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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     IZARD COUNTY                1994    1995    1996    1997    1998   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births                 141     131     129     141     124     133     132       0 
General Fertility Rate           67.5    61.6    60.6    65.7    57.2*   62.4    63.4     0.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties             19      46      61      39      70      52                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19           23      23      23      19      26      23      23       0 
Teen Fertility Rate              64.2    62.5    61.2    49.9    66.3    61.3    62.2      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             58      60      64      70      48      66                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women          27      36      28      26      26      29      28       0 
% Births To Unmarried Women      19.1*   27.5    21.7*   18.4*   21.0*   21.8*   21.2      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             69      35      66      72      70      65                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens           9      12       7       8      12      10       9       0 
% Births To Unmarried Teens       6.4*    9.2     5.4*    5.7*    9.7     7.5*    6.8      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             69      53      72      74      54      71                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education       27      27      25      31      22      26      26       0 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   19.1    20.6    19.4    22.0    17.7    19.5    19.7      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             66      61      61      43      63      61                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births             5       9      10      12      12      10      10       0 
% Low Birth Weight Births         3.5*    6.9     7.8     8.5     9.7     7.5     7.6      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             72      51      46      27      30      51                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care            24      22      33      33      38      30      30       0 
% No First Trimester Care        17.3*   17.2    26.0    24.6    30.9*   23.1    23.3      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             67      61      35      34       8      46                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                 4       1       0       0       5       2       2       0 
Infant Mortality Rate            28.4     7.6     0.0*    0.0*   40.3*+  15.0    15.2      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties              2      44      75      75       1       6                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               0       0       0       0       3       1       1       0 
Neonatal Mortality Rate           0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0    24.2+    7.5     7.6      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             75      75      75      75       3      14                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           4       1       0       0       2       1       1       0 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate      28.4*    7.6     0.0     0.0    16.1+    7.5*    7.6*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties              1      13      75      75       1       5                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                  0       0       1       1       0       0       0       0 
Fetal Death Rate                  0.0     0.0     7.7     7.0     0.0     0.0     0.0      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             75      75      39      35      75      75                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths              0       0       1       1       3       1       1       0 
Perinatal Death Rate              0.0*    0.0*    7.7     7.0    24.2     7.5     7.6      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             75      75      65      53       8      69                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions             8      21      17      20      16      16      16       0 
Induced Abortion Ratio            5.7*   16.0+   13.2    14.2    12.9    12.0*   12.1      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             71      17      31      11      17      32                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44        2,088   2,127   2,130   2,145   2,168   2,132   2,083      28 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19          358     368     376     381     392     375     370       3 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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