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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     SEBASTIAN COUNTY            1994    1995    1996    1997    1998   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births               1,634   1,705   1,645   1,770   1,714   1,694   1,455     123 
General Fertility Rate           71.6*   74.3*   71.3*   76.9*+  74.1*   73.7*   72.8*   75.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             14      11      17       8      12      12                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19          285     295     274     282     294     286     236      35 
Teen Fertility Rate              83.2*   84.5    76.7*   78.4*   80.5    80.6*   80.1   104.2 
Rank Among 75 Counties             32      23      34      26      23      27                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women         469     496     535     607     598     541     411      88 
% Births To Unmarried Women      28.7*   29.1*   32.5+   34.3    34.9    31.9*   28.2*   71.5 
Rank Among 75 Counties             32      32      32      28      31      31                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens         168     176     188     194     195     184     138      33 
% Births To Unmarried Teens      10.3*   10.3*   11.4    11.0*   11.4    10.9*    9.5*   26.8 
Rank Among 75 Counties             40      41      37      38      38      35                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education      438     461     465     519     520     481     397      35 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   26.8*   27.0*   28.3*   29.3*   30.3*   28.4*   27.3*   28.5 
Rank Among 75 Counties             29      24      21      13      13      17                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births           109     140     126     134     129     128     104      17 
% Low Birth Weight Births         6.7*    8.2     7.7     7.6     7.5*    7.6*    7.1    13.8 
Rank Among 75 Counties             49      36      47      42      54      50                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care           466     513     557     598     611     549     443      59 
% No First Trimester Care        28.7*   30.2*   34.1*+  33.8*   35.8*   32.6*   30.6*   48.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties             28      16       9       7       2       9                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                 9       8      12      15      10      11       8       2 
Infant Mortality Rate             5.5     4.7*    7.3     8.5     5.8     6.5*    5.5*   16.3 
Rank Among 75 Counties             57      59      46      37      51      65                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               4       5       9      11       8       7       5       2 
Neonatal Mortality Rate           2.4     2.9     5.5     6.2     4.7     4.1     3.4    16.3 
Rank Among 75 Counties             47      59      34      29      37      55                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           5       3       3       4       2       3       3       0 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate       3.1     1.8     1.8     2.3     1.2     1.8*    2.1*    0.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             44      42      41      41      41      55                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                 15      15      10      12      16      14      10       3 
Fetal Death Rate                  9.1     8.7     6.0     6.7     9.2     8.2     6.8    23.8*
Rank Among 75 Counties             20      26      52      38      15      31                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths             19      20      19      23      24      21      15       5 
Perinatal Death Rate             11.5    11.6    11.5    12.9    13.9    12.3    10.2    39.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties             38      41      47      33      29      31                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions           149     161     149     154     156     154     110      22 
Induced Abortion Ratio            9.1*    9.4*    9.1*    8.7*    9.1*    9.1*    7.6*   17.9*
Rank Among 75 Counties             60      54      54      46      42      53                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44       22,820  22,949  23,085  23,021  23,117  22,998  19,983   1,639 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19        3,425   3,493   3,573   3,598   3,650   3,548   2,946     336 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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