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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     SEBASTIAN COUNTY            1995    1996    1997    1998    1999   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births               1,705   1,645   1,770   1,714   1,723   1,711   1,460     127 
General Fertility Rate           74.3*   71.3*   76.9*+  74.1*   75.2*   74.3*   73.2*   75.8 
Rank Among 75 Counties             11      17       8      12      14      11                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19          295     274     282     294     273     284     231      36 
Teen Fertility Rate              84.5    76.7*   78.4*   80.5    75.1    79.1*   77.8   105.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             23      34      26      23      26      27                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women         496     535     607     598     624     572     435      92 
% Births To Unmarried Women      29.1*   32.5+   34.3    34.9    36.2    33.4    29.8*   72.4 
Rank Among 75 Counties             32      32      28      31      30      30                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens         176     188     194     195     193     189     142      34 
% Births To Unmarried Teens      10.3*   11.4    11.0*   11.4    11.2    11.0*    9.7*   26.8 
Rank Among 75 Counties             41      37      38      38      41      36                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education      461     465     519     520     549     503     414      36 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   27.0*   28.3*   29.3*   30.3*   31.9*   29.4*   28.4*   28.3 
Rank Among 75 Counties             24      21      13      13       9      14                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births           140     126     134     129     133     132     108      17 
% Low Birth Weight Births         8.2     7.7     7.6     7.5*    7.7     7.7*    7.4    13.4 
Rank Among 75 Counties             36      47      42      54      45      49                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care           513     557     598     611     612     578     463      62 
% No First Trimester Care        30.2*   34.1*+  33.8*   35.8*   36.0*   34.0*   31.9*   49.2*
Rank Among 75 Counties             16       9       7       2       3       4                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                 8      12      15      10      17      12       9       2 
Infant Mortality Rate             4.7*    7.3     8.5     5.8     9.9     7.0     6.2    15.7 
Rank Among 75 Counties             59      46      37      51      31      56                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               5       9      11       8      11       9       6       2 
Neonatal Mortality Rate           2.9     5.5     6.2     4.7     6.4     5.3     4.1    15.7 
Rank Among 75 Counties             59      34      29      37      27      43                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           3       3       4       2       6       4       3       1 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate       1.8     1.8     2.3     1.2     3.5     2.3*    2.1     7.9 
Rank Among 75 Counties             42      41      41      41      32      52                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                 15      10      12      16      13      13      10       2 
Fetal Death Rate                  8.7     6.0     6.7     9.2     7.5     7.5     6.8    15.5 
Rank Among 75 Counties             26      52      38      15      33      36                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths             20      19      23      24      24      22      17       4 
Perinatal Death Rate             11.6    11.5    12.9    13.9    13.8    12.8    11.6    31.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             41      46      33      29      31      40                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions           161     149     154     156     158     156     112      22 
Induced Abortion Ratio            9.4*    9.1*    8.7*    9.1*    9.2*    9.1*    7.7*   17.3*
Rank Among 75 Counties             54      54      46      42      33      48                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44       22,949  23,085  23,021  23,117  22,915  23,017  19,937   1,675 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19        3,493   3,573   3,598   3,650   3,635   3,590   2,970     343 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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