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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     JACKSON COUNTY              1995    1996    1997    1998    1999   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births                 202     258     217     230     222     226     170      54 
General Fertility Rate           54.1*   70.6+   61.4    68.1    67.8    64.3    59.5*   84.8 
Rank Among 75 Counties             70      21      55      29      32      45                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19           40      66      58      47      50      52      34      18 
Teen Fertility Rate              61.0   102.2*   91.8*   77.9    84.7    83.2*   70.8*  128.6 
Rank Among 75 Counties             62      10       9      28      15      20                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women          81     107      89     101      96      95      49      45 
% Births To Unmarried Women      40.1*   41.5*   41.0*   43.9*   43.2*   42.0*   28.8*   83.3*
Rank Among 75 Counties             18      17      15      16      19      17                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens          26      43      44      29      38      36      19      17 
% Births To Unmarried Teens      12.9    16.7    20.3*   12.6+   17.1*   15.9*   11.2*   31.5*
Rank Among 75 Counties             27      16      10      34      16      18                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education       48      60      54      68      47      55      37      18 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   23.8    23.3    24.9    29.6*   21.2+   24.3    21.8    33.3*
Rank Among 75 Counties             42      40      30      15      48      32                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births            18      25      21      28      13      21      12       9 
% Low Birth Weight Births         8.9     9.7     9.7    12.2     5.9+    9.3     7.1    16.7 
Rank Among 75 Counties             25      22      21       9      70      28                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care            32      47      26      39      27      34      22      12 
% No First Trimester Care        16.2*   19.7*   12.9*   17.6    12.9*   15.9*   13.5*   24.5*
Rank Among 75 Counties             65      61      74      60      72      72                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                 2       0       2       5       0       2       1       1 
Infant Mortality Rate             9.9     0.0*+   9.2+   21.7     0.0*+   8.8     5.9    18.5 
Rank Among 75 Counties             30      74      31       6      74      39                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               1       0       0       3       0       1       1       0 
Neonatal Mortality Rate           5.0     0.0*    0.0    13.0+    0.0+    4.4     5.9     0.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             39      74      74      10      74      52                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           1       0       2       2       0       1       1       0 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate       5.0     0.0     9.2+    8.7     0.0     4.4     5.9     0.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             24      74      10       2      74      25                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                  2       3       2       1       1       2       1       0 
Fetal Death Rate                  9.8    11.5     9.1     4.3     4.5     8.8     5.8     0.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             22      20      22      44      53      23                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths              3       3       2       4       1       3       2       1 
Perinatal Death Rate             14.7    11.5     9.1    17.3     4.5    13.2    11.7    18.5 
Rank Among 75 Counties             28      45      43      17      64      35                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions            33      39      29      23      16      28      22       6 
Induced Abortion Ratio           16.3    15.1    13.4    10.0*    7.2*   12.4*   12.9    11.1*
Rank Among 75 Counties             16      20      20      36      45      22                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44        3,737   3,652   3,532   3,376   3,274   3,514   2,856     637 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19          656     646     632     603     590     625     480     140 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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