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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     LITTLE RIVER COUNTY         1995    1996    1997    1998    1999   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births                 165     211     186     177     160     180     125      52 
General Fertility Rate           58.1    75.0+   66.7    64.6    60.1    65.0    63.7    66.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties             59      11      33      46      61      38                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19           52      35      37      46      32      40      24      16 
Teen Fertility Rate             101.8*   67.7+   72.3    91.8*   65.7    79.1*   73.2*   92.5 
Rank Among 75 Counties              8      48      39      17      40      28                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women          34      49      35      75      61      51      19      31 
% Births To Unmarried Women      20.6*   23.2*   18.8*   42.4*+  38.1    28.3*   15.2*   59.6*
Rank Among 75 Counties             63      56      71      19      27      39                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens          19      15      12      28      22      19       7      11 
% Births To Unmarried Teens      11.5     7.1*    6.5*   15.8+   13.8    10.6     5.6*   21.2*
Rank Among 75 Counties             34      67      72      19      24      41                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education       37      40      37      38      25      35      23      12 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   22.4    19.0    19.9    21.5    15.6*   19.4*   18.4    23.1*
Rank Among 75 Counties             48      63      55      42      71      60                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births            14      20      12      18      27      18      10       8 
% Low Birth Weight Births         8.5     9.5     6.5    10.2    16.9*   10.0     8.0    15.4 
Rank Among 75 Counties             33      25      60      21       1      18                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care            36      49      32      39      28      37      18      18 
% No First Trimester Care        22.1    23.4    17.4*   22.4    17.7    20.8    14.5*   35.3 
Rank Among 75 Counties             43      45      65      39      57      51                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                 1       2       1       1       1       1       1       1 
Infant Mortality Rate             6.1     9.5     5.4     5.6     6.3     5.6     8.0    19.2 
Rank Among 75 Counties             54      32      55      53      47      68                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               1       1       0       0       1       1       0       0 
Neonatal Mortality Rate           6.1     4.7     0.0     0.0     6.3     5.6     0.0     0.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             33      39      74      74      30      39                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           0       1       1       1       0       1       0       0 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate       0.0     4.7     5.4     5.6     0.0     5.6     0.0     0.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             74      18      22      10      74      15                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                  0       3       1       0       0       1       1       0 
Fetal Death Rate                  0.0*   14.0+    5.3     0.0     0.0     5.5     7.9     0.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties             75      13      46      75      75      58                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths              1       4       1       0       1       1       1       0 
Perinatal Death Rate              6.1    18.7     5.3     0.0*    6.3     5.5     7.9     0.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties             65      15      60      74      60      73                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions             7      13      15       5       7       9       5       4 
Induced Abortion Ratio            4.2*    6.2*    8.1*    2.8*+   4.4*    5.0*    4.0*    7.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties             73      72      50      68      67      72                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44        2,840   2,815   2,787   2,738   2,664   2,769   1,963     780 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19          511     517     512     501     487     506     328     173 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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