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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     PERRY COUNTY                1995    1996    1997    1998    1999   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births                 137     119     111     127     135     126     125       1 
General Fertility Rate           78.2*   65.6    60.2    66.7    72.0    68.6    70.0*   32.3*
Rank Among 75 Counties              5      39      63      35      20      23                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19           26      22      24      34      20      25      25       0 
Teen Fertility Rate              79.8    64.9    68.8    94.7*   56.2+   72.3    74.0*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             29      55      49      14      62      36                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women          26      22      38      36      30      30      30       1 
% Births To Unmarried Women      19.0*   18.5*   34.2+   28.3    22.2*   23.8*   24.0      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             69      73      29      47      69      58                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens          13      11      19      19      10      14      14       0 
% Births To Unmarried Teens       9.5     9.2    17.1    15.0     7.4    11.1    11.2*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             50      57      16      23      68      35                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education       29      26      24      27      27      27      27       0 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   21.2    21.8    21.6    21.3    20.0    21.4    21.6      - *
Rank Among 75 Counties             58      47      44      44      52      48                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births            10       8       5      10       6       8       8       0 
% Low Birth Weight Births         7.3     6.7     4.5     7.9     4.4     6.3*    6.4      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             45      54      71      45      74      73                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care            35      25      28      34      17      28      27       0 
% No First Trimester Care        25.7    21.0    26.2    27.4    13.2*+  22.8    22.1      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             33      55      26      17      71      42                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                 0       0       3       0       1       1       1       0 
Infant Mortality Rate             0.0*    0.0    27.0+    0.0+    7.4     7.9     8.0      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             74      74       2      74      40      48                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               0       0       1       0       0       0       0       0 
Neonatal Mortality Rate           0.0     0.0     9.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             74      74      13      74      74      74                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           0       0       2       0       1       1       1       0 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate       0.0     0.0    18.0+    0.0+    7.4     7.9     8.0      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             74      74       2      74      11       6                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                  2       2       0       1       0       1       1       0 
Fetal Death Rate                 14.4    16.5     0.0     7.8     0.0     7.9     7.9      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             13       9      75      26      75      33                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths              2       2       1       1       0       1       1       0 
Perinatal Death Rate             14.4    16.5     9.0     7.8     0.0*    7.9     7.9      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             29      20      44      50      74      70                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions            13      14      11      15       8      12      12       0 
Induced Abortion Ratio            9.5*   11.8     9.9    11.8     5.9*    9.5*    9.6*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             53      42      34      21      57      44                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44        1,753   1,815   1,845   1,904   1,874   1,838   1,786      31 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19          326     339     349     359     356     346     338       4 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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