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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     HEALTH MANAGEMENT AREA 11   1994    1995    1996    1997    1998   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births               2,985   2,993   3,099   3,060   3,096   3,047   2,817     212 
General Fertility Rate           62.3*   62.1*   63.9*   63.2*   63.4*   63.0*   62.1*   80.5 
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas             7       7       7       8       8       7                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19          631     561     585     591     548     583     520      60 
Teen Fertility Rate              77.3*   67.2+   68.6    68.9    63.4    69.0    66.6*  105.4 
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas             5       7       7       6       8       6                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women         789     776     832     869     926     838     673     162 
% Births To Unmarried Women      26.4*   25.9*   26.8*   28.4*   29.9*   27.5*   23.9*   76.4*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas             6       5       7       5       6       6                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens         309     296     317     332     322     315     257      57 
% Births To Unmarried Teens      10.4*    9.9*   10.2*   10.8*   10.4*   10.3*    9.1*   26.9 
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas             6       6       7       5       6       6                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education      752     721     652     652     666     689     628      58 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   25.2*   24.1    21.0*+  21.3*   21.5    22.6    22.3*   27.4 
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas             3       5       7       6       5       5                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births           219     208     221     243     250     228     199      29 
% Low Birth Weight Births         7.3     6.9*    7.1*    7.9     8.1     7.5*    7.1    13.7 
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas             7       8       8       7       7       7                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care           651     461     581     571     587     570     495      71 
% No First Trimester Care        22.1*   15.5*+  19.1*+  19.0*   19.1*   18.9*   17.8*   34.6 
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas             8      10      10      10      10      10                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                20      24      24      34      31      27      25       2 
Infant Mortality Rate             6.7     8.0     7.7    11.1    10.0     8.9     8.9     9.4 
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas             9       7       7       4       4       6                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths              10      13      11      14      20      14      12       1 
Neonatal Mortality Rate           3.4     4.3     3.5     4.6     6.5     4.6     4.3     4.7 
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas             8       8      10       7       5       9                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths          10      11      13      20      11      13      12       1 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate       3.4     3.7     4.2     6.5*    3.6     4.3     4.3*    4.7 
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas             8       5       4       1       4       3                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                 15      16      21      28      14      19      16       3 
Fetal Death Rate                  5.0     5.3     6.7     9.1     4.5+    6.2     5.6    14.0 
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas            10       9       8       3       9       8                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths             25      29      32      42      34      32      29       4 
Perinatal Death Rate              8.3*    9.6    10.3    13.6    10.9    10.4*   10.2    18.6 
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas            10      10      10       4       6      10                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions           395     391     385     221     190     316     270      39 
Induced Abortion Ratio           13.2*   13.1*   12.4*    7.2*+   6.1*   10.4*    9.6*   18.4*
Rank Among 10 ADH Areas             6       6       7       8       8       9                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44       47,898  48,218  48,535  48,446  48,826  48,385  45,331   2,634 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19        8,163   8,344   8,533   8,576   8,645   8,452   7,813     569 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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