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1. Births of Low Birthweight as a Percent of All Births (Table 13) -

2. Teenage Birth Rate (Table 32) -

3. Percent of Mothers Receiving Late or No Prenatal Care (Table 60) -

4. Age-Adjusted Death Rate (Table 84) -

5. Infant Mortality Rate (Table 88) -

6. Age-Adjusted Death Rate by Malignant Neoplasms (Table 149) -

7. Age-Adjusted Death Rate by Suicide (Table 173) -

8. Average Annual Family Coverage Health Insurance Premium (Table 234) -

9. Percent of Population Not Covered by Health Insurance (Table 238) -

10. Percent of Children Not Covered by Health Insurance (Table 242) -

11. Estimated Rate of New Cancer Cases (Table 318) -

12. AIDS Rate (Table 347) -

13. Sexually Transmitted Disease Rate (Table 384) -

14. Percent of Population Lacking Access to Primary Care (Table 410) -

15. Percent of Adults Who Are Binge Drinkers (Table 491) -

16. Percent of Adults Who Smoke (Table 492) -

17. Percent of Adults Obese (Table 498) -

18. Beds in Community Hospitals per 100,000 Population (Table 195) +

19. Percent of Children Aged 19-35 Months Immunized (Table 380) +

20. Percent of Adults Who Exercise Vigorously (Table 501) +

21. Safety Belt Usage Rate (Table 512) +