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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     GARLAND COUNTY              1994    1995    1996    1997    1998   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births                 919     950     982   1,014     998     973     850     108 
General Fertility Rate           61.6    63.3    64.7    66.2    66.0    64.4*   63.8    67.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties             42      38      46      36      40      41                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19          183     193     179     209     182     189     152      34 
Teen Fertility Rate              78.9    81.4    74.0    84.9    74.9    78.8    73.6*  112.2 
Rank Among 75 Counties             37      28      39      18      30      30                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women         281     312     340     354     358     329     245      80 
% Births To Unmarried Women      30.6    32.8    34.6    34.9    35.9    33.8    28.8*   74.1 
Rank Among 75 Counties             29      29      28      26      28      29                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens         112     120     122     144     124     124      91      32 
% Births To Unmarried Teens      12.2    12.6    12.4    14.2    12.4    12.7    10.7*   29.6 
Rank Among 75 Counties             30      28      29      23      36      29                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education      240     226     234     257     199     231     194      33 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   26.1    23.8    23.8    25.3*   19.9*+  23.7    22.8*   30.6 
Rank Among 75 Counties             33      41      37      28      53      41                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births            54      77     107     109     100      89      73      16 
% Low Birth Weight Births         5.9*    8.1    10.9*+  10.7*   10.0     9.1*    8.6*   14.8 
Rank Among 75 Counties             62      38      16      11      24      25                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care           272     264     296     258     251     268     215      48 
% No First Trimester Care        30.1*   28.3*   30.4*   26.2+   25.7*   28.1*   25.7*   45.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties             17      23      20      27      27      24                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                 6       7      10       4       8       7       5       2 
Infant Mortality Rate             6.5     7.4    10.2     3.9     8.0     7.2     5.9    18.5 
Rank Among 75 Counties             53      46      26      60      41      53                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               4       4       8       4       7       5       4       1 
Neonatal Mortality Rate           4.4     4.2     8.1     3.9     7.0     5.1     4.7     9.3 
Rank Among 75 Counties             38      48      19      39      25      39                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           2       3       2       0       1       2       1       0 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate       2.2     3.2     2.0     0.0*+   1.0     2.1*    1.2*    0.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             48      38      40      75      43      54                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                  4       6       7       5       8       6       5       1 
Fetal Death Rate                  4.3     6.3     7.1     4.9     8.0     6.1     5.8     9.2 
Rank Among 75 Counties             51      42      45      49      24      50                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths              8      10      15       9      15      11       9       2 
Perinatal Death Rate              8.7    10.5    15.2     8.8    14.9    11.2    10.5    18.3 
Rank Among 75 Counties             52      44      25      46      24      41                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions           230     214     194     222     207     213     185      23 
Induced Abortion Ratio           25.0*   22.5*   19.8*   21.9*   20.7*   21.9*   21.8*   21.3 
Rank Among 75 Counties              4       6       9       5       4       5                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44       14,912  15,013  15,186  15,318  15,118  15,109  13,323   1,603 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19        2,319   2,371   2,418   2,461   2,430   2,400   2,064     303 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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