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16 <br />TABLE 9 <br />PREMATURE BIRTHS <br />ORANGE COUNTY /NORTH CAROLINA <br />1980-88 <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />NORTH CAROLINA <br />Total <br />Total <br />Nonwhite <br />White <br />Rate <br />Nonwhite <br />Year <br /># <br />Rate <br />6.1 <br />Rate <br /># <br />Rate <br />1980 <br />67 <br />7.4 <br />34 <br />4.9 <br />33 <br />15.4 <br />1981 <br />63 <br />7.0 <br />36 <br />5.3 <br />27 <br />12.1 <br />1982 <br />64 <br />7.1 <br />29 <br />4.3 <br />35 <br />15.3 <br />1983 <br />57 <br />6.7 <br />32 <br />5.0 <br />25 <br />11.6 <br />1984 <br />62 <br />6.4 <br />44 <br />5.9 <br />18 <br />8.1 <br />1985 <br />64 <br />6.4 <br />42 <br />5.4 <br />22 <br />10.0 <br />1986 <br />67 <br />6.6 <br />38 <br />5.0 <br />29 <br />11.6 <br />1987 <br />80 <br />7.3 <br />48 <br />5.6 <br />32 <br />11.8 <br />1988 <br />86 <br />7.6 <br />46 <br />5.5 <br />40 <br />13.8 <br />NORTH CAROLINA <br />(Source: North Carolina Vital Statistics, 1980 -87. Volume 1 <br />Orange County Health Book, 1989) <br />13 <br />Total <br />White <br />Nonwhite <br />Year <br />Rate <br />Rate <br />Rate <br />1980 <br />7.9 <br />6.1 <br />12.0 <br />1981 <br />7.9 <br />6.0 <br />11.8 <br />1982 <br />8.0 <br />6.0 <br />12.1 <br />1983 <br />7,9 <br />5.9 <br />12.1 <br />19" <br />7.8 <br />6.1 <br />11.7 <br />1985 <br />7.9 <br />6.0 <br />12.2 <br />19.86 <br />11.E -- <br />- -- - -- fi.i - -- <br />- - 11.8 <br />1987 <br />7.9 <br />6.0 <br />12.0 <br />1988 <br />8.0 <br />6.1 <br />12.1 <br />(Source: North Carolina Vital Statistics, 1980 -87. Volume 1 <br />Orange County Health Book, 1989) <br />13 <br />