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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     FAULKNER COUNTY             1995    1996    1997    1998    1999   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births               1,038   1,039   1,073   1,160   1,178   1,098     976     110 
General Fertility Rate           57.4*   55.2*   55.6*   58.5*   58.7*   57.1*   57.6*   52.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties             61      72      68      68      63      69                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19          120     133     147     136     135     134     117      17 
Teen Fertility Rate              35.3*   36.3*   39.1*   35.4*   34.6*   36.1*   36.4*   36.2*
Rank Among 75 Counties             74      75      74      75      73      75                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women         219     203     214     235     273     229     167      60 
% Births To Unmarried Women      21.1*   19.5*   19.9*   20.3*   23.2*   20.9*   17.1*   54.5*
Rank Among 75 Counties             58      71      68      72      65      72                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens          69      64      85      78      75      74      59      15 
% Births To Unmarried Teens       6.6*    6.2*    7.9*    6.7*    6.4*    6.7*    6.0*   13.6*
Rank Among 75 Counties             70      70      63      71      70      74                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education      129     125     119     111     119     121     109      11 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   12.4*   12.0*   11.1*    9.6*   10.1*   11.0*   11.2*   10.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties             75      75      75      75      73      75                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births            66      58      67      82      94      73      61      12 
% Low Birth Weight Births         6.4*    5.6*    6.2*    7.1*    8.0     6.6*    6.3*   10.9 
Rank Among 75 Counties             57      67      63      61      42      64                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care           260     239     261     252     210     244     200      43 
% No First Trimester Care        25.9    23.9    25.7    22.9    19.0+   23.3    21.5*   41.3*
Rank Among 75 Counties             31      44      29      37      51      38                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                 9       7       8       4       6       7       6       1 
Infant Mortality Rate             8.7     6.7     7.5     3.4*    5.1     6.4*    6.1     9.1 
Rank Among 75 Counties             39      49      45      62      56      66                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               5       6       3       2       4       4       3       1 
Neonatal Mortality Rate           4.8     5.8     2.8     1.7*    3.4     3.6     3.1     9.1 
Rank Among 75 Counties             41      32      49      61      42      61                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           4       1       5       2       2       3       3       0 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate       3.9     1.0     4.7     1.7     1.7     2.7     3.1     0.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             32      44      25      40      43      49                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                  7       4       7       9       7       7       5       1 
Fetal Death Rate                  6.7     3.8     6.5     7.7     5.9     6.3     5.1     9.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             39      59      40      27      44      53                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths             12      10      10      11      11      11       8       2 
Perinatal Death Rate             11.5     9.6     9.3     9.4     9.3    10.0*    8.2    18.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             42      57      40      43      53      58                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions           236     216     246     208     229     227     167      53 
Induced Abortion Ratio           22.7*   20.8*   22.9*   17.9*+  19.4*   20.7*   17.1*   48.2*
Rank Among 75 Counties              5       6       3       7       6       5                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44       18,089  18,812  19,310  19,846  20,075  19,226  16,944   2,098 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19        3,400   3,661   3,756   3,842   3,903   3,712   3,213     469 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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