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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     FAULKNER COUNTY             1994    1995    1996    1997    1998   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births                 937   1,038   1,039   1,073   1,160   1,049     930     109 
General Fertility Rate           52.9*   57.4*   55.2*   55.6*   58.5*   55.9*   56.1*   54.2*
Rank Among 75 Counties             71      61      72      68      68      73                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19          126     120     133     147     136     132     115      18 
Teen Fertility Rate              37.3*   35.3*   36.3*   39.1*   35.4*   36.6*   36.8*   39.8*
Rank Among 75 Counties             74      74      75      74      75      75                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women         208     219     203     214     235     216     155      60 
% Births To Unmarried Women      22.2*   21.1*   19.5*   19.9*   20.3*   20.6*   16.7*   55.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties             55      58      71      68      72      71                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens          72      69      64      85      78      74      58      16 
% Births To Unmarried Teens       7.7*    6.6*    6.2*    7.9*    6.7*    7.1*    6.2*   14.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties             57      70      70      63      71      73                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education      137     129     125     119     111     124     111      12 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   14.6*   12.4*   12.0*   11.1*    9.6*   11.8*   11.9*   11.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties             75      75      75      75      75      75                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births            74      66      58      67      82      69      55      14 
% Low Birth Weight Births         7.9     6.4*    5.6*    6.2*    7.1*    6.6*    5.9*   12.8 
Rank Among 75 Counties             40      57      67      63      61      64                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care           241     260     239     261     252     251     203      46 
% No First Trimester Care        27.0    25.9    23.9    25.7    22.9    25.0    22.9*   44.2*
Rank Among 75 Counties             30      31      44      29      37      31                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                 6       9       7       8       4       7       6       1 
Infant Mortality Rate             6.4     8.7     6.7     7.5     3.4*    6.7*    6.5     9.2 
Rank Among 75 Counties             54      39      49      45      62      63                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               2       5       6       3       2       4       3       1 
Neonatal Mortality Rate           2.1     4.8     5.8     2.8     1.7*    3.8*    3.2     9.2 
Rank Among 75 Counties             50      41      32      49      61      59                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           4       4       1       5       2       3       3       0 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate       4.3     3.9     1.0     4.7     1.7     2.9     3.2     0.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             36      32      44      25      40      49                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                  8       7       4       7       9       7       5       1 
Fetal Death Rate                  8.5     6.7     3.8     6.5     7.7     6.6     5.3     9.1 
Rank Among 75 Counties             26      39      59      40      27      46                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths             10      12      10      10      11      11       8       2 
Perinatal Death Rate             10.6    11.5     9.6     9.3     9.4    10.4     8.6    18.2 
Rank Among 75 Counties             41      42      58      40      43      49                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions           244     236     216     246     208     230     171      52 
Induced Abortion Ratio           26.0*   22.7*   20.8*   22.9*   17.9*+  21.9*   18.4*   47.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties              3       5       6       3       7       4                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44       17,719  18,089  18,812  19,310  19,846  18,755  16,567   2,010 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19        3,380   3,400   3,661   3,756   3,842   3,608   3,126     452 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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