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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     SEARCY COUNTY               1994    1995    1996    1997    1998   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births                  81      76      99      78      89      85      84       0 
General Fertility Rate           58.0    54.4    71.2    55.9    64.3    61.0    61.0      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             60      68      19      67      47      63                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19           15      13      22      16      21      17      17       0 
Teen Fertility Rate              67.9    57.8    97.8    70.2    93.3    75.6    76.6*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             53      65      14      46      16      37                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women          18      13      21      19      26      19      19       0 
% Births To Unmarried Women      22.2*   17.1*   21.2*   24.4    29.2    22.4*   22.6      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             54      74      68      54      42      62                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens           7       6       9       6      13       8       8       0 
% Births To Unmarried Teens       8.6     7.9     9.1     7.7    14.6     9.4     9.5      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             53      67      59      65      25      52                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education       27      16      24      16      23      21      21       0 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   33.3*   21.1    24.2    20.5    25.8    24.7    25.0      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             10      60      35      52      25      35                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births             5      10      12       8       7       8       8       0 
% Low Birth Weight Births         6.2    13.2    12.1    10.3     7.9     9.4     9.5*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             57       5       9      14      46      23                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care            27      28      24      20      23      24      24       0 
% No First Trimester Care        33.3    36.8*   25.0    25.6    26.1    28.6*   28.9*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             13       4      41      30      23      18                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                 0       1       2       0       2       1       1       0 
Infant Mortality Rate             0.0    13.2    20.2     0.0    22.5    11.8    11.9      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             75      15       6      75       5      16                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               0       1       2       0       2       1       1       0 
Neonatal Mortality Rate           0.0    13.2    20.2     0.0    22.5    11.8    11.9      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             75       5       3      75       4       5                 
                                                                                              
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                  0       0       1       0       0       0       0       0 
Fetal Death Rate                  0.0     0.0    10.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             75      75      25      75      75      75                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths              0       1       3       0       2       1       1       0 
Perinatal Death Rate              0.0    13.2    30.0     0.0+   22.5    11.8    11.9      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             75      32       3      75      10      37                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions             6       4       7       3       0       4       4       0 
Induced Abortion Ratio            7.4*    5.3*    7.1*    3.8*    0.0*+   4.7*    4.8*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             67      72      68      69      75      73                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44        1,396   1,397   1,391   1,396   1,384   1,393   1,378       0 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19          221     225     225     228     225     225     222       0 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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