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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     LEE COUNTY                  1995    1996    1997    1998    1999   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births                 152     174     155     174     158     163      52     110 
General Fertility Rate           58.9    68.3    61.8    71.3    66.4    65.4    56.9    70.2*
Rank Among 75 Counties             57      33      51      19      36      35                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19           42      40      45      59      48      47      10      36 
Teen Fertility Rate              73.3*   69.9    80.1*  107.1*   90.1*   84.2*   64.5    89.8*
Rank Among 75 Counties             39      44      24       5      13      17                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women          95     105     104     109     101     103      16      87 
% Births To Unmarried Women      62.5*   60.3*   67.1*   62.6*   63.9*   63.2*   30.8*   79.1*
Rank Among 75 Counties              4       3       2       2       2       2                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens          37      35      40      53      42      41       5      36 
% Births To Unmarried Teens      24.3*   20.1*   25.8*   30.5*   26.6*   25.2*    9.6    32.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties              5      12       2       1       2       2                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education       43      47      57      58      54      52      12      40 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   28.3    27.0    36.8*   33.3*   34.2*   31.9*   23.1    36.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties             20      24       5       6       6       5                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births            15      18      13      20      18      17       3      13 
% Low Birth Weight Births         9.9    10.3     8.4    11.5    11.4    10.4     5.8    11.8 
Rank Among 75 Counties             18      17      30      12       8      15                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care            48      75      52      57      50      56      11      45 
% No First Trimester Care        31.8*   43.6*+  34.0*   32.9*   32.7*   35.0*   21.6    41.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties             12       2       6       6       4       2                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                 1       2       3       2       1       2       1       1 
Infant Mortality Rate             6.6    11.5    19.4    11.5     6.3    12.3    19.2     9.1 
Rank Among 75 Counties             51      23       5      20      46      16                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               0       2       2       2       1       1       1       1 
Neonatal Mortality Rate           0.0    11.5    12.9    11.5     6.3     6.1    19.2     9.1 
Rank Among 75 Counties             74       8       6      13      29      29                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           1       0       1       0       0       0       0       0 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate       6.6     0.0     6.5     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             17      74      18      74      74      74                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                  2       3       1       0       3       2       0       2 
Fetal Death Rate                 13.0    16.9     6.4     0.0    18.6+   12.1     0.0    17.9 
Rank Among 75 Counties             15       7      41      75       3       6                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths              2       5       3       2       4       3       1       2 
Perinatal Death Rate             13.0    28.2    19.2    11.5    24.8    18.2    19.2    17.9 
Rank Among 75 Counties             34       5      15      38       5       9                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions            23      21      24      18      21      21       6      15 
Induced Abortion Ratio           15.1    12.1    15.5    10.3    13.3    12.9*   11.5    13.6*
Rank Among 75 Counties             21      38       9      34      14      20                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44        2,582   2,549   2,507   2,441   2,379   2,492     914   1,567 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19          573     572     562     551     533     558     155     401 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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