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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     MISSISSIPPI COUNTY          1992    1993    1994    1995    1996   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births                 998     864     915     871     940     918     510     402 
General Fertility Rate           76.3*   66.4+   70.7    67.6    73.7    71.0*   58.3*  102.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties             10      37      20      31      25      21                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19          268     230     273     258     294     265     109     155 
Teen Fertility Rate             118.6*  101.5*  119.9*  113.0*  131.3*  117.0*   79.1   183.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties              2       8       2       5       3       2                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women         448     402     474     435     490     450     135     313 
% Births To Unmarried Women      44.9*   46.5*   51.8*+  49.9*   52.1*   49.0*   26.5*   77.9*
Rank Among 75 Counties             10      11       7      10      10      10                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens         199     187     213     204     234     207      58     149 
% Births To Unmarried Teens      19.9*   21.6*   23.3*   23.4*   24.9*   22.5*   11.4*   37.1*
Rank Among 75 Counties              7       7       6       7       3       6                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education      335     280     313     299     291     304     147     155 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   33.6*   32.4*   34.2*   34.3*   31.0*   33.1*   28.8*   38.6*
Rank Among 75 Counties             10       6       7       6       9       5                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births            98      82      95     119      97      98      39      59 
% Low Birth Weight Births         9.8     9.5    10.4*   13.7*+  10.3*+  10.7*    7.6    14.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties             12      17      12       4      18       6                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care           457     269     241     151     255     275     123     149 
% No First Trimester Care        47.6*   31.8*+  26.7+   17.6*+  29.1*+  31.0*   24.8*   38.5 
Rank Among 75 Counties              2      20      31      59      24      16                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                19      10      14      10       7      12       5       7 
Infant Mortality Rate            19.0*   11.6    15.3    11.5     7.4    13.1*    9.8    17.4 
Rank Among 75 Counties              9      27      14      20      44      14                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths              11       2       6       4       5       6       3       3 
Neonatal Mortality Rate          11.0     2.3+    6.6     4.6     5.3     6.5     5.9     7.5 
Rank Among 75 Counties             12      49      23      45      36      25                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           8       8       8       6       2       6       2       4 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate       8.0     9.3*    8.7     6.9     2.1     6.5*    3.9    10.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties             18       7      12      15      39      11                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                  6      14       7       9       9       9       5       4 
Fetal Death Rate                  6.0    15.9*+   7.6    10.2     9.5     9.7     9.7*    9.9 
Rank Among 75 Counties             46      11      30      18      28      20                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths             17      16      13      13      14      15       8       6 
Perinatal Death Rate             16.9    18.2    14.1    14.8    14.8    16.2    15.5*   14.8 
Rank Among 75 Counties             27      20      20      27      28      20                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions           131     114     106     111     111     115      67      46 
Induced Abortion Ratio           13.1*   13.2*   11.6*   12.7*   11.8*   12.5*   13.1*   11.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties             28      29      42      31      41      35                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44       13,075  13,010  12,944  12,879  12,758  12,933   8,751   3,914 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19        2,259   2,267   2,276   2,284   2,240   2,265   1,378     847 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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