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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     GRANT COUNTY                1994    1995    1996    1997    1998   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births                 195     181     201     182     198     191     186       4 
General Fertility Rate           60.8    56.0*   61.1    54.8*   58.8*   58.2*   59.3*   33.1*
Rank Among 75 Counties             46      65      58      70      64      66                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19           36      32      24      26      27      29      28       1 
Teen Fertility Rate              64.9    56.5    41.2*   43.8    44.8    50.0*   51.3    33.3 
Rank Among 75 Counties             57      69      74      72      72      72                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women          40      31      29      32      38      34      30       4 
% Births To Unmarried Women      20.5*   17.1*   14.4*   17.6*   19.2*   17.8*   16.1*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             62      73      75      74      74      75                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens          13      16       9      13      15      13      12       1 
% Births To Unmarried Teens       6.7*    8.8     4.5*    7.1*    7.6*    6.8*    6.5      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             68      58      74      68      70      74                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education       29      30      25      26      21      26      26       1 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   14.9*   16.6*   12.4*   14.3*   10.6*   13.6*   14.0*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             74      70      74      73      74      74                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births            14      12      17      15      16      15      15       0 
% Low Birth Weight Births         7.2     6.6     8.5     8.2     8.1     7.9     8.1      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             46      54      37      31      43      44                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care            31      35      38      36      28      34      31       3 
% No First Trimester Care        16.8*   20.7    19.8    21.3    15.1*   18.9*   17.7      - *
Rank Among 75 Counties             69      48      60      52      72      63                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                 4       2       0       3       2       2       2       0 
Infant Mortality Rate            20.5    11.0     0.0*+  16.5+   10.1    10.5    10.8      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties              6      25      75       8      25      25                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               3       2       0       1       1       1       1       0 
Neonatal Mortality Rate          15.4    11.0     0.0+    5.5     5.1     5.2     5.4      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties              7       8      75      31      34      38                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           1       0       0       2       1       1       1       0 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate       5.1     0.0     0.0    11.0+    5.1     5.2     5.4      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             29      75      75       6      12      18                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                  0       5       3       0       1       2       2       0 
Fetal Death Rate                  0.0*   26.9*+  14.7     0.0*+   5.0    10.4    10.6      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             75       2      12      75      42      13                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths              3       7       3       1       2       3       3       0 
Perinatal Death Rate             15.4    37.6*   14.7     5.5    10.1    15.5    16.0      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             14       1      30      59      42      16                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions            32      25      38      22      24      28      27       1 
Induced Abortion Ratio           16.4    13.8    18.9    12.1    12.1    14.7    14.5      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             21      26      10      28      20      15                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44        3,208   3,231   3,288   3,320   3,365   3,282   3,139     121 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19          555     566     583     593     603     580     546      30 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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