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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     HEALTH MANAGEMENT AREA 11   1992    1993    1994    1995    1996   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births               2,916   2,951   2,985   2,993   3,099   2,990   2,781     193 
General Fertility Rate           62.4*   63.5*   64.6*   65.2*   68.1*   64.8*   64.5    76.6*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas             7       7       7       6       6       7                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19          555     617     631     561     585     590     532      55 
Teen Fertility Rate              69.3    78.1*   81.0*   73.1+   76.8    75.6    73.7   109.8 
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas             6       4       5       7       7       6                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women         696     749     789     776     832     768     618     146 
% Births To Unmarried Women      23.9*   25.4*   26.4*   25.9*   26.8*   25.7*   22.2*   75.6*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas             6       6       6       5       7       6                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens         256     305     309     296     317     297     244      51 
% Births To Unmarried Teens       8.8*   10.3*+  10.4*    9.9*   10.2*    9.9*    8.8*   26.4 
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas             6       6       6       6       7       6                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education      728     771     752     721     652     725     670      51 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   25.0    26.1*   25.2*   24.1    21.0*+  24.2*   24.1*   26.4 
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas             5       4       3       5       7       5                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births           188     238     219     208     221     215     192      22 
% Low Birth Weight Births         6.4*    8.1+    7.3     6.9*    7.1*    7.2*    6.9    11.4 
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas             9       5       7       8       8       7                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care           657     671     651     461     581     603     531      70 
% No First Trimester Care        24.6*   23.2*   22.1*   15.5*+  19.1*+  20.8*   19.6*   38.5 
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas             8       8       8      10      10      10                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                33      26      20      24      24      25      24       1 
Infant Mortality Rate            11.3     8.8     6.7     8.0     7.7     8.4     8.6     5.2*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas             5       7       9       7       7       8                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths              17      15      10      13      11      12      12       0 
Neonatal Mortality Rate           5.8     5.1     3.4     4.3     3.5     4.0*    4.3     0.0 
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas             5       6       8       8      10       9                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths          16      11      10      11      13      12      11       1 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate       5.5     3.7     3.4     3.7     4.2     4.0     4.0     5.2 
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas             4       7       8       5       4       4                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                 21      25      15      16      21      20      18       3 
Fetal Death Rate                  7.2     8.4     5.0     5.3     6.7     6.6     6.4    15.3 
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas             8       4      10       9       8       8                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths             38      40      25      29      32      32      29       3 
Perinatal Death Rate             12.9    13.4     8.3*    9.6    10.3    10.6*   10.4    15.3 
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas             7       5      10      10      10      10                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions           433     413     395     391     385     405     342      50 
Induced Abortion Ratio           14.8*   14.0*   13.2*   13.1*   12.4*   13.5*   12.3*   25.9 
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas             5       6       6       6       7       7                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44       46,722  46,453  46,185  45,886  45,530  46,155  43,113   2,519 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19        8,014   7,903   7,794   7,676   7,621   7,802   7,221     501 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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