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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     JACKSON COUNTY              1994    1995    1996    1997    1998   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births                 230     202     258     217     230     227     170      55 
General Fertility Rate           60.6    54.1*   70.6+   61.4    68.1    62.7*   57.5*   85.4 
Rank Among 75 Counties             50      70      21      55      29      51                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19           65      40      66      58      47      55      35      20 
Teen Fertility Rate              99.2*   61.0+  102.2*   91.8*   77.9    86.2*   71.1*  141.8*
Rank Among 75 Counties              8      62      10       9      28      16                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women          94      81     107      89     101      94      47      47 
% Births To Unmarried Women      40.9*   40.1*   41.5*   41.0*   43.9*   41.4*   27.6*   85.5*
Rank Among 75 Counties             20      18      17      15      16      16                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens          45      26      43      44      29      37      18      20 
% Births To Unmarried Teens      19.6*   12.9    16.7    20.3*   12.6+   16.3*   10.6*   36.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties             11      27      16      10      34      19                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education       70      48      60      54      68      60      40      19 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   30.4*   23.8    23.3    24.9    29.6*   26.4*   23.5    34.5*
Rank Among 75 Counties             14      42      40      30      15      26                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births            24      18      25      21      28      23      13      10 
% Low Birth Weight Births        10.4     8.9     9.7     9.7    12.2    10.1*    7.6    18.2*
Rank Among 75 Counties             11      25      22      21       9      16                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care            48      32      47      26      39      38      24      13 
% No First Trimester Care        21.5    16.2*   19.7*   12.9*   17.6    17.5*   14.6*   26.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties             52      65      61      74      60      67                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                 0       2       0       2       5       2       1       1 
Infant Mortality Rate             0.0*    9.9+    0.0*+   9.2+   21.7     8.8     5.9    18.2 
Rank Among 75 Counties             75      30      75      31       6      34                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               0       1       0       0       3       1       1       0 
Neonatal Mortality Rate           0.0     5.0     0.0*    0.0    13.0+    4.4     5.9     0.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             75      39      75      75      10      49                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           0       1       0       2       2       1       1       0 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate       0.0     5.0     0.0     9.2+    8.7     4.4     5.9     0.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             75      24      75      10       2      28                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                  2       2       3       2       1       2       2       0 
Fetal Death Rate                  8.6     9.8    11.5     9.1     4.3     8.7    11.6     0.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             23      22      20      22      44      20                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths              2       3       3       2       4       3       2       1 
Perinatal Death Rate              8.6    14.7    11.5     9.1    17.3    13.1    11.6    18.2 
Rank Among 75 Counties             54      28      46      43      17      25                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions            36      33      39      29      23      32      25       6 
Induced Abortion Ratio           15.7    16.3    15.1    13.4    10.0*   14.1    14.7    10.9*
Rank Among 75 Counties             22      16      20      20      36      17                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44        3,798   3,737   3,652   3,532   3,376   3,619   2,954     644 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19          655     656     646     632     603     638     492     141 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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