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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     SEVIER COUNTY               1995    1996    1997    1998    1999   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births                 225     216     248     274     251     243     227       9 
General Fertility Rate           78.2*   74.8    86.1*   94.9*   87.8*   84.4*   88.8*   39.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties              4      12       3       1       2       2                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19           28      49      59      50      38      45      41       2 
Teen Fertility Rate              57.9*  100.4+  119.9*  100.4    77.2    91.6    93.8    50.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             63      13       3       9      24      10                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women          54      47      54      91      99      69      60       6 
% Births To Unmarried Women      24.0*   21.8*   21.8*   33.2+   39.4    28.4*   26.4*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             47      63      61      33      24      38                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens          11      22      22      29      28      22      20       2 
% Births To Unmarried Teens       4.9*   10.2+    8.9    10.6    11.2     9.1*    8.8      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             74      47      56      43      42      61                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education       98      82     106     121     113     104      98       3 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   43.6*   38.0*   42.7*   44.2*   45.0*   42.8*   43.2*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties              1       1       1       1       1       1                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births            14      14      28      28      15      20      18       1 
% Low Birth Weight Births         6.2     6.5    11.3    10.2     6.0     8.2     7.9      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             60      60       7      20      67      38                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care            45      43      47      45      53      47      42       2 
% No First Trimester Care        20.2    20.1    19.3    16.5*   21.5    19.6*   18.8      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             49      58      58      64      38      60                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                 1       2       2       3       1       2       2       0 
Infant Mortality Rate             4.4     9.3     8.1    10.9     4.0     8.2     8.8      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             61      34      39      23      59      45                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               1       1       0       2       1       1       1       0 
Neonatal Mortality Rate           4.4     4.6     0.0*    7.3     4.0     4.1     4.4      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             46      41      74      23      40      55                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           0       1       2       1       0       1       1       0 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate       0.0     4.6     8.1     3.6     0.0     4.1     4.4      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             74      20      13      26      74      28                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                  1       2       5       0       3       2       2       0 
Fetal Death Rate                  4.4     9.2    19.8     0.0*+  11.8+    8.2     8.7      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             51      30       1      75      18      28                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths              2       3       5       2       4       3       3       0 
Perinatal Death Rate              8.8    13.8    19.8     7.3    15.7    12.2    13.1      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             55      36      12      53      19      41                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions            15      21      13      18      15      16      13       3 
Induced Abortion Ratio            6.7*    9.7*    5.2*    6.6*    6.0*    6.6*    5.7*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             68      50      65      55      55      62                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44        2,879   2,886   2,880   2,887   2,859   2,878   2,557     231 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19          484     488     492     498     492     491     437      40 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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