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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     MONROE COUNTY               1992    1993    1994    1995    1996   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births                 202     176     163     180     140     172      78      94 
General Fertility Rate           94.1*   83.8*   79.4*   90.0*   71.6+   83.9*   65.5   110.3*
Rank Among 75 Counties              2       3       5       2      36       3                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19           49      49      30      48      39      43      15      28 
Teen Fertility Rate             116.9   120.4*   75.8+  125.3*  103.7*  108.6*   74.6   143.6 
Rank Among 75 Counties              3       3      42       3      12       4                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women         104      95      81     104      76      92      18      74 
% Births To Unmarried Women      51.5*   54.0*   49.7*   57.8*   54.3*   53.5*   23.1    78.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties              7       8       9       5       7       7                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens          43      44      22      40      33      36       9      27 
% Births To Unmarried Teens      21.3*   25.0*   13.5+   22.2*+  23.6*   20.9*   11.5*   28.7 
Rank Among 75 Counties              3       2      27       8       4       8                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education       60      52      37      61      40      50      21      29 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   29.7    29.5    22.7    33.9*+  28.6    29.1*   26.9*   30.9 
Rank Among 75 Counties             22      14      50       7      19      16                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births            23      15      13      21      20      18       5      13 
% Low Birth Weight Births        11.4     8.5     8.0    11.7    14.3*   10.5*    6.4    13.8 
Rank Among 75 Counties              5      26      38       9       2       8                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care            88      73      51      78      58      70      21      49 
% No First Trimester Care        45.1*   44.5*   33.3*+  44.8*+  42.6*   42.7*   28.0*   55.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties              5       2      13       1       3       2                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                 5       1       3       3       1       3       1       2 
Infant Mortality Rate            24.8     5.7    18.4    16.7     7.1    17.4    12.8    21.3 
Rank Among 75 Counties              4      53       8      10      48       3                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               5       1       1       2       0       2       1       1 
Neonatal Mortality Rate          24.8*    5.7     6.1    11.1     0.0    11.6    12.8    10.6 
Rank Among 75 Counties              1      33      25       7      75       5                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           0       0       2       1       1       1       0       1 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate       0.0     0.0    12.3+    5.6     7.1     5.8     0.0    10.6 
Rank Among 75 Counties             75      75       5      22      11      16                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                  2       1       0       2       3       2       0       1 
Fetal Death Rate                  9.8     5.6     0.0    11.0    21.0    11.5     0.0    10.5 
Rank Among 75 Counties             25      43      75      16       2       9                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths              7       2       1       4       3       3       1       2 
Perinatal Death Rate             34.3*   11.3     6.1    22.0    21.0    17.2    12.8    21.1 
Rank Among 75 Counties              2      45      60      12      10      13                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions            23      25      30      18      29      25      11      13 
Induced Abortion Ratio           11.4*   14.2    18.4    10.0*   20.7+   14.5    14.1    13.8*
Rank Among 75 Counties             40      21      13      51       7      20                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44        2,146   2,099   2,052   2,000   1,956   2,051   1,191     852 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19          419     407     396     383     376     396     201     195 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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