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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     MONTGOMERY COUNTY           1992    1993    1994    1995    1996   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births                  87      83      80      83      96      86      84       0 
General Fertility Rate           61.3    58.5    56.5    58.9    68.7    60.9*   60.7      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             52      64      69      63      49      63                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19           13      15      17       7      15      13      13       0 
Teen Fertility Rate              49.1    56.8    64.4    26.7*+  57.9    49.4    50.4      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             72      62      61      75      69      73                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women          17      13      17      16      23      17      17       0 
% Births To Unmarried Women      19.5*   15.7*   21.3*   19.3*   24.0*   19.8*   20.2      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             57      74      61      67      52      69                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens           4       6       8       3       6       5       5       0 
% Births To Unmarried Teens       4.6*    7.2    10.0     3.6*    6.3*    5.8*    6.0      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             73      61      44      75      69      75                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education       37      17      24      18      30      25      24       0 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   42.5*   20.5+   30.0    21.7    31.3    29.1*   28.6*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties              1      60      15      55       8      16                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births             4       5       4       6       3       4       4       0 
% Low Birth Weight Births         4.6     6.0     5.0     7.2     3.1*    4.7*    4.8      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             68      59      66      47      75      75                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care            29      28      24      16      29      25      24       0 
% No First Trimester Care        33.3    34.1    30.4    19.5    30.9    29.4*   28.9*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             22      15      16      55      17      23                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                 0       1       0       1       0       0       0       0 
Infant Mortality Rate             0.0    12.0     0.0    12.0     0.0     0.0     0.0      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             75      25      75      16      75      75                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               0       0       0       1       0       0       0       0 
Neonatal Mortality Rate           0.0     0.0     0.0    12.0     0.0     0.0     0.0      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             75      75      75       6      75      75                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           0       1       0       0       0       0       0       0 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate       0.0    12.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             75       5      75      75      75      75                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                  0       2       1       0       0       1       1       0 
Fetal Death Rate                  0.0    23.5+   12.3     0.0     0.0    11.5    11.8      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             75       1       9      75      75       9                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths              0       2       1       1       0       1       1       0 
Perinatal Death Rate              0.0*   23.5+   12.3    12.0     0.0*   11.5    11.8      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             75      10      29      39      75      47                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions            13      13      10      10       8      11      11       0 
Induced Abortion Ratio           14.9    15.7    12.5    12.0     8.3*   12.8*   13.1      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             23      15      39      35      63      30                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44        1,420   1,418   1,417   1,410   1,398   1,413   1,383       0 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19          265     264     264     262     259     263     258       0 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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