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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     HEALTH MANAGEMENT AREA 10   1992    1993    1994    1995    1996   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births               2,249   2,275   2,364   2,380   2,527   2,357   2,292      45 
General Fertility Rate           59.9*   60.6*   62.9*   63.4*   67.4*+  62.8*   62.7*   75.0 
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas            10       8       9       8       8       9                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19          415     386     418     432     488     427     416       9 
Teen Fertility Rate              63.3    58.9*   63.8*   66.0    73.9    65.1*   65.0    90.9 
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas             9       9       9       8       8       8                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women         434     452     487     561     613     509     475      29 
% Births To Unmarried Women      19.3*   19.9*   20.6*   23.6*+  24.3*   21.6*   20.7    64.4*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas            10      10      10      10      10      10                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens         167     156     164     214     244     189     180       9 
% Births To Unmarried Teens       7.4*    6.9*    6.9*    9.0*+   9.7*    8.0*    7.9    20.0*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas            10      10      10       8       9      10                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education      576     510     508     494     523     522     507       8 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   25.6    22.4+   21.5*   20.8*   20.7*   22.1*   22.1    17.8*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas             4       7       9       7       8       7                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births           134     167     181     163     194     168     160       7 
% Low Birth Weight Births         6.0*    7.3     7.7     6.8*    7.7     7.1*    7.0    15.6 
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas            10       7       6       9       7       8                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care           577     509     475     492     568     524     505      14 
% No First Trimester Care        26.0    22.8*+  20.7*   21.2*   23.3*   22.8*   22.6*   31.8*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas             7       9      10       9       7       8                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                17      32      29      23      18      24      24       0 
Infant Mortality Rate             7.6    14.1+   12.3     9.7     7.1    10.2    10.5*    0.0 
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas             7       1       2       5       9       4                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths              12      21      14      14      11      15      15       0 
Neonatal Mortality Rate           5.3     9.2*    5.9     5.9     4.4     6.4     6.5*    0.0 
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas             6       1       5       5       8       4                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           5      11      15       9       7       8       8       0 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate       2.2     4.8     6.3     3.8     2.8     3.4     3.5     0.0*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas            10       2       2       4       7       6                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                 18      30      13      14      16      19      19       0 
Fetal Death Rate                  7.9    13.0*    5.5+    5.8     6.3     8.0     8.2     0.0 
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas             6       1       9       8       9       5                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths             30      51      27      28      27      33      32       1 
Perinatal Death Rate             13.2    22.1*+  11.4+   11.7    10.6    13.9    13.8*   22.2 
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas             6       1       6       7       9       5                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions           279     253     291     277     294     279     262      12 
Induced Abortion Ratio           12.4*   11.1*   12.3*   11.6*   11.6*   11.8*   11.4*   26.7 
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas             9       9       9       9       9       9                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44       37,566  37,563  37,562  37,525  37,503  37,544  36,569     600 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19        6,561   6,559   6,554   6,543   6,603   6,564   6,397      99 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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