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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     FRANKLIN COUNTY             1995    1996    1997    1998    1999   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births                 209     266     221     246     199     228     227       1 
General Fertility Rate           66.8    83.5*+  69.6+   73.4    60.4+   70.7    71.3*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             27       2      26      13      58      18                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19           40      52      24      44      36      39      39       0 
Teen Fertility Rate              73.7    93.2    42.9*+  73.9+   61.2    68.5    69.4      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             38      20      73      33      52      46                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women          43      64      59      72      58      59      59       0 
% Births To Unmarried Women      20.6*   24.1*   26.7*   29.3    29.1    25.9*   26.0*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             64      51      46      41      45      49                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens          17      26      15      32      24      23      23       0 
% Births To Unmarried Teens       8.1     9.8     6.8*   13.0+   12.1    10.1*   10.1      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             64      50      70      33      33      50                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education       41      53      47      66      53      52      52       0 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   19.6    19.9    21.3    26.8    26.6    22.8    22.9      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             65      57      45      21      20      40                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births            18      17      15      30      12      18      18       0 
% Low Birth Weight Births         8.6     6.4     6.8    12.2+    6.0+    7.9     7.9      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             31      61      57       8      66      44                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care            54      73      58      44      46      55      54       0 
% No First Trimester Care        25.8    27.5    26.2    18.1+   23.2    24.2    23.9*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             32      31      25      57      30      33                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                 2       1       1       2       2       2       2       0 
Infant Mortality Rate             9.6     3.8     4.5     8.1    10.1     8.8     8.8      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             34      58      57      39      28      40                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               2       1       0       1       0       1       1       0 
Neonatal Mortality Rate           9.6     3.8     0.0     4.1     0.0     4.4     4.4      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             13      47      74      47      74      53                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           0       0       1       1       2       1       1       0 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate       0.0     0.0     4.5     4.1    10.1     4.4     4.4      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             74      74      29      24       4      26                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                  0       2       2       1       0       1       1       0 
Fetal Death Rate                  0.0*    7.5     9.0     4.0     0.0*    4.4     4.4      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             75      40      25      46      75      67                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths              2       3       2       2       0       2       2       0 
Perinatal Death Rate              9.6    11.2     9.0     8.1     0.0*    8.7     8.8      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             51      48      45      48      74      66                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions            14      23      21      12      13      17      16       0 
Induced Abortion Ratio            6.7*    8.6*    9.5*    4.9*    6.5*    7.5*    7.0*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             66      56      39      64      50      59                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44        3,127   3,184   3,174   3,352   3,294   3,226   3,183       9 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19          543     558     560     595     588     569     562       1 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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