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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     SALINE COUNTY               1994    1995    1996    1997    1998   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births                 933     862     940     983     984     940     911      20 
General Fertility Rate           58.2*   52.3*+  56.7*   58.4*   57.8*   56.7*   56.9*   54.3*
Rank Among 75 Counties             58      73      69      66      69      71                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19          124     106     119     138     117     121     112       8 
Teen Fertility Rate              48.5*   39.7*   43.7*   49.5*   41.1*   44.5*   42.8*  112.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties             73      73      73      71      74      73                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women         166     155     200     203     208     186     168      17 
% Births To Unmarried Women      17.8*   18.0*   21.3*   20.7*   21.1*   19.8*   18.4*   85.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties             72      71      67      66      69      74                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens          63      52      72      81      66      67      58       8 
% Births To Unmarried Teens       6.8*    6.0*    7.7*    8.2*    6.7*    7.1*    6.4*   40.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties             67      72      66      61      73      72                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education      150     137     145     152     140     145     134       8 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   16.1*   15.9*   15.4*   15.5*   14.2*   15.4*   14.7*   40.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties             70      72      71      72      72      73                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births            66      75      62      74      72      70      65       4 
% Low Birth Weight Births         7.1     8.7     6.6*    7.5     7.3     7.4*    7.1    20.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             47      30      58      43      59      52                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care           180     151     199     204     138     174     162       9 
% No First Trimester Care        20.8*   18.7*   22.5    21.9    15.2*+  19.8*   19.0      - *
Rank Among 75 Counties             59      56      48      48      71      60                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                15       4       6       5       4       7       6       1 
Infant Mortality Rate            16.1     4.6+    6.4     5.1     4.1     7.4     6.6    50.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             13      60      51      56      59      51                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               8       3       4       2       3       4       4       0 
Neonatal Mortality Rate           8.6     3.5     4.3     2.0     3.0     4.3     4.4     0.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             12      57      44      53      55      52                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           7       1       2       3       1       3       3       0 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate       7.5     1.2+    2.1     3.1     1.0     3.2     3.3     0.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             17      44      39      37      42      44                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                  9      13       6       3       5       7       7       0 
Fetal Death Rate                  9.6    14.9*    6.3     3.0     5.1     7.4     7.6     0.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             17      11      51      55      41      36                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths             17      16      10       5       8      11      10       1 
Perinatal Death Rate             18.0    18.3    10.6     5.1*    8.1    11.6    10.9    50.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             10      15      51      61      49      39                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions           143     147     160     138     123     142     134       4 
Induced Abortion Ratio           15.3    17.1    17.0    14.0    12.5*   15.1*   14.7*   20.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             24      14      16      14      18      12                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44       16,038  16,477  16,583  16,834  17,025  16,591  16,022     368 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19        2,556   2,672   2,722   2,789   2,847   2,717   2,617      71 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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