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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     SHARP COUNTY                1992    1993    1994    1995    1996   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births                 159     173     148     175     172     165     164       1 
General Fertility Rate           69.2    76.1    65.8    78.8    78.5    73.5*   74.6*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             30       9      37      10      10      14                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19           32      43      31      34      24      33      32       0 
Teen Fertility Rate              74.4    99.8    71.8    78.7    56.9    76.9    76.9      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             39      10      49      35      70      41                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women          33      40      37      42      39      38      38       0 
% Births To Unmarried Women      20.8*   23.1*   25.0    24.0*   22.7*   23.0*   23.2      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             51      51      43      47      58      50                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens          12      18       8      19       9      13      13       0 
% Births To Unmarried Teens       7.5    10.4     5.4*   10.9     5.2*    7.9*    7.9      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             56      36      74      38      73      61                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education       36      36      29      37      34      34      34       0 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   22.6    20.8    19.6    21.1    19.8    20.6    20.7      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             56      58      61      59      59      61                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births            11      13      11       8      14      11      11       0 
% Low Birth Weight Births         6.9     7.5     7.4     4.6     8.1     6.7     6.7      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             51      40      44      73      41      58                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care            59      38      42      28      24      38      38       0 
% No First Trimester Care        38.1*   22.6+   29.2    16.2*+  14.8*   23.8    23.8      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             13      51      23      64      71      47                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                 1       3       1       2       0       1       1       0 
Infant Mortality Rate             6.3    17.3     6.8    11.4     0.0*    6.1     6.1      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             54      12      49      21      75      67                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               1       2       1       0       0       1       1       0 
Neonatal Mortality Rate           6.3    11.6     6.8     0.0     0.0     6.1     6.1      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             34      11      21      75      75      28                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           0       1       0       2       0       1       1       0 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate       0.0     5.8     0.0    11.4     0.0     6.1     6.1      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             75      22      75       5      75      14                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                  1       2       2       1       2       2       2       0 
Fetal Death Rate                  6.3    11.4    13.3     5.7    11.5    12.0    12.0      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             44      24       7      47      20       5                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths              2       4       3       1       2       2       2       0 
Perinatal Death Rate             12.5    22.9    20.0     5.7    11.5    12.0    12.0      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             41      14       8      66      46      42                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions            16      12      19      19      17      17      16       0 
Induced Abortion Ratio           10.1*    6.9*   12.8    10.9     9.9*   10.3*    9.8*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             54      67      35      47      49      51                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44        2,297   2,273   2,249   2,221   2,192   2,246   2,197       0 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19          430     431     432     432     422     429     416       0 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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