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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     HEALTH MANAGEMENT AREA 10   1994    1995    1996    1997    1998   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births               2,364   2,380   2,527   2,394   2,518   2,437   2,362      48 
General Fertility Rate           59.9*   59.3*   62.1*   58.6*+  60.7*   60.2*   60.1*   56.1*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas             9      10      10      10      10      10                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19          418     432     488     443     483     453     440       9 
Teen Fertility Rate              62.3*   62.4    68.3    61.4    65.3    64.0    64.2*   57.7*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas             9       8       8       9       6       8                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women         487     561     613     593     672     585     546      32 
% Births To Unmarried Women      20.6*   23.6*+  24.3*   24.8*   26.7*   24.0*   23.1*   66.7 
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas            10      10      10       9       9      10                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens         164     214     244     232     249     221     210       9 
% Births To Unmarried Teens       6.9*    9.0*+   9.7*    9.7*    9.9*    9.1*    8.9*   18.8*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas            10       8       9       7       8      10                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education      508     494     523     470     479     495     477      10 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   21.5*   20.8*   20.7*   19.6*   19.0*   20.3*   20.2*   20.8*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas             9       7       8       9       8       8                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births           181     163     194     167     193     180     172       6 
% Low Birth Weight Births         7.7     6.8*    7.7     7.0*    7.7*    7.4*    7.3    12.5 
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas             6       9       7       8       9       8                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care           475     492     568     512     531     516     495      13 
% No First Trimester Care        20.7*   21.2*   23.3*   22.0*   21.5    21.7*   21.5*   28.3*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas            10       9       7       9       7       8                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                29      23      18       9      27      21      21       0 
Infant Mortality Rate            12.3     9.7     7.1     3.8*   10.7+    8.6     8.9     0.0 
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas             2       5       9      10       3       7                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths              14      14      11       4      20      13      12       0 
Neonatal Mortality Rate           5.9     5.9     4.4     1.7*    7.9+    5.3     5.1     0.0 
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas             5       5       8      10       1       6                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths          15       9       7       5       7       9       9       0 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate       6.3     3.8     2.8     2.1     2.8     3.7     3.8     0.0*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas             2       4       7       9       6       5                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                 13      14      16      21      12      15      15       0 
Fetal Death Rate                  5.5     5.8     6.3     8.7     4.7     6.1     6.3     0.0 
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas             9       8       9       5       8      10                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths             27      28      27      25      32      28      27       1 
Perinatal Death Rate             11.4    11.7    10.6    10.4    12.6    11.4    11.4    20.8 
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas             6       7       9       9       4       7                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions           291     277     294     277     252     278     257      17 
Induced Abortion Ratio           12.3*   11.6*   11.6*   11.6*   10.0*   11.4*   10.9*   35.4*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas             9       9       9       7       7       7                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44       39,472  40,113  40,660  40,832  41,496  40,515  39,299     856 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19        6,709   6,921   7,145   7,219   7,392   7,077   6,855     156 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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