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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     SALINE COUNTY               1992    1993    1994    1995    1996   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births                 853     838     933     862     940     885     860      17 
General Fertility Rate           56.2*   54.5*   59.9*+  54.7*+  59.0*   56.9*   57.0*   59.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties             69      69      59      71      70      71                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19          117     100     124     106     119     113     107       6 
Teen Fertility Rate              47.4*   40.0*   49.1*   41.4*   45.2*   44.6*   43.9    92.3 
Rank Among 75 Counties             73      74      73      74      72      74                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women         138     143     166     155     200     160     145      13 
% Births To Unmarried Women      16.2*   17.1*   17.8*   18.0*   21.3*   18.1*   16.9*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             69      68      72      71      67      73                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens          47      45      63      52      72      56      50       5 
% Births To Unmarried Teens       5.5*    5.4*    6.8*    6.0*    7.7*    6.3*    5.8*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             70      73      67      72      66      73                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education      164     144     150     137     145     148     140       6 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   19.2*   17.2*   16.1*   15.9*   15.4*   16.7*   16.3*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             69      70      70      72      71      72                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births            76      56      66      75      62      67      63       3 
% Low Birth Weight Births         8.9     6.7     7.1     8.7     6.6*    7.6     7.3      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             22      50      47      30      58      42                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care           169     106     180     151     199     161     151       7 
% No First Trimester Care        20.6*   13.1*+  20.8*+  18.7*   22.5    19.2*   18.6*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             66      75      59      56      48      68                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                 5       5      15       4       6       7       7       0 
Infant Mortality Rate             5.9     6.0    16.1+    4.6+    6.4     7.9     8.1      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             55      50      13      60      51      54                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               1       4       8       3       4       4       4       0 
Neonatal Mortality Rate           1.2*    4.8     8.6     3.5     4.3     4.5     4.7      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             55      40      12      57      44      48                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           4       1       7       1       2       3       3       0 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate       4.7     1.2     7.5+    1.2+    2.1     3.4     3.5      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             30      53      17      44      39      47                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                  5       7       9      13       6       8       7       1 
Fetal Death Rate                  5.8     8.3     9.6    14.9*    6.3     9.0     8.1      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             47      32      17      11      51      22                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths              6      11      17      16      10      12      11       1 
Perinatal Death Rate              7.0*   13.0    18.0    18.3    10.6    13.4    12.7      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             61      41      10      15      51      38                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions           165     152     143     147     160     153     147       4 
Induced Abortion Ratio           19.3    18.1    15.3    17.1    17.0    17.3    17.1*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             11      11      24      14      16      13                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44       15,186  15,375  15,563  15,754  15,938  15,563  15,090     288 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19        2,466   2,497   2,528   2,558   2,632   2,536   2,439      65 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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