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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     POINSETT COUNTY             1992    1993    1994    1995    1996   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births                 376     331     332     356     348     349     313      35 
General Fertility Rate           74.6*   66.8    68.2    74.5    74.1    71.7*   70.2*   90.7 
Rank Among 75 Counties             13      35      26      16      22      20                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19           85      78      79      91      81      83      71      12 
Teen Fertility Rate              99.6    92.4*   94.6   110.3*   99.1    99.4*   95.0   142.9 
Rank Among 75 Counties             12      15      15       6      16       9                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women         121     123     113     123     125     121      92      29 
% Births To Unmarried Women      32.2    37.2*   34.0    34.6    35.9    34.7*   29.4*   82.9*
Rank Among 75 Counties             29      21      26      28      26      27                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens          44      41      46      54      53      48      36      11 
% Births To Unmarried Teens      11.7    12.4    13.9    15.2    15.2    13.8    11.5*   31.4 
Rank Among 75 Counties             27      25      26      23      22      27                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education      125     121     107     110     101     113      99      14 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   33.2*   36.6*   32.2*   30.9*   29.0*   32.4*   31.6*   40.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties             11       2      11      14      16      10                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births            30      27      28      30      30      29      26       3 
% Low Birth Weight Births         8.0     8.2     8.4     8.4     8.6     8.3     8.3*    8.6 
Rank Among 75 Counties             39      31      30      34      34      33                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care            89      94      97      71      81      86      74      13 
% No First Trimester Care        27.0    29.3    29.4    20.0+   23.4    25.6    24.4*   39.4 
Rank Among 75 Counties             39      31      19      51      46      38                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                 9       1       5       2       2       4       4       0 
Infant Mortality Rate            23.9*    3.0+   15.1     5.6     5.7    11.5    12.8     0.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties              5      61      17      55      53      23                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               5       0       1       0       1       1       1       0 
Neonatal Mortality Rate          13.3     0.0*+   3.0     0.0*    2.9     2.9     3.2     0.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties              7      75      45      75      54      62                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           4       1       4       2       1       2       2       0 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate      10.6     3.0    12.0     5.6     2.9     5.7     6.4*    0.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             12      43       7      21      34      17                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                  2       5       2       2       3       3       2       1 
Fetal Death Rate                  5.3    14.9     6.0     5.6     8.5     8.5     6.3    27.8 
Rank Among 75 Counties             52      13      40      48      33      31                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths              7       5       3       2       4       4       3       1 
Perinatal Death Rate             18.5    14.9     9.0     5.6    11.4    11.4     9.5    27.8 
Rank Among 75 Counties             21      31      50      68      48      49                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions            45      39      35      35      39      39      31       7 
Induced Abortion Ratio           12.0*   11.8*   10.5*    9.8*   11.2*   11.2*    9.9*   20.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             35      36      52      52      43      48                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44        5,042   4,955   4,868   4,778   4,697   4,868   4,458     386 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19          853     844     835     825     817     835     747      84 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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