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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     GARLAND COUNTY              1995    1996    1997    1998    1999   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births                 950     982   1,014     998   1,061   1,001     870     113 
General Fertility Rate           63.3    64.7    66.2    66.0    70.6    66.1    65.4    69.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties             38      46      36      40      24      32                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19          193     179     209     182     178     188     151      34 
Teen Fertility Rate              81.4    74.0    84.9    74.9    73.6    77.7    72.7*  110.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             28      39      18      30      29      31                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women         312     340     354     358     394     352     261      84 
% Births To Unmarried Women      32.8    34.6    34.9    35.9    37.1    35.2    30.0*   74.3 
Rank Among 75 Counties             29      28      26      28      29      27                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens         120     122     144     124     132     128      94      32 
% Births To Unmarried Teens      12.6    12.4    14.2    12.4    12.4    12.8    10.8*   28.3 
Rank Among 75 Counties             28      29      23      36      28      26                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education      226     234     257     199     205     224     185      35 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   23.8    23.8    25.3*   19.9*+  19.3*   22.4    21.3    31.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             41      37      28      53      55      42                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births            77     107     109     100     100      99      80      18 
% Low Birth Weight Births         8.1    10.9*+  10.7*   10.0     9.4     9.9*    9.2*   15.9 
Rank Among 75 Counties             38      16      11      24      25      21                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care           264     296     258     251     227     259     204      49 
% No First Trimester Care        28.3*   30.4*   26.2+   25.7*   22.1    26.4*   23.9*   44.5*
Rank Among 75 Counties             23      20      27      27      33      27                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                 7      10       4       8       6       7       5       1 
Infant Mortality Rate             7.4    10.2     3.9     8.0     5.7     7.0     5.7     8.8 
Rank Among 75 Counties             46      26      60      41      51      58                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               4       8       4       7       3       5       4       1 
Neonatal Mortality Rate           4.2     8.1     3.9     7.0     2.8     5.0     4.6     8.8 
Rank Among 75 Counties             48      19      39      25      48      45                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           3       2       0       1       3       2       1       0 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate       3.2     2.0     0.0*+   1.0     2.8     2.0*    1.1     0.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             38      40      74      43      38      54                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                  6       7       5       8      11       7       6       1 
Fetal Death Rate                  6.3     7.1     4.9     8.0    10.3     6.9     6.8     8.8 
Rank Among 75 Counties             42      45      49      24      21      46                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths             10      15       9      15      14      13      10       3 
Perinatal Death Rate             10.5    15.2     8.8    14.9    13.1    12.9    11.4    26.3 
Rank Among 75 Counties             44      24      46      24      38      39                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions           214     194     222     207     228     213     185      23 
Induced Abortion Ratio           22.5*   19.8*   21.9*   20.7*   21.5*   21.3*   21.3*   20.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties              6       9       5       4       4       4                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44       15,013  15,186  15,318  15,118  15,028  15,133  13,307   1,638 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19        2,371   2,418   2,461   2,430   2,420   2,420   2,078     309 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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