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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     PHILLIPS COUNTY             1994    1995    1996    1997    1998   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births                 555     534     568     515     496     534     146     386 
General Fertility Rate           93.5*   90.7*   97.2*   88.5*   85.2*   91.1*   63.5   109.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties              1       1       1       1       2       1                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19          186     176     169     162     152     169      31     138 
Teen Fertility Rate             153.0*  143.6*  138.2*  132.7*  124.3*  138.3*   83.1*  162.9*
Rank Among 75 Counties              1       1       2       1       2       1                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women         372     357     373     363     346     362      42     320 
% Births To Unmarried Women      67.0*   66.9*   65.7*   70.5*   69.8*   67.8*   28.8*   82.9*
Rank Among 75 Counties              1       1       1       1       1       1                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens         162     156     149     151     145     153      18     135 
% Births To Unmarried Teens      29.2*   29.2*   26.2*   29.3*   29.2*   28.7*   12.3*   35.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties              1       2       2       1       2       1                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education      214     193     207     192     185     198      36     162 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   38.6*   36.1*   36.4*   37.3*   37.3*   37.1*   24.7*   42.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties              2       4       3       4       3       2                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births            44      54      56      53      48      51       9      42 
% Low Birth Weight Births         7.9    10.1     9.9    10.3     9.7     9.6*    6.2    10.9*
Rank Among 75 Counties             39      16      21      13      30      22                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care           254     221     223     204     197     220      38     181 
% No First Trimester Care        46.2*   41.9*   39.6*   40.1*   41.5*   41.9*   26.4*   47.6*
Rank Among 75 Counties              1       2       6       1       1       1                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                 2       6       7       8       7       6       1       5 
Infant Mortality Rate             3.6    11.2    12.3    15.5    14.1    11.2     6.8    13.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             63      23      19      10      12      18                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               1       3       2       4       5       3       0       3 
Neonatal Mortality Rate           1.8     5.6     3.5     7.8    10.1     5.6     0.0     7.8 
Rank Among 75 Counties             51      35      51      21      15      34                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           1       3       5       4       2       3       1       2 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate       1.8     5.6     8.8     7.8     4.0     5.6     6.8     5.2 
Rank Among 75 Counties             49      21       9      16      25      16                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                  2       1       4       3       3       3       0       2 
Fetal Death Rate                  3.6     1.9     7.0     5.8     6.0     5.6     0.0     5.2*
Rank Among 75 Counties             56      58      47      44      37      56                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths              3       4       6       7       8       6       0       5 
Perinatal Death Rate              5.4     7.5    10.5    13.5    16.0    11.2     0.0*   12.9*
Rank Among 75 Counties             62      61      53      28      21      42                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions            71      78      79      49      50      65      20      45 
Induced Abortion Ratio           12.8*   14.6    13.9     9.5*+  10.1*   12.2*   13.7    11.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties             38      23      26      38      35      30                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44        5,934   5,886   5,843   5,818   5,820   5,860   2,299   3,541 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19        1,216   1,226   1,223   1,221   1,223   1,222     373     847 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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