      35       4      33      39      33                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           1       1       0       0       1       1       0       0 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate       6.0     5.4     0.0     0.0     4.7     5.6     0.0     0.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             24      24      75      75      18      19                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                  3       0       1       0       3       1       1       0 
Fetal Death Rate                 17.6     0.0*+   5.8     0.0*   14.0+    5.5     8.2     0.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties              7      75      43      75      13      57                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths              4       1       4       1       4       3       2       1 
Perinatal Death Rate             23.5     5.4    23.3     6.1    18.7    16.6    16.4    17.5 
Rank Among 75 Counties             11      60       6      65      16      16                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions            14      15       3       7      13      10       5       5 
Induced Abortion Ratio            8.4*    8.1*    1.8*+   4.2*    6.2*    5.6*    4.1*    8.8*
Rank Among 75 Counties             64      60      75      73      72      73                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44        2,966   2,943   2,920   2,892   2,871   2,918   2,215     668 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19          539     540     540     540     536     539     388     146 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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