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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     MONTGOMERY COUNTY           1994    1995    1996    1997    1998   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births                  80      83      96     109     105      95      92       0 
General Fertility Rate           55.7    57.1    65.2    73.8    69.9    64.7    64.0      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             67      62      42      15      24      36                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19           17       7      15      16      15      14      14       0 
Teen Fertility Rate              63.9    25.6*+  53.6    56.7    52.6    50.5*   51.3      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             60      75      68      63      67      71                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women          17      16      23      19      20      19      18       0 
% Births To Unmarried Women      21.3*   19.3*   24.0*   17.4*   19.0*   20.0*   19.6      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             61      67      52      75      75      73                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens           8       3       6       5      10       6       6       0 
% Births To Unmarried Teens      10.0     3.6*    6.3*    4.6*    9.5     6.3*    6.5      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             44      75      69      75      55      75                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education       24      18      30      23      23      24      23       0 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   30.0    21.7    31.3    21.1    21.9    25.3    25.0*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             15      55       8      47      39      28                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births             4       6       3       3       8       5       5       0 
% Low Birth Weight Births         5.0     7.2     3.1*    2.8*    7.6     5.3*    5.4      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             66      47      75      75      50      75                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care            24      16      29      34      28      26      25       0 
% No First Trimester Care        30.4    19.5    30.9    31.5    27.2    28.0*   27.5*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             16      55      17      14      19      25                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                 0       1       0       0       1       0       0       0 
Infant Mortality Rate             0.0    12.0     0.0     0.0     9.5     0.0     0.0      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             75      16      75      75      29      75                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               0       1       0       0       1       0       0       0 
Neonatal Mortality Rate           0.0    12.0     0.0     0.0     9.5     0.0     0.0      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             75       6      75      75      16      75                 
                                                                                              
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*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             75      75      75      75      75      75                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                  1       0       0       0       4       1       1       0 
Fetal Death Rate                 12.3     0.0     0.0     0.0    36.7*+  10.4    10.8      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties              9      75      75      75       1      12                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths              1       1       0       0       5       1       1       0 
Perinatal Death Rate             12.3    12.0     0.0*    0.0*   45.9*+  10.4    10.8      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             29      39      75      75       2      49                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions            10      10       8      10       4       8       8       0 
Induced Abortion Ratio           12.5    12.0     8.3*    9.2     3.8*    8.4*    8.7*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             39      35      63      42      65      59                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44        1,437   1,453   1,472   1,476   1,502   1,468   1,438       1 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19          266     273     280     282     285     277     273       0 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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