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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     SEVIER COUNTY               1994    1995    1996    1997    1998   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births                 216     225     216     248     274     236     218      10 
General Fertility Rate           74.6*   78.2*   74.8    86.1*   94.9*   81.8*   84.9*   44.2*
Rank Among 75 Counties              7       4      12       3       1       2                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19           50      28      49      59      50      47      43       3 
Teen Fertility Rate             105.7    57.9*+ 100.4+  119.9*  100.4    96.5    99.1*   75.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties              7      63      13       3       9       8                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women          47      54      47      54      91      59      50       6 
% Births To Unmarried Women      21.8*   24.0*   21.8*   21.8*   33.2+   25.0*   22.9      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             58      47      63      61      33      50                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens          18      11      22      22      29      20      18       2 
% Births To Unmarried Teens       8.3     4.9*   10.2+    8.9    10.6     8.5*    8.3      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             55      74      47      56      43      64                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education       85      98      82     106     121      98      93       3 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   39.4*   43.6*   38.0*   42.7*   44.2*   41.5*   42.7*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties              1       1       1       1       1       1                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births             8      14      14      28      28      18      16       1 
% Low Birth Weight Births         3.7*    6.2     6.5    11.3    10.2     7.6     7.3      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             71      60      60       7      20      48                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care            51      45      43      47      45      46      41       3 
% No First Trimester Care        24.2    20.2    20.1    19.3    16.5*   19.7*   19.0      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             41      49      58      58      64      61                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                 2       1       2       2       3       2       2       0 
Infant Mortality Rate             9.3     4.4     9.3     8.1    10.9     8.5     9.2      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             33      61      34      39      23      40                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               1       1       1       0       2       1       1       0 
Neonatal Mortality Rate           4.6     4.4     4.6     0.0*    7.3     4.2     4.6      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             36      46      41      75      23      53                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           1       0       1       2       1       1       1       0 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate       4.6     0.0     4.6     8.1     3.6     4.2     4.6      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             34      75      20      13      26      31                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                  1       1       2       5       0       2       2       0 
Fetal Death Rate                  4.6     4.4     9.2    19.8     0.0*+   8.4     9.1      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             49      51      30       1      75      24                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths              2       2       3       5       2       3       3       0 
Perinatal Death Rate              9.2     8.8    13.8    19.8     7.3    12.6    13.6      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             49      55      37      12      53      28                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions            15      15      21      13      18      16      12       3 
Induced Abortion Ratio            6.9*    6.7*    9.7*    5.2*    6.6*    6.8*    5.5*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             68      68      50      65      55      67                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44        2,894   2,879   2,886   2,880   2,887   2,885   2,569     226 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19          473     484     488     492     498     487     434      40 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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