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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     CALHOUN COUNTY              1994    1995    1996    1997    1998   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births                  56      59      65      62      57      60      39      20 
General Fertility Rate           46.2*   48.6*   54.6    52.0*   47.7*   49.9*   48.6*   50.5*
Rank Among 75 Counties             75      75      74      74      75      75                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19           12      13      19      14      11      14       9       4 
Teen Fertility Rate              62.2    65.3    96.9    70.7    54.2    70.7    80.4*   47.1 
Rank Among 75 Counties             62      53      15      44      63      51                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women          19      25      29      31      17      24      10      14 
% Births To Unmarried Women      33.9    42.4    44.6    50.0*   29.8+   40.0*   25.6    70.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             27      14      12      10      40      19                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens           8      11      12      11       6      10       5       4 
% Births To Unmarried Teens      14.3    18.6    18.5    17.7    10.5    16.7    12.8*   20.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             25      12      14      14      45      16                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education       13      15      13      12      11      13       8       5 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   23.2    25.4    20.0    19.4    19.3    21.7    20.5    25.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             47      31      56      56      58      48                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births             6       4       6       6      13       7       4       3 
% Low Birth Weight Births        10.7     6.8     9.2     9.7    22.8*   11.7    10.3    15.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             10      53      26      21       1       4                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care            16      20      21      13      12      16       8       8 
% No First Trimester Care        29.1    33.9    32.8    21.3    22.2    27.1    20.5    40.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             24       7      12      51      42      26                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                 1       0       0       1       2       1       0       0 
Infant Mortality Rate            17.9     0.0     0.0    16.1    35.1    16.7     0.0     0.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties              9      75      75       9       2       4                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               1       0       0       1       2       1       0       0 
Neonatal Mortality Rate          17.9     0.0     0.0    16.1    35.1    16.7     0.0     0.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties              3      75      75       2       1       3                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate       0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             75      75      75      75      75      75                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                  1       2       0       0       0       1       1       0 
Fetal Death Rate                 17.5    32.8     0.0+    0.0     0.0    16.4    25.0     0.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties              4       1      75      75      75       3                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths              2       2       0       1       2       1       1       0 
Perinatal Death Rate             35.1    32.8     0.0+   16.1    35.1    16.4    25.0     0.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties              3       4      75      23       4      13                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions             6       5      11       4       8       7       4       2 
Induced Abortion Ratio           10.7     8.5    16.9     6.5*   14.0    11.7*   10.3    10.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties             50      60      17      61      16      35                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44        1,213   1,215   1,191   1,193   1,196   1,202     802     396 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19          193     199     196     198     203     198     112      85 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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