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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     POPE COUNTY                 1995    1996    1997    1998    1999   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births                 714     744     757     724     756     739     705      22 
General Fertility Rate           61.9    64.5    65.9    61.5*   64.1    63.6*   63.4    63.8*
Rank Among 75 Counties             45      47      38      57      44      48                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19          122     136     142     137     143     136     128       5 
Teen Fertility Rate              62.5    69.2    72.0    67.8    69.9    68.3    67.5*   63.3 
Rank Among 75 Counties             60      45      40      46      33      47                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women         167     197     181     188     197     186     168      14 
% Births To Unmarried Women      23.4*   26.5*   23.9*   26.0*   26.1*   25.2*   23.8    63.6 
Rank Among 75 Counties             51      41      57      54      52      55                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens          62      80      75      74      83      75      69       5 
% Births To Unmarried Teens       8.7*   10.8     9.9*   10.2*   11.0    10.1*    9.8*   22.7 
Rank Among 75 Counties             61      40      46      50      44      49                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education      155     155     156     157     175     160     152       5 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   21.7    20.8    20.6    21.7    23.1    21.7    21.6    22.7 
Rank Among 75 Counties             54      52      50      41      36      46                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births            49      35      42      55      58      48      46       2 
% Low Birth Weight Births         6.9     4.7*    5.5*    7.6     7.7     6.5*    6.5     9.1 
Rank Among 75 Counties             52      73      68      51      46      70                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care           138     127     116     121     120     124     116       6 
% No First Trimester Care        19.5*   17.1*   15.4*   16.9*   16.0*   16.9*   16.6*   28.6 
Rank Among 75 Counties             53      68      70      61      65      69                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                 5       6       5       6       4       5       5       0 
Infant Mortality Rate             7.0     8.1     6.6     8.3     5.3     6.8     7.1     0.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties             48      40      50      36      54      63                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               3       4       3       3       0       3       3       0 
Neonatal Mortality Rate           4.2     5.4     4.0     4.1     0.0*+   4.1     4.3     0.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             49      35      38      44      74      56                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           2       2       2       3       4       3       3       0 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate       2.8     2.7     2.6     4.1     5.3     4.1     4.3     0.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             40      35      39      22      18      29                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                  1       7      10       6       2       5       5       0 
Fetal Death Rate                  1.4*    9.3+   13.0     8.2     2.6     6.7     7.0     0.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             59      29      11      22      61      49                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths              4      11      13       9       2       8       7       0 
Perinatal Death Rate              5.6    14.6    16.9    12.3     2.6*+  10.8     9.9     0.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             67      30      22      33      66      51                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions            90      89      98      84      84      89      80       7 
Induced Abortion Ratio           12.6*   12.0*   12.9*   11.6*   11.1*   12.0*   11.3*   31.8 
Rank Among 75 Counties             32      40      23      23      20      27                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44       11,528  11,528  11,492  11,771  11,795  11,623  11,120     345 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19        1,952   1,966   1,973   2,021   2,045   1,991   1,895      79 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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