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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     OUACHITA COUNTY             1992    1993    1994    1995    1996   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births                 448     431     409     390     375     411     222     187 
General Fertility Rate           69.9    67.3    63.9    61.0*   59.0*   64.3*   55.6*   79.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties             28      33      43      55      69      51                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19           94      87      88      96     101      93      33      60 
Teen Fertility Rate              88.6    80.3    79.7    85.3*   89.5*   84.5*   51.3   133.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             18      31      37      25      21      24                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women         166     162     173     169     162     166      35     131 
% Births To Unmarried Women      37.1*   37.6*   42.3*   43.3*   43.2*   40.4*   15.8*   70.1 
Rank Among 75 Counties             21      20      17      13      15      16                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens          65      56      72      72      80      69      11      57 
% Births To Unmarried Teens      14.5    13.0    17.6*   18.5*   21.3*   16.8*    5.0*   30.5*
Rank Among 75 Counties             20      23      16      14       9      14                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education       97      82      80      73      82      83      35      47 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   21.7    19.0*   19.6    18.7*   21.9    20.2*   15.8*   25.1*
Rank Among 75 Counties             61      66      63      66      46      64                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births            36      50      48      50      38      44      15      30 
% Low Birth Weight Births         8.0    11.6*   11.7*   12.8*   10.1    10.7*    6.8    16.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties             36       3       6       6      20       5                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care           121     142     115      97     121     119      41      78 
% No First Trimester Care        27.8    33.4*   29.3*   25.2    32.4*+  29.6*   18.8    42.6 
Rank Among 75 Counties             36      16      20      36      13      21                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                 8       6       3       1      10       6       2       4 
Infant Mortality Rate            17.9    13.9     7.3     2.6    26.7*+  14.6     9.0    21.4 
Rank Among 75 Counties             11      19      43      70       1      10                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               3       5       1       1       4       3       1       1 
Neonatal Mortality Rate           6.7    11.6     2.4     2.6    10.7     7.3     4.5     5.3 
Rank Among 75 Counties             32      10      48      61      10      14                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           5       1       2       0       6       3       0       2 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate      11.2     2.3     4.9     0.0*   16.0*+   7.3     0.0    10.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties             11      49      31      75       1       6                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                  2       2       3       0       6       3       1       2 
Fetal Death Rate                  4.4     4.6     7.3     0.0*+  15.7+    7.2     4.5    10.6 
Rank Among 75 Counties             56      50      32      75      11      40                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths              5       7       4       1      10       5       2       3 
Perinatal Death Rate             11.1    16.2     9.7     2.6*   26.2+   12.1     9.0    15.9 
Rank Among 75 Counties             43      26      45      73       6      41                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions            60      57      60      71      68      63      25      37 
Induced Abortion Ratio           13.4*   13.2*   14.7    18.2    18.1    15.3    11.3*   19.8*
Rank Among 75 Counties             27      28      28      11      12      18                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44        6,413   6,408   6,404   6,396   6,357   6,396   3,992   2,367 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19        1,061   1,083   1,104   1,125   1,128   1,100     643     451 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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