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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     NEVADA COUNTY               1995    1996    1997    1998    1999   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births                 118     120     129     122     142     126      79      47 
General Fertility Rate           57.6    58.8    63.3    59.8    70.1    61.8*   63.4    59.8*
Rank Among 75 Counties             60      68      48      62      26      57                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19           28      26      27      24      25      26      13      13 
Teen Fertility Rate              70.0    65.0    67.0    58.8    61.9    64.5    58.3    73.4 
Rank Among 75 Counties             45      53      52      58      50      60                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women          46      41      43      44      47      44      14      30 
% Births To Unmarried Women      39.0    34.2    33.3    36.1    33.1    34.9    17.7*   63.8*
Rank Among 75 Counties             19      29      30      27      33      28                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens          20      14      18      13      17      16       5      12 
% Births To Unmarried Teens      16.9    11.7    14.0    10.7    12.0    12.7     6.3*   25.5 
Rank Among 75 Counties             18      35      24      42      35      27                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education       29      32      30      31      38      32      19      13 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   24.6    26.7    23.3    25.4    26.8    25.4    24.1    27.7 
Rank Among 75 Counties             35      26      38      27      19      27                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births            17      17      15      16      11      15       8       7 
% Low Birth Weight Births        14.4*   14.2*   11.6    13.1     7.7    11.9*   10.1*   14.9 
Rank Among 75 Counties              2       3       5       5      44       4                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care            38      31      33      28      37      33      18      16 
% No First Trimester Care        33.6*   26.5    25.8    23.1    26.1    26.6*   23.4    34.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties              8      34      28      36      21      25                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                 2       3       2       1       1       2       1       1 
Infant Mortality Rate            16.9    25.0    15.5     8.2     7.0    15.9    12.7    21.3 
Rank Among 75 Counties              7       3      11      37      42       5                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               2       3       2       1       1       2       1       1 
Neonatal Mortality Rate          16.9    25.0    15.5     8.2     7.0    15.9*   12.7    21.3 
Rank Among 75 Counties              3       2       3      20      24       2                 
                                                                                              
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     0.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties             74      74      74      74      74      74                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                  2       1       1       3       2       2       0       1 
Fetal Death Rate                 16.7     8.3     7.7    24.0    13.9    15.6     0.0    20.8*
Rank Among 75 Counties              7      36      32       3      10       2                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths              4       4       3       4       3       4       1       2 
Perinatal Death Rate             33.3    33.1    23.1    32.0    20.8    31.3*   12.7    41.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties              3       2       8       5      11       1                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions             7      18      11      12      13      12       7       5 
Induced Abortion Ratio            5.9*   15.0+    8.5*    9.8     9.2     9.5*    8.9*   10.6*
Rank Among 75 Counties             71      21      48      37      34      44                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44        2,050   2,040   2,039   2,039   2,027   2,039   1,247     786 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19          400     400     403     408     404     403     223     177 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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