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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     NEVADA COUNTY               1994    1995    1996    1997    1998   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births                 104     118     120     129     122     119      74      44 
General Fertility Rate           50.2*   57.6    58.8    63.3    59.8    58.1*   58.6    56.6*
Rank Among 75 Counties             73      60      68      48      62      67                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19           20      28      26      27      24      25      13      12 
Teen Fertility Rate              50.5    70.0    65.0    67.0    58.8    62.3    58.3    68.6 
Rank Among 75 Counties             72      45      53      52      58      64                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women          33      46      41      43      44      41      14      27 
% Births To Unmarried Women      31.7    39.0    34.2    33.3    36.1    34.5    18.9    61.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties             28      19      29      30      27      28                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens          16      20      14      18      13      16       5      11 
% Births To Unmarried Teens      15.4    16.9    11.7    14.0    10.7    13.4     6.8    25.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             23      18      35      24      42      26                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education       24      29      32      30      31      29      17      12 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   23.1    24.6    26.7    23.3    25.4    24.4    23.0    27.3 
Rank Among 75 Counties             48      35      26      38      27      38                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births             3      17      17      15      16      14       7       7 
% Low Birth Weight Births         2.9*   14.4*+  14.2*   11.6    13.1    11.8*    9.5    15.9 
Rank Among 75 Counties             75       2       3       5       5       3                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care            37      38      31      33      28      33      19      15 
% No First Trimester Care        37.0*   33.6*   26.5    25.8    23.1    28.4*   26.0*   34.9 
Rank Among 75 Counties              7       8      34      28      36      19                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                 0       2       3       2       1       2       1       1 
Infant Mortality Rate             0.0    16.9    25.0    15.5     8.2    16.8    13.5    22.7 
Rank Among 75 Counties             75       7       3      11      37       3                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               0       2       3       2       1       2       1       1 
Neonatal Mortality Rate           0.0    16.9    25.0    15.5     8.2    16.8*   13.5    22.7 
Rank Among 75 Counties             75       3       2       3      20       2                 
                                                                                              
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     0.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties             75      75      75      75      75      75                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                  1       2       1       1       3       2       1       1 
Fetal Death Rate                  9.5    16.7     8.3     7.7    24.0    16.5    13.3    22.2 
Rank Among 75 Counties             18       7      36      32       3       2                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths              1       4       4       3       4       3       1       2 
Perinatal Death Rate              9.5    33.3    33.1    23.1    32.0    24.8*   13.3    44.4 
Rank Among 75 Counties             46       3       2       8       5       2                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions            11       7      18      11      12      12       6       6 
Induced Abortion Ratio           10.6     5.9*   15.0+    8.5*    9.8    10.1*    8.1*   13.6*
Rank Among 75 Counties             51      71      21      48      37      46                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44        2,071   2,050   2,040   2,039   2,039   2,048   1,263     778 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19          396     400     400     403     408     401     223     175 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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