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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     BRADLEY COUNTY              1995    1996    1997    1998    1999   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births                 130     140     145     149     158     144      90      54 
General Fertility Rate           56.1    60.8    63.6    66.2    71.4    63.4    67.5    57.9*
Rank Among 75 Counties             64      59      46      38      22      50                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19           40      26      30      28      42      33      15      18 
Teen Fertility Rate              94.6*   62.2+   71.8    67.1   102.2*   79.1*   65.8    96.8 
Rank Among 75 Counties             16      62      41      47       7      26                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women          60      55      58      65      67      61      18      43 
% Births To Unmarried Women      46.2*   39.3    40.0    43.6*   42.4    42.4*   20.0    79.6*
Rank Among 75 Counties             11      21      16      17      20      15                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens          27      17      24      24      29      24       7      18 
% Births To Unmarried Teens      20.8*   12.1    16.6    16.1    18.4*   16.7*    7.8    33.3*
Rank Among 75 Counties              9      32      17      17      12      14                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education       41      45      38      31      36      38      23      15 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   31.5*   32.1*   26.2    20.8    22.8    26.4*   25.6*   27.8 
Rank Among 75 Counties             12       6      24      46      39      24                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births            12      17       6      10      15      12       5       7 
% Low Birth Weight Births         9.2    12.1     4.1*+   6.7     9.5     8.3     5.6    13.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             20       8      73      68      23      37                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care            35      41      36      36      42      38      19      19 
% No First Trimester Care        27.3    29.7    25.0    24.7    26.8    26.6*   21.3    35.8 
Rank Among 75 Counties             27      21      31      31      16      26                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                 2       0       1       1       1       1       1       0 
Infant Mortality Rate            15.4     0.0*+   6.9     6.7     6.3     6.9    11.1     0.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             11      74      47      46      46      61                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               1       0       1       0       1       1       0       0 
Neonatal Mortality Rate           7.7     0.0     6.9     0.0     6.3     6.9     0.0     0.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             25      74      22      74      29      19                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           1       0       0       1       0       0       0       0 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate       7.7     0.0     0.0     6.7     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties             12      74      74       7      74      74                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                  1       1       1       1       1       1       0       1 
Fetal Death Rate                  7.6     7.1     6.8     6.7     6.3     6.9     0.0    18.2 
Rank Among 75 Counties             34      44      37      32      43      48                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths              2       1       2       1       2       2       0       1 
Perinatal Death Rate             15.3     7.1    13.7     6.7    12.6    13.8     0.0    18.2 
Rank Among 75 Counties             23      66      27      60      41      30                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions            33      25      20      27      13      24      11      13 
Induced Abortion Ratio           25.4*   17.9    13.8    18.1     8.2*+  16.7    12.2    24.1 
Rank Among 75 Counties              3      13      16       6      39       8                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44        2,317   2,301   2,279   2,252   2,212   2,272   1,333     932 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19          423     418     418     417     411     417     228     186 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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