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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     UNION COUNTY                1994    1995    1996    1997    1998   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births                 664     611     665     610     647     639     375     262 
General Fertility Rate           67.5    62.3    68.4    63.6    67.3    65.8    61.9    72.6*
Rank Among 75 Counties             21      42      32      47      32      30                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19          151     124     151     143     122     138      53      85 
Teen Fertility Rate              92.6*   75.0    91.0*   86.9*   74.2+   83.8*   57.1*  118.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties             17      37      23      16      31      20                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women         277     256     293     255     256     267      71     196 
% Births To Unmarried Women      41.7*   41.9*   44.1*   41.8*   39.6*   41.8*   18.9*   74.8 
Rank Among 75 Counties             18      16      14      14      23      14                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens         118      97     117     112     101     109      27      82 
% Births To Unmarried Teens      17.8*   15.9*   17.6*   18.4*   15.6*   17.1*    7.2    31.3*
Rank Among 75 Counties             13      20      15      13      20      13                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education      156     160     156     149     141     152      61      91 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   23.5    26.2    23.5    24.4    21.8    23.8    16.3*   34.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties             45      26      38      33      40      40                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births            59      38      56      54      56      53      23      29 
% Low Birth Weight Births         8.9     6.2     8.4     8.9     8.7     8.3     6.1    11.1*
Rank Among 75 Counties             25      61      39      24      40      37                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care           250     227     218     210     191     219      85     134 
% No First Trimester Care        38.2*   37.6*   33.3*   34.8*   29.7*   34.7*   22.8*   51.9*
Rank Among 75 Counties              2       3      11       5      12       4                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                 4       6       6       4       4       5       2       3 
Infant Mortality Rate             6.0     9.8     9.0     6.6     6.2     7.8     5.3    11.5 
Rank Among 75 Counties             56      31      35      51      49      49                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               1       3       5       3       2       3       1       2 
Neonatal Mortality Rate           1.5     4.9     7.5     4.9     3.1     4.7     2.7     7.6 
Rank Among 75 Counties             52      40      22      33      54      47                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           3       3       1       1       2       2       1       1 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate       4.5     4.9     1.5     1.6     3.1     3.1     2.7     3.8 
Rank Among 75 Counties             35      25      42      46      32      45                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                  1       5       8       8       5       5       1       4 
Fetal Death Rate                  1.5*    8.1    11.9    12.9     7.7     7.8     2.7    15.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             59      32      17      12      28      34                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths              2       8      13      11       7       8       3       6 
Perinatal Death Rate              3.0*   13.0+   19.3    17.8    10.7    12.4     8.0    22.6 
Rank Among 75 Counties             67      34      14      20      41      29                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions            69      71      83      86      74      77      41      35 
Induced Abortion Ratio           10.4*   11.6*   12.5*   14.1    11.4*   12.1*   10.9*   13.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties             53      38      34      12      24      31                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44        9,837   9,805   9,728   9,598   9,610   9,716   6,056   3,610 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19        1,630   1,654   1,660   1,646   1,644   1,647     928     716 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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