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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     BAXTER COUNTY               1995    1996    1997    1998    1999   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births                 308     365     309     317     316     323     319       0 
General Fertility Rate           54.4*   63.9+   53.9*+  54.7*   54.9*   56.4*   56.2*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             67      49      71      73      70      71                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19           62      59      61      51      54      57      57       0 
Teen Fertility Rate              68.4    63.9    65.4    53.9    57.3    61.3    61.8*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             48      58      55      65      59      64                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women          82      91      77      71      89      82      81       0 
% Births To Unmarried Women      26.6*   24.9*   24.9*   22.4*   28.2*   25.4*   25.4*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             37      45      52      68      48      54                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens          31      32      34      26      33      31      31       0 
% Births To Unmarried Teens      10.1     8.8*   11.0     8.2*   10.4     9.6*    9.7      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             47      62      37      67      47      53                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education       49      61      54      48      56      54      52       0 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   15.9*   16.7*   17.5*   15.1*   17.7*   16.7*   16.3*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             71      68      66      70      61      71                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births            15      17      22      22      26      20      20       0 
% Low Birth Weight Births         4.9*    4.7*    7.1     6.9     8.2     6.2*    6.3      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             72      74      53      64      37      74                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care            74     138     101      76      90      96      95       0 
% No First Trimester Care        24.0    38.1*+  32.7*   24.1+   28.5*   29.8*   29.9*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             38       7      10      33      12      11                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                 1       0       0       1       0       0       0       0 
Infant Mortality Rate             3.2     0.0*    0.0*    3.2     0.0*    0.0*    0.0*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             68      74      74      63      74      74                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0 
Neonatal Mortality Rate           0.0*    0.0*    0.0*    0.0*    0.0*    0.0*    0.0*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             74      74      74      74      74      74                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           1       0       0       1       0       0       0       0 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate       3.2     0.0*    0.0     3.2     0.0     0.0     0.0      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             36      74      74      31      74      74                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                  3       2       6       3       0       3       3       0 
Fetal Death Rate                  9.6     5.4    19.0     9.4     0.0*+   9.2     9.3      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             24      54       2      14      75      20                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths              3       2       6       3       0       3       3       0 
Perinatal Death Rate              9.6     5.4    19.0     9.4     0.0*+   9.2     9.3      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             50      69      16      44      74      63                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions            46      26      41      33      22      34      33       1 
Induced Abortion Ratio           14.9     7.1*+  13.3+   10.4*    7.0*   10.5*   10.3*     - *
Rank Among 75 Counties             22      66      21      33      47      37                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44        5,659   5,711   5,730   5,798   5,756   5,731   5,676       0 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19          907     923     933     946     942     930     923       0 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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