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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     DALLAS COUNTY               1992    1993    1994    1995    1996   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births                 108     134      97     114     137     118      59      58 
General Fertility Rate           56.3*   70.8    52.0*+  62.2    76.2    63.4    56.5*   72.1*
Rank Among 75 Counties             68      20      73      54      15      55                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19           22      28      24      29      36      28      10      18 
Teen Fertility Rate              64.3    82.8    72.1    88.4   112.5*   84.3*   57.1   116.9 
Rank Among 75 Counties             56      26      48      23       7      25                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women          45      56      45      48      61      51      10      40 
% Births To Unmarried Women      41.7*   41.8*   46.4*   42.1*   44.5*   43.2*   16.9    69.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             12      15      11      15      13      12                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens          15      20      19      20      28      20       4      16 
% Births To Unmarried Teens      13.9    14.9    19.6*   17.5    20.4*   16.9*    6.8    27.6 
Rank Among 75 Counties             21      21      10      16      10      13                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education       32      31      25      28      38      31      13      17 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   29.6    23.1    25.8    24.6    27.7    26.3    22.0    29.3 
Rank Among 75 Counties             24      49      34      36      22      33                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births            16       5       6      12      13      10       3       7 
% Low Birth Weight Births        14.8*    3.7*+   6.2    10.5     9.5     8.5     5.1    12.1 
Rank Among 75 Counties              1      74      56      14      24      31                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care            32      36      23      35      42      34      12      21 
% No First Trimester Care        29.9    27.1    24.0    30.7    30.7    29.1    20.7    36.2 
Rank Among 75 Counties             31      33      44      14      19      24                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                 0       0       0       3       1       1       0       1 
Infant Mortality Rate             0.0     0.0*    0.0    26.3+    7.3     8.5     0.0*   17.2 
Rank Among 75 Counties             75      75      75       4      45      50                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               0       0       0       1       1       0       0       0 
Neonatal Mortality Rate           0.0     0.0     0.0     8.8     7.3     0.0     0.0*    0.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             75      75      75      17      23      75                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           0       0       0       2       0       0       0       0 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate       0.0     0.0     0.0    17.5     0.0+    0.0     0.0     0.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             75      75      75       2      75      75                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                  2       0       1       1       1       1       1       0 
Fetal Death Rate                 18.2     0.0+   10.2     8.7     7.2     8.4    16.7     0.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties              6      75      15      27      42      33                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths              2       0       1       2       2       1       1       1 
Perinatal Death Rate             18.2     0.0*+  10.2    17.4    14.5     8.4    16.7    17.2 
Rank Among 75 Counties             22      75      44      17      33      67                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions            20      22      24      27      14      21       8      13 
Induced Abortion Ratio           18.5    16.4    24.7    23.7    10.2+   17.8    13.6    22.4 
Rank Among 75 Counties             13      12       5       4      47      12                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44        1,920   1,892   1,865   1,832   1,799   1,862   1,045     804 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19          342     338     333     328     320     332     175     154 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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