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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     JOHNSON COUNTY              1994    1995    1996    1997    1998   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births                 253     251     263     317     305     278     273       3 
General Fertility Rate           62.3    61.0    62.4    74.7+   69.7    66.2    67.6*   32.6*
Rank Among 75 Counties             40      48      55      14      25      27                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19           55      47      52      63      60      55      55       0 
Teen Fertility Rate              75.3    62.8    66.9    80.1    74.2    71.4    74.0*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             41      58      50      25      32      47                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women          70      56      76      74      78      71      68       2 
% Births To Unmarried Women      27.7    22.3*   28.9    23.3*   25.6*   25.5*   24.9*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             33      54      34      58      56      44                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens          29      23      29      29      29      28      28       0 
% Births To Unmarried Teens      11.5     9.2    11.0     9.1     9.5    10.1*   10.3*     - *
Rank Among 75 Counties             35      52      38      54      56      43                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education       71      69      76      93     102      82      81       1 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   28.1    27.5    28.9*   29.3*   33.4*   29.5*   29.7*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             26      22      17      12       5      14                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births            15      14      13      30      21      19      18       0 
% Low Birth Weight Births         5.9     5.6     4.9*    9.5+    6.9     6.8*    6.6      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             61      68      72      22      65      59                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care            70      73      71      86      91      78      76       1 
% No First Trimester Care        28.8    29.1*   27.1    27.2    30.2*   28.4*   28.1*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             27      21      32      20       9      20                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                 1       1       2       3       0       1       1       0 
Infant Mortality Rate             4.0     4.0     7.6     9.5     0.0*+   3.6     3.7      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             60      65      43      29      75      70                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               1       1       1       2       0       1       1       0 
Neonatal Mortality Rate           4.0     4.0     3.8     6.3     0.0*    3.6     3.7      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             40      52      46      28      75      62                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           0       0       1       1       0       0       0       0 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate       0.0     0.0     3.8     3.2     0.0     0.0     0.0      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             75      75      27      36      75      75                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                  2       5       6       2       2       3       3       0 
Fetal Death Rate                  7.8    19.5    22.3*    6.3     6.5    10.7    10.9*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             27       5       1      42      35      11                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths              3       6       7       4       2       4       4       0 
Perinatal Death Rate             11.8    23.4    26.0    12.5     6.5    14.2    14.5      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             33      11       7      34      62      23                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions            29      30      36      29      21      29      25       2 
Induced Abortion Ratio           11.5*   12.0    13.7     9.1*    6.9*   10.4*    9.2*     - *
Rank Among 75 Counties             44      36      27      44      51      43                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44        4,059   4,117   4,216   4,242   4,374   4,202   4,041      92 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19          730     748     777     787     809     770     743      16 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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