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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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