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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     MONROE COUNTY               1995    1996    1997    1998    1999   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births                 180     140     156     159     131     153      73      80 
General Fertility Rate           87.0*   68.0+   76.1    78.8*   67.0    75.4*   66.7    86.2*
Rank Among 75 Counties              2      34       9       6      34       8                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19           48      39      39      29      33      38      13      24 
Teen Fertility Rate             114.0*   91.8*   91.8    69.0    81.5*   90.7*   69.1   104.3 
Rank Among 75 Counties              5      22      10      44      19      12                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women         104      76      88      82      72      84      20      64 
% Births To Unmarried Women      57.8*   54.3*   56.4*   51.6*   55.0*   54.9*   27.4*   80.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties              5       7       7      10       8       7                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens          40      33      35      27      26      32       8      24 
% Births To Unmarried Teens      22.2*   23.6*   22.4*   17.0    19.8*   20.9*   11.0    30.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties              8       4       4      15       9       9                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education       61      40      60      42      36      48      21      26 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   33.9*   28.6    38.5*   26.4+   27.5    31.4*   28.8*   32.5*
Rank Among 75 Counties              7      19       3      24      18       8                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births            21      20      10      20      11      16       6      10 
% Low Birth Weight Births        11.7    14.3*    6.4+   12.6     8.4    10.5*    8.2    12.5 
Rank Among 75 Counties              9       2      61       7      35      14                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care            78      58      45      42      28      50      16      34 
% No First Trimester Care        44.8*   42.6*   30.6+   27.6    22.0    34.0*   22.9    44.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties              1       3      16      15      34       3                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                 3       1       1       3       2       2       1       1 
Infant Mortality Rate            16.7     7.1     6.4    18.9    15.3    13.1    13.7    12.5 
Rank Among 75 Counties              9      48      52       7       8      11                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               2       0       1       2       1       1       0       1 
Neonatal Mortality Rate          11.1     0.0     6.4    12.6     7.6     6.5     0.0    12.5 
Rank Among 75 Counties              7      74      25      11      20      23                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           1       1       0       1       1       1       0       0 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate       5.6     7.1     0.0     6.3     7.6     6.5     0.0     0.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             22      11      74       8      10       9                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                  2       3       2       1       2       2       1       1 
Fetal Death Rate                 11.0    21.0    12.7     6.3    15.0    12.9    13.5    12.3 
Rank Among 75 Counties             16       2      13      36       7       4                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths              4       3       3       3       3       3       1       2 
Perinatal Death Rate             22.0    21.0    19.0    18.8    22.6    19.4    13.5    24.7 
Rank Among 75 Counties             12      10      17      15       7       7                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions            18      29      21      14      23      21       8      12 
Induced Abortion Ratio           10.0*   20.7+   13.5     8.8*   17.6    13.7    11.0    15.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties             51       7      19      44       7      15                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44        2,069   2,059   2,049   2,019   1,955   2,030   1,095     928 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19          421     425     425     420     405     419     188     230 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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