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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     MONTGOMERY COUNTY           1995    1996    1997    1998    1999   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births                  83      96     109     105      92      97      95       0 
General Fertility Rate           57.1    65.2    73.8    69.9    61.3    65.5    65.5      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             62      42      15      24      54      33                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19            7      15      16      15      15      14      13       0 
Teen Fertility Rate              25.6*   53.6    56.7    52.6    52.4    49.8*   46.9      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             75      68      63      67      64      71                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women          16      23      19      20      21      20      19       0 
% Births To Unmarried Women      19.3*   24.0*   17.4*   19.0*   22.8*   20.6*   20.0      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             67      52      75      75      68      73                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens           3       6       5      10       8       6       6       0 
% Births To Unmarried Teens       3.6*    6.3*    4.6*    9.5     8.7     6.2*    6.3      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             75      69      75      55      59      75                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education       18      30      23      23      22      23      23       0 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   21.7    31.3    21.1    21.9    23.9    23.7    24.2      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             55       8      47      39      32      36                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births             6       3       3       8       3       5       5       0 
% Low Birth Weight Births         7.2     3.1*    2.8*    7.6     3.3*    5.2*    5.3*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             47      75      75      50      75      75                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care            16      29      34      28      27      27      26       0 
% No First Trimester Care        19.5    30.9    31.5    27.2    31.0*   28.4*   28.3*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             55      17      14      19       5      16                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                 1       0       0       1       0       0       0       0 
Infant Mortality Rate            12.0     0.0     0.0     9.5     0.0     0.0     0.0      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             16      74      74      29      74      74                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               1       0       0       1       0       0       0       0 
Neonatal Mortality Rate          12.0     0.0     0.0     9.5     0.0     0.0     0.0      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties              6      74      74      16      74      74                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           0       0       0       0       0       0       0       0 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate       0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0*    0.0*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             74      74      74      74      74      74                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                  0       0       0       4       0       1       1       0 
Fetal Death Rate                  0.0     0.0     0.0    36.7*+   0.0+   10.2    10.4      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             75      75      75       1      75      13                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths              1       0       0       5       0       1       1       0 
Perinatal Death Rate             12.0     0.0*    0.0*   45.9*+   0.0+   10.2    10.4      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             39      74      74       2      74      56                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions            10       8      10       4       7       8       8       0 
Induced Abortion Ratio           12.0     8.3*    9.2     3.8*    7.6     8.2*    8.4*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             35      63      42      65      41      52                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44        1,453   1,472   1,476   1,502   1,500   1,481   1,450       1 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19          273     280     282     285     286     281     277       0 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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