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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     SHARP COUNTY                1995    1996    1997    1998    1999   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births                 175     172     162     167     139     163     161       0 
General Fertility Rate           66.9    64.8    60.7    58.6    49.0*   59.9*   60.6     0.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties             24      44      60      66      74      66                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19           34      24      37      39      25      32      31       0 
Teen Fertility Rate              71.7    49.3    74.7+   73.6    47.5    63.7    63.5*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             43      72      36      34      67      62                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women          42      39      34      45      30      38      38       0 
% Births To Unmarried Women      24.0*   22.7*   21.0*   26.9*   21.6*   23.3*   23.6      - *
Rank Among 75 Counties             47      58      64      52      71      62                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens          19       9      19      23      14      17      17       0 
% Births To Unmarried Teens      10.9     5.2*   11.7+   13.8    10.1    10.4    10.6      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             38      73      33      28      50      44                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education       37      34      30      30      26      31      31       0 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   21.1    19.8    18.5    18.0    18.7    19.0*   19.3      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             59      59      59      59      57      62                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births             8      14      18      16      13      14      14       0 
% Low Birth Weight Births         4.6     8.1    11.1     9.6     9.4     8.6     8.7      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             73      41       9      31      26      32                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care            28      24      28      46      26      30      30       0 
% No First Trimester Care        16.2*   14.8*   18.3    27.7+   19.1    19.0*   19.2      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             64      71      63      14      50      62                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                 2       0       3       0       3       2       2       0 
Infant Mortality Rate            11.4     0.0*   18.5+    0.0*+  21.6+   12.3    12.4      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             21      74       7      74       3      16                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               0       0       0       0       1       0       0       0 
Neonatal Mortality Rate           0.0     0.0     0.0     0.0     7.2     0.0     0.0      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             74      74      74      74      23      74                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           2       0       3       0       2       1       1       0 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate      11.4     0.0    18.5*+   0.0+   14.4+    6.1*    6.2*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties              5      74       1      74       1      11                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                  1       2       1       1       1       1       1       0 
Fetal Death Rate                  5.7    11.5     6.1     6.0     7.1     6.1     6.2      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             47      20      43      38      36      54                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths              1       2       1       1       2       1       1       0 
Perinatal Death Rate              5.7    11.5     6.1     6.0    14.3     6.1     6.2      -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             66      45      56      65      28      72                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions            19      17       8      15      14      15      14       0 
Induced Abortion Ratio           10.9     9.9*    4.9*    9.0*   10.1     9.2*    8.7*     -  
Rank Among 75 Counties             47      49      67      43      26      47                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44        2,614   2,653   2,667   2,848   2,835   2,723   2,657      33 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19          474     487     495     530     526     502     488       7 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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