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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     UNION COUNTY                1995    1996    1997    1998    1999   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births                 611     665     610     647     587     624     366     256 
General Fertility Rate           62.3    68.4    63.6    67.3    62.6*   64.8    61.6    70.4*
Rank Among 75 Counties             42      32      47      32      48      40                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19          124     151     143     122     123     133      52      80 
Teen Fertility Rate              75.0    91.0*   86.9*   74.2+   76.8*   81.0*   56.6*  111.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties             37      23      16      31      25      21                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women         256     293     255     256     265     265      71     194 
% Births To Unmarried Women      41.9*   44.1*   41.8*   39.6*   45.1*+  42.5*   19.4*   75.8 
Rank Among 75 Counties             16      14      14      23      14      13                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens          97     117     112     101      95     104      27      77 
% Births To Unmarried Teens      15.9*   17.6*   18.4*   15.6*   16.2*   16.7*    7.4    30.1*
Rank Among 75 Counties             20      15      13      20      19      14                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education      160     156     149     141     128     147      57      89 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   26.2    23.5    24.4    21.8    21.8    23.6    15.6*   34.8*
Rank Among 75 Counties             26      38      33      40      45      39                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births            38      56      54      56      57      52      23      29 
% Low Birth Weight Births         6.2     8.4     8.9     8.7     9.7     8.3     6.3    11.3*
Rank Among 75 Counties             61      39      24      40      22      37                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care           227     218     210     191     162     202      76     125 
% No First Trimester Care        37.6*   33.3*   34.8*   29.7*   27.9*   32.7*   20.9    49.6*
Rank Among 75 Counties              3      11       5      12      13       6                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                 6       6       4       4       8       6       2       3 
Infant Mortality Rate             9.8     9.0     6.6     6.2    13.6     9.6     5.5    11.7 
Rank Among 75 Counties             31      35      51      49      12      32                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               3       5       3       2       5       4       1       2 
Neonatal Mortality Rate           4.9     7.5     4.9     3.1     8.5     6.4     2.7     7.8 
Rank Among 75 Counties             40      22      33      54      15      27                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           3       1       1       2       3       2       1       1 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate       4.9     1.5     1.6     3.1     5.1     3.2     2.7     3.9 
Rank Among 75 Counties             25      42      46      32      21      43                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                  5       8       8       5       3       6       1       4 
Fetal Death Rate                  8.1    11.9    12.9     7.7     5.1     9.5     2.7    15.4 
Rank Among 75 Counties             32      17      12      28      48      17                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths              8      13      11       7       8       9       3       7 
Perinatal Death Rate             13.0    19.3    17.8    10.7    13.6    14.3     8.2    26.9 
Rank Among 75 Counties             34      14      20      41      32      28                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions            71      83      86      74      65      76      40      35 
Induced Abortion Ratio           11.6*   12.5*   14.1    11.4*   11.1*   12.2*   10.9*   13.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties             38      34      12      24      21      25                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44        9,805   9,728   9,598   9,610   9,384   9,625   5,941   3,634 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19        1,654   1,660   1,646   1,644   1,602   1,641     918     721 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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