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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     SEARCY COUNTY               1995    1996    1997    1998    1999   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births                  76      99      78      89      84      85      84       0 
General Fertility Rate           54.4    71.2    55.9    64.3    60.4    61.1    61.0      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             68      19      67      47      57      62                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19           13      22      16      21       9      16      16       0 
Teen Fertility Rate              57.8    97.8    70.2    93.3    39.5+   70.8    71.7      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             65      14      46      16      70      41                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women          13      21      19      26      21      20      20       0 
% Births To Unmarried Women      17.1*   21.2*   24.4    29.2    25.0*   23.5*   23.8      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             74      68      54      42      60      60                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens           6       9       6      13       4       8       7       0 
% Births To Unmarried Teens       7.9     9.1     7.7    14.6     4.8*+   9.4*    8.3      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             67      59      65      25      75      56                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education       16      24      16      23      14      19      18       0 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   21.1    24.2    20.5    25.8    16.7    22.4    21.4      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             60      35      52      25      66      43                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births            10      12       8       7       6       9       9       0 
% Low Birth Weight Births        13.2    12.1    10.3     7.9     7.1    10.6    10.7*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties              5       9      14      46      53      12                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care            28      24      20      23      19      23      22       0 
% No First Trimester Care        36.8*   25.0    25.6    26.1    24.4    27.7*   26.8*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties              4      41      30      23      27      21                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                 1       2       0       2       1       1       1       0 
Infant Mortality Rate            13.2    20.2     0.0    22.5    11.9    11.8    11.9      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             15       6      74       5      22      19                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               1       2       0       2       1       1       1       0 
Neonatal Mortality Rate          13.2    20.2     0.0    22.5    11.9    11.8*   11.9*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties              5       3      74       4       7       4                 
                                                                                              
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*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             74      74      74      74      74      74                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                  0       1       0       0       1       0       0       0 
Fetal Death Rate                  0.0    10.0     0.0     0.0    11.8     0.0     0.0      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             75      25      75      75      19      75                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths              1       3       0       2       2       2       2       0 
Perinatal Death Rate             13.2    30.0     0.0+   22.5    23.5    23.5    23.8      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             32       3      74      10       6       4                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions             4       7       3       0       4       4       4       0 
Induced Abortion Ratio            5.3*    7.1*    3.8*    0.0*+   4.8*+   4.7*    4.8*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             72      68      69      75      64      73                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44        1,397   1,391   1,396   1,384   1,390   1,392   1,377       0 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19          225     225     228     225     228     226     223       0 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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