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DALLAS COUNTY 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 123 118 113 109 102 113 54 58
General Fertility Rate 67.1 65.5 64.0 63.3 60.8 64.2 58.0 70.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 27 37 38 40 56 37
Live Births: Women 15-19 26 19 27 24 16 22 8 14
Teen Fertility Rate 74.3 54.4 79.9 74.8 50.3 65.7 49.4 80.9
Rank Among 75 Counties 32 60 18 28 63 43
Births To Unmarried Women 45 53 61 53 36 50 9 41
% Births To Unmarried Women 36.6 44.9* 54.0* 48.6* 35.3 44.2* 16.7* 70.7
Rank Among 75 Counties 24 14 10 11 32 13
Births To Unmarried Teens 16 16 22 21 10 17 3 14
% Births To Unmarried Teens 13.0 13.6 19.5* 19.3* 9.8 15.0* 5.6 24.1
Rank Among 75 Counties 28 29 10 10 48 18
Less Than 12 Years Education 34 21 30 23 20 26 11 14
% Less Than 12 Years Education 27.6 17.8 26.5 21.1 19.6 23.0 20.4 24.1
Rank Among 75 Counties 21 62 21 52 48 36
Low Birth Weight Births 16 18 17 18 15 17 6 11
% Low Birth Weight Births 13.0 15.3* 15.0* 16.5* 14.7 15.0* 11.1* 19.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 2 3 3 1 4 1
No First Trimester Care 39 31 34 42 37 37 13 24
% No First Trimester Care 32.8* 26.7 30.6* 38.9* 36.6* 33.3* 24.5* 42.1*
Rank Among 75 Counties 9 21 6 1 2 4
Total Infant Deaths 4 2 1 1 0 2 0 1
Infant Mortality Rate 32.5* 16.9 8.8 9.2 0.0 17.7 0.0 17.2
Rank Among 75 Counties 1 8 35 32 75 3
Total Neonatal Deaths 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 1
Neonatal Mortality Rate 16.3 16.9 0.0 9.2 0.0 8.8 0.0 17.2
Rank Among 75 Counties 1 6 75 10 75 5
Total Postneonatal Deaths 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 16.3 0.0 8.8 0.0 0.0 8.8 0.0 0.0
Rank Among 75 Counties 3 75 7 75 75 2
Total Fetal Deaths 1 0 0 2 3 1 1 1
Fetal Death Rate 8.1 0.0 0.0 18.0+ 28.6 8.8 18.2 16.9
Rank Among 75 Counties 28 75 75 6 1 22
Total Perinatal Deaths 3 2 0 3 3 2 1 1
Perinatal Death Rate 24.2 16.9 0.0* 27.0+ 28.6 17.5 18.2 16.9
Rank Among 75 Counties 4 19 75 5 4 10
Total Induced Abortions 9 18 10 21 16 15 5 5
Induced Abortion Ratio 7.3* 15.3 8.8 19.3 15.7 13.3 9.3 8.6*
Rank Among 75 Counties 53 12 36 4 10 11
Female Population, 15-44 1,834 1,802 1,765 1,721 1,679 1,760 931 829
Female Population, 15-19 350 349 338 321 318 335 162 173
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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