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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     LEE COUNTY                  1994    1995    1996    1997    1998   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births                 164     152     174     155     174     164      52     111 
General Fertility Rate           62.5    58.9    68.3    61.8    71.3    64.6    55.0*   70.1*
Rank Among 75 Counties             38      57      33      51      19      39                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19           51      42      40      45      59      47      11      36 
Teen Fertility Rate              89.3*   73.3*   69.9    80.1*  107.1*   83.0*   69.6*   88.7 
Rank Among 75 Counties             22      39      44      24       5      21                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women         108      95     105     104     109     104      17      87 
% Births To Unmarried Women      65.9*   62.5*   60.3*   67.1*   62.6*   63.4*   32.7*   78.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties              2       4       3       2       2       3                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens          43      37      35      40      53      42       6      36 
% Births To Unmarried Teens      26.2*   24.3*   20.1*   25.8*   30.5*   25.6*   11.5    32.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties              2       5      12       2       1       2                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education       58      43      47      57      58      53      13      39 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   35.4*   28.3    27.0    36.8*   33.3*   32.3*   25.0    35.1*
Rank Among 75 Counties              6      20      24       5       6       6                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births            17      15      18      13      20      17       3      13 
% Low Birth Weight Births        10.4     9.9    10.3     8.4    11.5    10.4     5.8    11.7 
Rank Among 75 Counties             13      18      17      30      12      15                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care            61      48      75      52      57      59      12      47 
% No First Trimester Care        37.2*   31.8*   43.6*+  34.0*   32.9*   36.2*   23.1    42.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties              5      12       2       6       6       2                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                 2       1       2       3       2       2       0       2 
Infant Mortality Rate            12.2     6.6    11.5    19.4    11.5    12.2     0.0    18.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             24      51      23       5      20      13                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               0       0       2       2       2       1       0       1 
Neonatal Mortality Rate           0.0     0.0    11.5    12.9    11.5     6.1     0.0     9.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             75      75       8       6      13      27                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           2       1       0       1       0       1       0       1 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate      12.2     6.6     0.0     6.5     0.0     6.1     0.0     9.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties              6      17      75      18      75      11                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                  2       2       3       1       0       2       0       2 
Fetal Death Rate                 12.0    13.0    16.9     6.4     0.0    12.0     0.0*   17.7 
Rank Among 75 Counties             11      15       7      41      75       7                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths              2       2       5       3       2       3       0       2 
Perinatal Death Rate             12.0    13.0    28.2    19.2    11.5    18.1     0.0    17.7 
Rank Among 75 Counties             30      34       5      15      38       9                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions            25      23      21      24      18      22       6      16 
Induced Abortion Ratio           15.2    15.1    12.1    15.5    10.3    13.4*   11.5    14.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties             25      21      38       9      34      24                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44        2,622   2,582   2,549   2,507   2,441   2,540     945   1,584 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19          571     573     572     562     551     566     158     406 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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