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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     SEBASTIAN COUNTY            1992    1993    1994    1995    1996   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births               1,632   1,565   1,634   1,705   1,645   1,636   1,420     122 
General Fertility Rate           73.5*   70.8*   74.3*   77.8*   75.5*   74.4*   74.5*   80.7 
Rank Among 75 Counties             17      21      12      11      18      11                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19          274     265     285     295     274     279     232      35 
Teen Fertility Rate              80.5*   77.7*   83.5*   86.3    79.8*   81.7*   81.4   117.8 
Rank Among 75 Counties             28      35      30      24      39      29                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women         439     450     469     496     535     478     366      84 
% Births To Unmarried Women      26.9*   28.8*   28.7*   29.1*   32.5+   29.2*   25.8*   68.9*
Rank Among 75 Counties             36      31      32      32      32      31                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens         155     159     168     176     188     169     128      33 
% Births To Unmarried Teens       9.5*   10.2*   10.3*   10.3*   11.4    10.3*    9.0*   27.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             41      38      40      41      37      38                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education      412     444     438     461     465     444     372      36 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   25.2    28.4*+  26.8*   27.0*   28.3*   27.1*   26.2*   29.5 
Rank Among 75 Counties             45      23      29      24      21      30                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births           121     121     109     140     126     123     102      15 
% Low Birth Weight Births         7.4     7.7     6.7*    8.2     7.7     7.5*    7.2    12.3 
Rank Among 75 Counties             44      38      49      36      47      43                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care           429     456     466     513     557     484     392      57 
% No First Trimester Care        26.4    29.3*   28.7*   30.2*   34.1*+  29.8*   27.8*   47.1*
Rank Among 75 Counties             42      30      28      16       9      20                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                 7      15       9       8      12      10       8       1 
Infant Mortality Rate             4.3*    9.6     5.5     4.7*    7.3     6.1*    5.6*    8.2 
Rank Among 75 Counties             61      36      57      59      46      66                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               3       9       4       5       9       6       5       1 
Neonatal Mortality Rate           1.8*    5.8     2.4     2.9     5.5     3.7*    3.5     8.2 
Rank Among 75 Counties             54      32      47      59      34      57                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           4       6       5       3       3       4       3       1 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate       2.5     3.8     3.1     1.8     1.8     2.4*    2.1     8.2 
Rank Among 75 Counties             47      37      44      42      41      56                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                 13      14      15      15      10      13      10       3 
Fetal Death Rate                  7.9     8.9     9.1     8.7     6.0     7.9     7.0    24.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties             35      28      20      26      52      37                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths             16      23      19      20      19      19      15       3 
Perinatal Death Rate              9.7    14.6    11.5    11.6    11.5    11.5    10.5    24.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             47      34      38      41      47      45                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions           176     192     149     161     149     165     125      21 
Induced Abortion Ratio           10.8*   12.3*    9.1*+   9.4*    9.1*   10.1*    8.8*   17.2*
Rank Among 75 Counties             47      33      60      54      54      53                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44       22,196  22,100  22,003  21,911  21,790  22,000  19,061   1,512 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19        3,405   3,410   3,414   3,417   3,432   3,416   2,849     297 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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