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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     CROSS COUNTY                1994    1995    1996    1997    1998   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births                 273     281     282     275     284     279     179      98 
General Fertility Rate           66.4    68.0    67.8    66.0    68.0    67.2    62.1    79.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             26      21      35      37      30      26                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19           74      62      77      75      58      69      34      35 
Teen Fertility Rate              93.8*   76.8    93.9*   90.7*   70.0    84.8*   66.1*  117.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties             12      35      18      12      40      18                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women         133     125     130     107     110     121      42      78 
% Births To Unmarried Women      48.7*   44.5*   46.1*   38.9    38.7    43.4*   23.5    79.6*
Rank Among 75 Counties             10      12      11      21      25      12                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens          61      49      63      55      50      56      22      34 
% Births To Unmarried Teens      22.3*   17.4*   22.3*   20.0*   17.6*   20.1*   12.3*   34.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties              7      17       5      11      13       9                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education       74      69      80      63      59      69      41      28 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   27.1    24.6    28.4*   22.9    20.8    24.7    22.9    28.6 
Rank Among 75 Counties             28      37      20      39      47      33                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births            33      29      35      20      32      30      15      15 
% Low Birth Weight Births        12.1*   10.3    12.4*    7.3+   11.3    10.8*    8.4    15.3 
Rank Among 75 Counties              3      15       6      49      14      11                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care           100      83      94      73      49      80      38      41 
% No First Trimester Care        37.5*   30.1*   33.9*   27.0    17.9+   29.3*   21.7    42.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties              4      18      10      22      59      14                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                 4       5       5       3       1       4       2       2 
Infant Mortality Rate            14.7    17.8    17.7    10.9     3.5    14.3    11.2    20.4 
Rank Among 75 Counties             19       5       9      22      61       8                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               2       3       1       1       1       2       1       1 
Neonatal Mortality Rate           7.3    10.7     3.5     3.6     3.5     7.2     5.6    10.2 
Rank Among 75 Counties             15       9      49      42      51      15                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           2       2       4       2       0       2       1       1 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate       7.3     7.1    14.2*    7.3     0.0+    7.2     5.6    10.2 
Rank Among 75 Counties             20      14       2      17      75       6                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                  2       2       3       0       1       2       1       0 
Fetal Death Rate                  7.3     7.1    10.5     0.0*+   3.5     7.1     5.6     0.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             33      37      23      75      49      38                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths              4       5       4       1       2       3       2       1 
Perinatal Death Rate             14.5    17.7    14.0     3.6     7.0    10.7    11.1    10.2 
Rank Among 75 Counties             18      16      35      67      58      47                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions            36      34      42      25      16      31      20      10 
Induced Abortion Ratio           13.2    12.1    14.9     9.1*    5.6*   11.1*   11.2    10.2*
Rank Among 75 Counties             32      34      22      45      60      37                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44        4,110   4,133   4,159   4,167   4,176   4,149   2,882   1,240 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19          789     807     820     827     828     814     514     298 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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