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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     LAFAYETTE COUNTY            1994    1995    1996    1997    1998   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births                 136     103     118     129     112     120      62      57 
General Fertility Rate           72.8    55.3+   63.9    71.0    62.8    65.4    63.6    67.1*
Rank Among 75 Counties             12      66      50      21      55      31                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19           31      23      25      29      23      26       9      17 
Teen Fertility Rate              90.9    66.5    72.9    85.5    69.1    76.5    58.8    91.9 
Rank Among 75 Counties             19      52      40      17      43      34                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women          48      37      46      46      51      46       9      37 
% Births To Unmarried Women      35.3    35.9    39.0    35.7    45.5*   38.3*   14.5*   64.9*
Rank Among 75 Counties             24      25      22      25      13      24                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens          21      12      17      19      21      18       4      14 
% Births To Unmarried Teens      15.4    11.7    14.4    14.7    18.8    15.0     6.5    24.6 
Rank Among 75 Counties             21      33      25      21      12      22                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education       28      32      34      33      22      30      11      18 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   20.6    31.1    28.8    25.6    19.6    25.0    17.7    31.6 
Rank Among 75 Counties             56      13      18      26      55      31                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births            12      12       9      10      15      12       5       6 
% Low Birth Weight Births         8.8    11.7     7.6     7.8    13.4    10.0     8.1    10.5 
Rank Among 75 Counties             27      10      48      39       4      18                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care            40      28      30      22      26      29       8      21 
% No First Trimester Care        30.5    27.7    25.6    17.1*   23.2    24.6    12.9*   37.5 
Rank Among 75 Counties             15      25      37      68      35      33                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                 3       1       3       0       0       1       1       1 
Infant Mortality Rate            22.1     9.7    25.4     0.0+    0.0     8.3    16.1    17.5 
Rank Among 75 Counties              5      33       2      75      75      44                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               3       1       3       0       0       1       1       1 
Neonatal Mortality Rate          22.1     9.7    25.4     0.0+    0.0     8.3    16.1    17.5 
Rank Among 75 Counties              2      12       1      75      75      10                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate       0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0*    0.0     0.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties             75      75      75      75      75      75                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                  1       0       1       1       0       1       0       0 
Fetal Death Rate                  7.3     0.0     8.4     7.7     0.0     8.3     0.0     0.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             31      75      35      32      75      30                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths              4       1       4       1       0       2       1       1 
Perinatal Death Rate             29.2     9.7    33.6     7.7     0.0*   16.5    16.1    17.5 
Rank Among 75 Counties              5      49       1      50      75      12                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions             7       4       8       1       1       4       3       1 
Induced Abortion Ratio            5.1*    3.9*    6.8*    0.8*+   0.9*    3.3*    4.8*    1.8*
Rank Among 75 Counties             72      74      69      75      74      74                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44        1,868   1,864   1,848   1,816   1,784   1,836     975     849 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19          341     346     343     339     333     340     153     185 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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