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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     SALINE COUNTY               1995    1996    1997    1998    1999   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births                 862     940     983     984     915     937     906      22 
General Fertility Rate           52.3*   56.7*   58.4*   57.8*   53.7*   55.8*   55.9*   57.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties             73      69      66      69      72      73                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19          106     119     138     117      94     115     105       8 
Teen Fertility Rate              39.7*   43.7*   49.5*   41.1*   32.7*   41.4*   39.3*  105.3*
Rank Among 75 Counties             73      73      71      74      74      74                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women         155     200     203     208     185     190     170      17 
% Births To Unmarried Women      18.0*   21.3*   20.7*   21.1*   20.2*   20.3*   18.8*   77.3 
Rank Among 75 Counties             71      67      66      69      73      74                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens          52      72      81      66      57      66      57       8 
% Births To Unmarried Teens       6.0*    7.7*    8.2*    6.7*    6.2*    7.0*    6.3*   36.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties             72      66      61      73      71      72                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education      137     145     152     140     128     140     129       9 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   15.9*   15.4*   15.5*   14.2*   14.0*   14.9*   14.2*   40.9*
Rank Among 75 Counties             72      71      72      72      72      73                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births            75      62      74      72      63      69      65       3 
% Low Birth Weight Births         8.7     6.6*    7.5     7.3     6.9     7.4*    7.2    13.6 
Rank Among 75 Counties             30      58      43      59      56      53                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care           151     199     204     138     111     161     147       9 
% No First Trimester Care        18.7*   22.5    21.9    15.2*+  12.5*   18.2*   17.2*     - *
Rank Among 75 Counties             56      48      48      71      73      63                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                 4       6       5       4       7       5       5       0 
Infant Mortality Rate             4.6     6.4     5.1     4.1     7.7     5.3*    5.5     0.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             60      51      56      59      39      69                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               3       4       2       3       3       3       3       0 
Neonatal Mortality Rate           3.5     4.3     2.0     3.0     3.3     3.2*    3.3     0.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             57      44      53      55      44      67                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           1       2       3       1       4       2       2       0 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate       1.2     2.1     3.1     1.0     4.4     2.1     2.2     0.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             44      39      37      42      27      53                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                 13       6       3       5       7       7       6       0 
Fetal Death Rate                 14.9*    6.3     3.0     5.1     7.6     7.4     6.6     0.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             11      51      55      41      31      39                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths             16      10       5       8      10      10       9       1 
Perinatal Death Rate             18.3    10.6     5.1*    8.1    10.8    10.6     9.9    45.5 
Rank Among 75 Counties             15      50      61      49      49      52                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions           147     160     138     123     128     139     130       5 
Induced Abortion Ratio           17.1    17.0    14.0    12.5*   14.0    14.8    14.3*   22.7 
Rank Among 75 Counties             14      16      14      18      11      10                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44       16,477  16,583  16,834  17,025  17,048  16,793  16,204     383 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19        2,672   2,722   2,789   2,847   2,873   2,781   2,674      76 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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