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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     LINCOLN COUNTY              1994    1995    1996    1997    1998   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births                 169     146     139     167     172     159      96      61 
General Fertility Rate           73.2    62.8    58.8    70.3    71.9    67.6    64.8    71.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             10      40      67      23      18      24                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19           33      34      24      33      46      34      14      19 
Teen Fertility Rate              74.8    75.6    51.4    69.9    96.6*   73.8    54.9    94.1 
Rank Among 75 Counties             42      36      70      47      12      41                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women          58      56      56      74      67      62      16      45 
% Births To Unmarried Women      34.3    38.4    40.3    44.3*   39.0    39.0*   16.7*   73.8 
Rank Among 75 Counties             25      21      18      12      24      21                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens          26      27      19      23      35      26       6      19 
% Births To Unmarried Teens      15.4    18.5*   13.7    13.8    20.3*   16.4*    6.3    31.1 
Rank Among 75 Counties             23      13      26      25       9      17                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education       28      36      22      29      39      31      20      11 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   16.6*   24.7    15.8*   17.4    22.7    19.5*   20.8    18.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties             69      34      70      67      35      62                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births             9       8      10      13      16      11       6       5 
% Low Birth Weight Births         5.3     5.5     7.2     7.8     9.3     6.9     6.3     8.2*
Rank Among 75 Counties             64      69      49      36      35      57                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care            36      28      24      45      45      36      13      21 
% No First Trimester Care        21.6    19.6    17.4*   26.9+   26.5    22.9    13.7*   35.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             51      52      66      23      22      47                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                 2       1       1       1       2       1       1       0 
Infant Mortality Rate            11.8     6.8     7.2     6.0    11.6     6.3    10.4     0.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             26      49      47      54      19      66                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               1       0       1       0       1       1       0       0 
Neonatal Mortality Rate           5.9     0.0     7.2     0.0     5.8     6.3     0.0     0.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             29      75      24      75      31      23                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           1       1       0       1       1       1       1       0 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate       5.9     6.8     0.0     6.0     5.8     6.3    10.4     0.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             25      16      75      20       9       8                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                  1       1       0       0       2       1       0       1 
Fetal Death Rate                  5.9     6.8     0.0     0.0*   11.5     6.3     0.0    16.1 
Rank Among 75 Counties             42      38      75      75      12      49                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths              2       1       1       0       3       1       1       1 
Perinatal Death Rate             11.8     6.8     7.2     0.0*   17.2+    6.3    10.4    16.1 
Rank Among 75 Counties             33      63      66      75      18      73                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions            25      20      18      24      25      22      13      10 
Induced Abortion Ratio           14.8    13.7    12.9    14.4    14.5    13.8    13.5    16.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties             27      28      32      10      14      18                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44        2,309   2,323   2,362   2,376   2,392   2,352   1,482     859 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19          441     450     467     472     476     461     255     202 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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