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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     LITTLE RIVER COUNTY         1994    1995    1996    1997    1998   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births                 171     165     211     186     177     182     126      54 
General Fertility Rate           59.3    58.1    75.0+   66.7    64.6    64.7    62.7    69.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties             55      59      11      33      46      35                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19           43      52      35      37      46      43      25      16 
Teen Fertility Rate              83.8   101.8*   67.7+   72.3    91.8*   84.1*   75.1*   92.5 
Rank Among 75 Counties             29       8      48      39      17      19                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women          45      34      49      35      75      48      17      30 
% Births To Unmarried Women      26.3    20.6*   23.2*   18.8*   42.4*+  26.4*   13.5*   55.6*
Rank Among 75 Counties             36      63      56      71      19      38                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens          20      19      15      12      28      19       7      12 
% Births To Unmarried Teens      11.7    11.5     7.1*    6.5*   15.8+   10.4*    5.6*   22.2*
Rank Among 75 Counties             33      34      67      72      19      40                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education       39      37      40      37      38      38      23      14 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   22.8    22.4    19.0    19.9    21.5    20.9    18.3    25.9 
Rank Among 75 Counties             49      49      63      55      42      54                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births            24      14      20      12      18      18       9       8 
% Low Birth Weight Births        14.0*    8.5     9.5     6.5    10.2     9.9     7.1    14.8 
Rank Among 75 Counties              1      33      25      60      21      19                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care            39      36      49      32      39      39      18      20 
% No First Trimester Care        23.4    22.1    23.4    17.4*   22.4    21.8    14.5*   37.7 
Rank Among 75 Counties             45      43      45      65      39      51                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                 3       1       2       1       1       2       1       1 
Infant Mortality Rate            17.5     6.1     9.5     5.4     5.6    11.0     7.9    18.5 
Rank Among 75 Counties             10      54      32      55      53      19                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               3       1       1       0       0       1       1       0 
Neonatal Mortality Rate          17.5     6.1     4.7     0.0     0.0     5.5     7.9     0.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties              4      33      39      75      75      36                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           0       0       1       1       1       1       0       0 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate       0.0     0.0     4.7     5.4     5.6     5.5     0.0     0.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             75      75      18      22      10      17                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                  1       0       3       1       0       1       1       0 
Fetal Death Rate                  5.8     0.0*   14.0+    5.3     0.0     5.5     7.9     0.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             43      75      13      46      75      58                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths              4       1       4       1       0       2       1       1 
Perinatal Death Rate             23.3     6.1    18.7     5.3     0.0*   10.9     7.9    18.5 
Rank Among 75 Counties              6      65      16      60      75      44                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions             3       7      13      15       5       9       5       4 
Induced Abortion Ratio            1.8*    4.2*    6.2*    8.1*    2.8*+   4.9*    4.0*    7.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties             75      73      72      50      68      72                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44        2,882   2,840   2,815   2,787   2,738   2,812   2,009     778 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19          513     511     517     512     501     511     333     173 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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