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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     FULTON COUNTY               1995    1996    1997    1998    1999   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births                 121     118     128     115     127     122     120       0 
General Fertility Rate           64.1    62.1    66.7    61.1    68.1    64.5    64.0      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             34      57      34      60      30      42                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19           27      23      23      24      30      25      25       0 
Teen Fertility Rate              82.3    69.1    67.6    71.9    91.2    75.1    75.3*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             27      46      51      37      12      34                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women          25      23      35      26      35      29      29       0 
% Births To Unmarried Women      20.7*   19.5*   27.3    22.6*   27.6    23.8*   24.2      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             62      72      44      67      49      59                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens          11      10      11      15      18      13      13       0 
% Births To Unmarried Teens       9.1     8.5     8.6    13.0    14.2    10.7    10.8      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             55      64      58      32      22      40                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education       27      25      27      23      26      26      25       0 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   22.3    21.2    21.1    20.0    20.5    21.3    20.8      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             49      49      48      52      51      49                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births             3       7      13       9       8       8       8       0 
% Low Birth Weight Births         2.5*    5.9    10.2     7.8     6.3     6.6     6.7      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             75      64      17      48      62      67                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care            24      36      27      23      32      28      28       0 
% No First Trimester Care        20.2    30.8    21.4    20.0    25.2    23.1    23.5*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             50      18      49      50      25      40                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                 2       0       1       0       0       1       1       0 
Infant Mortality Rate            16.5     0.0     7.8     0.0     0.0     8.2     8.3      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             10      74      43      74      74      47                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               1       0       1       0       0       0       0       0 
Neonatal Mortality Rate           8.3     0.0     7.8     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             22      74      20      74      74      74                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           1       0       0       0       0       0       0       0 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate       8.3     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties              8      74      74      74      74      74                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                  1       1       0       1       2       1       1       0 
Fetal Death Rate                  8.2     8.4     0.0     8.6    15.5     8.1     8.3      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             31      35      75      20       5      29                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths              2       1       1       1       2       1       1       0 
Perinatal Death Rate             16.4     8.4     7.8     8.6    15.5     8.1     8.3      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             20      63      49      46      22      69                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions            10       5      12       6       9       8       8       0 
Induced Abortion Ratio            8.3*    4.2*    9.4     5.2*    7.1*    6.6*    6.7*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             62      74      40      62      46      63                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44        1,889   1,900   1,919   1,883   1,865   1,891   1,876       1 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19          328     333     340     334     329     333     332       0 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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