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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     FRANKLIN COUNTY             1994    1995    1996    1997    1998   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births                 204     209     266     221     246     229     228       1 
General Fertility Rate           66.4    66.8    83.5*+  69.6+   73.4    72.0*   72.6*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             25      27       2      26      13      14                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19           44      40      52      24      44      41      41       0 
Teen Fertility Rate              83.7    73.7    93.2    42.9*+  73.9+   73.7    74.5      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             30      38      20      73      33      42                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women          48      43      64      59      72      57      57       0 
% Births To Unmarried Women      23.5*   20.6*   24.1*   26.7*   29.3    24.9*   25.0*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             47      64      51      46      41      51                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens          19      17      26      15      32      22      22       0 
% Births To Unmarried Teens       9.3     8.1     9.8     6.8*   13.0+    9.6*    9.6      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             48      64      50      70      33      50                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education       49      41      53      47      66      51      51       0 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   24.0    19.6    19.9    21.3    26.8    22.3    22.4      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             43      65      57      45      21      44                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births            15      18      17      15      30      19      19       0 
% Low Birth Weight Births         7.4     8.6     6.4     6.8    12.2+    8.3     8.3      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             45      31      61      57       8      36                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care            59      54      73      58      44      58      57       0 
% No First Trimester Care        29.1    25.8    27.5    26.2    18.1+   25.4    25.1*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             25      32      31      25      57      29                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                 2       2       1       1       2       2       2       0 
Infant Mortality Rate             9.8     9.6     3.8     4.5     8.1     8.7     8.8      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             31      34      58      57      39      37                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               2       2       1       0       1       1       1       0 
Neonatal Mortality Rate           9.8     9.6     3.8     0.0     4.1     4.4     4.4      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties              9      13      47      75      47      51                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           0       0       0       1       1       0       0       0 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate       0.0     0.0     0.0     4.5     4.1     0.0     0.0      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             75      75      75      29      24      75                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                  1       0       2       2       1       1       1       0 
Fetal Death Rate                  4.9     0.0*    7.5     9.0     4.0     4.3     4.4      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             47      75      40      25      46      69                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths              3       2       3       2       2       2       2       0 
Perinatal Death Rate             14.6     9.6    11.2     9.0     8.1     8.7     8.7      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             17      51      49      45      48      63                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions            21      14      23      21      12      18      18       0 
Induced Abortion Ratio           10.3*    6.7*    8.6*    9.5*    4.9*    7.9*    7.9*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             54      66      56      39      64      61                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44        3,071   3,127   3,184   3,174   3,352   3,182   3,140       9 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19          526     543     558     560     595     556     550       1 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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