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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     LINCOLN COUNTY              1995    1996    1997    1998    1999   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births                 146     139     167     172     148     154      93      60 
General Fertility Rate           62.8    58.8    70.3    71.9    62.3    65.1    62.9    68.5*
Rank Among 75 Counties             40      67      23      18      50      37                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19           34      24      33      46      27      33      15      18 
Teen Fertility Rate              75.6    51.4    69.9    96.6*   57.4    70.7    58.4    87.4 
Rank Among 75 Counties             36      70      47      12      58      42                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women          56      56      74      67      66      64      17      46 
% Births To Unmarried Women      38.4    40.3    44.3*   39.0    44.6*   41.6*   18.3*   76.7 
Rank Among 75 Counties             21      18      12      24      16      18                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens          27      19      23      35      21      25       7      18 
% Births To Unmarried Teens      18.5*   13.7    13.8    20.3*   14.2    16.2*    7.5    30.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             13      26      25       9      21      16                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education       36      22      29      39      25      30      19      11 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   24.7    15.8*   17.4    22.7    16.9    19.5*   20.4    18.3*
Rank Among 75 Counties             34      70      67      35      64      59                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births             8      10      13      16      12      12       6       6 
% Low Birth Weight Births         5.5     7.2     7.8     9.3     8.1     7.8     6.5    10.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties             69      49      36      35      41      46                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care            28      24      45      45      25      33      12      21 
% No First Trimester Care        19.6    17.4*   26.9+   26.5    17.1+   21.6    12.9*   35.6 
Rank Among 75 Counties             52      66      23      22      60      50                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                 1       1       1       2       2       1       1       0 
Infant Mortality Rate             6.8     7.2     6.0    11.6    13.5     6.5    10.8     0.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             49      47      54      19      14      65                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               0       1       0       1       2       1       1       0 
Neonatal Mortality Rate           0.0     7.2     0.0     5.8    13.5     6.5    10.8     0.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             74      24      74      31       6      25                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           1       0       1       1       0       1       0       0 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate       6.8     0.0     6.0     5.8     0.0     6.5     0.0     0.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             16      74      20       9      74      10                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                  1       0       0       2       2       1       0       1 
Fetal Death Rate                  6.8     0.0     0.0*   11.5    13.3     6.5     0.0    16.4 
Rank Among 75 Counties             38      75      75      12      11      52                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths              1       1       0       3       4       2       1       1 
Perinatal Death Rate              6.8     7.2     0.0*   17.2+   26.7    12.9    10.8    16.4 
Rank Among 75 Counties             63      65      74      18       3      38                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions            20      18      24      25      25      22      13       9 
Induced Abortion Ratio           13.7    12.9    14.4    14.5    16.9    14.3    14.0    15.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties             28      32      10      14       9      12                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44        2,323   2,362   2,376   2,392   2,375   2,366   1,479     876 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19          450     467     472     476     470     467     257     206 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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