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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     POINSETT COUNTY             1995    1996    1997    1998    1999   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births                 356     348     343     357     357     352     312      39 
General Fertility Rate           70.8    68.9    68.5    70.9    72.0    70.2*   68.3*   91.8*
Rank Among 75 Counties             16      30      30      20      21      19                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19           91      81      78      84      72      81      69      12 
Teen Fertility Rate             107.4*   94.2    91.1    96.7*   84.0    94.4*   89.5*  139.5 
Rank Among 75 Counties              6      17      11      11      16       9                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women         123     125     128     153     127     131      97      33 
% Births To Unmarried Women      34.6    35.9    37.3    42.9*   35.6+   37.2*   31.1*   84.6*
Rank Among 75 Counties             28      26      23      18      31      24                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens          54      53      55      50      43      51      39      12 
% Births To Unmarried Teens      15.2    15.2    16.0    14.0    12.0    14.5*   12.5*   30.8 
Rank Among 75 Counties             23      22      18      27      34      24                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education      110     101      97     114      83     101      89      12 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   30.9*   29.0*   28.3*   31.9*   23.2+   28.7*   28.5*   30.8 
Rank Among 75 Counties             14      16      17       9      34      16                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births            30      30      35      38      38      34      29       5 
% Low Birth Weight Births         8.4     8.6    10.2    10.6    10.6     9.7     9.3*   12.8 
Rank Among 75 Counties             34      34      15      18      11      22                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care            71      81      79      89      91      82      66      15 
% No First Trimester Care        20.0    23.4    23.0    25.1    25.6*   23.4    21.2    38.5 
Rank Among 75 Counties             51      46      41      29      24      37                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                 2       2       3       5       2       3       2       1 
Infant Mortality Rate             5.6     5.7     8.7    14.0     5.6     8.5     6.4    25.6 
Rank Among 75 Counties             55      53      34      13      52      42                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               0       1       1       5       2       2       1       1 
Neonatal Mortality Rate           0.0*    2.9     2.9    14.0     5.6     5.7     3.2    25.6 
Rank Among 75 Counties             74      54      48       9      33      37                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           2       1       2       0       0       1       1       0 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate       5.6     2.9     5.8     0.0*+   0.0*    2.8     3.2     0.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             21      34      21      74      74      48                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                  2       3       1       3       1       2       2       0 
Fetal Death Rate                  5.6     8.5     2.9     8.3     2.8     5.6     6.4     0.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             48      33      56      21      60      57                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths              2       4       2       8       3       4       3       1 
Perinatal Death Rate              5.6    11.4     5.8    22.2     8.4    11.3     9.6    25.6 
Rank Among 75 Counties             68      47      57      11      56      48                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions            35      39      13      12       5      21      18       3 
Induced Abortion Ratio            9.8*   11.2*    3.8*+   3.4*    1.4*    6.0*    5.8*    7.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties             52      43      70      66      75      68                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44        5,031   5,048   5,004   5,036   4,958   5,015   4,571     425 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19          847     860     856     869     857     858     771      86 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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