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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     POINSETT COUNTY             1994    1995    1996    1997    1998   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births                 332     356     348     343     357     347     308      39 
General Fertility Rate           66.1    70.8    68.9    68.5    70.9    69.0    67.1*   93.5*
Rank Among 75 Counties             27      16      30      30      20      19                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19           79      91      81      78      84      83      68      14 
Teen Fertility Rate              95.0   107.4*   94.2    91.1    96.7*   97.3*   88.5*  166.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties             11       6      17      11      11       7                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women         113     123     125     128     153     128      95      33 
% Births To Unmarried Women      34.0    34.6    35.9    37.3    42.9*   36.9*   30.8*   84.6*
Rank Among 75 Counties             26      28      26      23      18      26                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens          46      54      53      55      50      52      38      14 
% Births To Unmarried Teens      13.9    15.2    15.2    16.0    14.0    15.0*   12.3*   35.9*
Rank Among 75 Counties             26      23      22      18      27      23                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education      107     110     101      97     114     106      93      13 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   32.2*   30.9*   29.0*   28.3*   31.9*   30.5*   30.2*   33.3 
Rank Among 75 Counties             11      14      16      17       9      10                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births            28      30      30      35      38      32      27       5 
% Low Birth Weight Births         8.4     8.4     8.6    10.2    10.6     9.2     8.8*   12.8 
Rank Among 75 Counties             30      34      34      15      18      24                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care            97      71      81      79      89      83      68      15 
% No First Trimester Care        29.4    20.0+   23.4    23.0    25.1    24.0    22.2*   39.5 
Rank Among 75 Counties             19      51      46      41      29      38                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                 5       2       2       3       5       3       3       1 
Infant Mortality Rate            15.1     5.6     5.7     8.7    14.0     8.6     9.7    25.6 
Rank Among 75 Counties             17      55      53      34      13      39                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               1       0       1       1       5       2       1       1 
Neonatal Mortality Rate           3.0     0.0*    2.9     2.9    14.0     5.8     3.2    25.6 
Rank Among 75 Counties             45      75      54      48       9      33                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           4       2       1       2       0       2       2       0 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate      12.0     5.6     2.9     5.8     0.0*+   5.8     6.5     0.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties              7      21      34      21      75      15                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                  2       2       3       1       3       2       2       0 
Fetal Death Rate                  6.0     5.6     8.5     2.9     8.3     5.7     6.5     0.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             40      48      33      56      21      55                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths              3       2       4       2       8       4       3       1 
Perinatal Death Rate              9.0     5.6    11.4     5.8    22.2    11.5     9.7    25.6 
Rank Among 75 Counties             50      68      48      57      11      40                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions            35      35      39      13      12      27      22       4 
Induced Abortion Ratio           10.5*    9.8*   11.2*    3.8*+   3.4*    7.8*    7.1*   10.3*
Rank Among 75 Counties             52      52      43      70      66      62                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44        5,023   5,031   5,048   5,004   5,036   5,028   4,592     417 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19          832     847     860     856     869     853     768      84 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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