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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     MONROE COUNTY               1994    1995    1996    1997    1998   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births                 163     180     140     156     159     160      74      85 
General Fertility Rate           76.9*   87.0*   68.0+   76.1    78.8*   77.6*   65.7    91.5*
Rank Among 75 Counties              5       2      34       9       6       6                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19           30      48      39      39      29      37      13      24 
Teen Fertility Rate              70.8   114.0*   91.8*   91.8    69.0    87.5*   67.7   104.3 
Rank Among 75 Counties             48       5      22      10      44      14                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women          81     104      76      88      82      86      20      66 
% Births To Unmarried Women      49.7*   57.8*   54.3*   56.4*   51.6*   53.8*   27.0*   77.6 
Rank Among 75 Counties              9       5       7       7      10       8                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens          22      40      33      35      27      31       8      24 
% Births To Unmarried Teens      13.5    22.2*+  23.6*   22.4*   17.0    19.4*   10.8    28.2 
Rank Among 75 Counties             27       8       4       4      15      11                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education       37      61      40      60      42      48      21      27 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   22.7    33.9*+  28.6    38.5*   26.4+   30.0*   28.4*   31.8 
Rank Among 75 Counties             50       7      19       3      24      13                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births            13      21      20      10      20      17       6      11 
% Low Birth Weight Births         8.0    11.7    14.3*    6.4+   12.6    10.6*    8.1    12.9 
Rank Among 75 Counties             38       9       2      61       7      12                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care            51      78      58      45      42      55      16      39 
% No First Trimester Care        33.3*   44.8*+  42.6*   30.6+   27.6    36.2*   22.5    48.8*
Rank Among 75 Counties             13       1       3      16      15       3                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                 3       3       1       1       3       2       1       2 
Infant Mortality Rate            18.4    16.7     7.1     6.4    18.9    12.5    13.5    23.5 
Rank Among 75 Counties              8      10      48      52       7      11                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               1       2       0       1       2       1       0       1 
Neonatal Mortality Rate           6.1    11.1     0.0     6.4    12.6     6.3     0.0    11.8 
Rank Among 75 Counties             25       7      75      25      11      24                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           2       1       1       0       1       1       0       1 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate      12.3     5.6     7.1     0.0     6.3     6.3     0.0    11.8 
Rank Among 75 Counties              5      22      11      75       8       9                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                  0       2       3       2       1       2       1       1 
Fetal Death Rate                  0.0    11.0    21.0    12.7     6.3    12.3    13.3    11.6 
Rank Among 75 Counties             75      16       2      13      36       6                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths              1       4       3       3       3       3       1       2 
Perinatal Death Rate              6.1    22.0    21.0    19.0    18.8    18.5    13.3    23.3 
Rank Among 75 Counties             60      12      10      17      15       7                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions            30      18      29      21      14      22       9      12 
Induced Abortion Ratio           18.4    10.0*   20.7+   13.5     8.8*   13.8    12.2    14.1*
Rank Among 75 Counties             13      51       7      19      44      20                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44        2,121   2,069   2,059   2,049   2,019   2,063   1,127     929 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19          424     421     425     425     420     423     192     230 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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