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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     CRAWFORD COUNTY             1994    1995    1996    1997    1998   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births                 671     719     681     758     772     720     680       4 
General Fertility Rate           65.5    68.5    63.9    70.7+   70.8    67.9    66.9*   37.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties             32      19      48      22      21      23                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19          133     168     152     161     148     152     146       1 
Teen Fertility Rate              81.0    97.6*   85.6*   89.2    79.8    86.4*   88.0*   45.5 
Rank Among 75 Counties             35      14      26      15      24      15                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women         175     196     192     222     224     202     186       3 
% Births To Unmarried Women      26.1*   27.3*   28.2*   29.3*   29.0*   28.1*   27.4*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             37      36      38      37      44      35                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens          84      94      83      95     102      92      87       1 
% Births To Unmarried Teens      12.5    13.1    12.2    12.5    13.2    12.8    12.8*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             29      26      31      30      31      28                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education      201     216     200     222     207     209     191       2 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   30.0*   30.0*   29.4*   29.3*   26.8*   29.0*   28.1*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             16      16      15      14      22      16                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births            42      54      40      38      61      47      45       0 
% Low Birth Weight Births         6.3     7.5     5.9*    5.0*    7.9+    6.5*    6.6      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             54      42      66      70      44      66                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care           168     190     197     240     218     203     185       2 
% No First Trimester Care        25.2    26.5*   29.0*   31.7*   28.4*   28.3*   27.3*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             37      28      25      13      13      21                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                 5       3       4       8       4       5       5       0 
Infant Mortality Rate             7.5     4.2     5.9    10.6     5.2     6.9     7.4      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             42      64      52      23      55      60                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               3       3       3       7       2       4       4       0 
Neonatal Mortality Rate           4.5     4.2     4.4     9.2     2.6     5.6     5.9      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             37      50      42      12      59      35                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           2       0       1       1       2       1       1       0 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate       3.0     0.0*+   1.5     1.3     2.6     1.4*    1.5      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             45      75      43      47      38      56                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                  4       6       4       7       7       6       5       0 
Fetal Death Rate                  5.9     8.3     5.8     9.2     9.0     8.3     7.3      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             41      29      53      21      18      30                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths              7       9       7      14       9       9       9       0 
Perinatal Death Rate             10.4    12.4    10.2    18.3    11.6    12.4    13.1      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             43      38      54      19      37      30                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions            57      52      57      55      54      55      51       0 
Induced Abortion Ratio            8.5*    7.2*    8.4*    7.3*    7.0*    7.6*    7.5*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             64      64      62      55      50      63                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44       10,240  10,501  10,655  10,714  10,905  10,603  10,157     108 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19        1,642   1,721   1,775   1,805   1,854   1,759   1,660      22 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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