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                                                                        ------ AVERAGE ------
     DALLAS COUNTY               1994    1995    1996    1997    1998   TOTAL   WHITE   BLACK 
                                                                                              
                                                                                              
Total Live Births                  97     114     137     123     118     118      59      58 
General Fertility Rate           49.7*   58.6    71.8    65.5    63.8    61.9    58.4    65.3*
Rank Among 75 Counties             74      58      15      40      51      55                 
                                                                                              
Live Births: Women 15-19           24      29      36      26      19      27      10      17 
Teen Fertility Rate              68.8    82.4   102.6*   74.9    55.9    77.6*   59.5    96.6 
Rank Among 75 Counties             50      26       9      34      61      31                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Women          45      48      61      45      53      50      10      40 
% Births To Unmarried Women      46.4*   42.1*   44.5*   36.6    44.9*   42.4*   16.9*   69.0 
Rank Among 75 Counties             11      15      13      24      14      13                 
                                                                                              
Births To Unmarried Teens          19      20      28      16      16      20       4      16 
% Births To Unmarried Teens      19.6*   17.5    20.4*   13.0    13.6    16.9*    6.8    27.6 
Rank Among 75 Counties             10      16      10      28      29      15                 
                                                                                              
Less Than 12 Years Education       25      28      38      34      21      29      13      16 
% Less Than 12 Years Education   25.8    24.6    27.7    27.6    17.8    24.6    22.0    27.6 
Rank Among 75 Counties             34      36      22      21      62      37                 
                                                                                              
Low Birth Weight Births             6      12      13      16      18      13       4       9 
% Low Birth Weight Births         6.2    10.5     9.5    13.0    15.3*   11.0*    6.8    15.5 
Rank Among 75 Counties             56      14      24       2       3       8                 
                                                                                              
No First Trimester Care            23      35      42      39      31      34      14      20 
% No First Trimester Care        24.0    30.7    30.7    32.8*   26.7    29.3*   24.1    35.1 
Rank Among 75 Counties             44      14      19       9      21      13                 
                                                                                              
Total Infant Deaths                 0       3       1       4       2       2       0       2 
Infant Mortality Rate             0.0    26.3+    7.3    32.5*   16.9    16.9     0.0    34.5 
Rank Among 75 Counties             75       4      45       1       8       2                 
                                                                                              
Total Neonatal Deaths               0       1       1       2       2       1       0       1 
Neonatal Mortality Rate           0.0     8.8     7.3    16.3    16.9     8.5     0.0    17.2 
Rank Among 75 Counties             75      17      23       1       6       9                 
                                                                                              
Total Postneonatal Deaths           0       2       0       2       0       1       0       1 
Postneonatal Mortality Rate       0.0    17.5     0.0+   16.3+    0.0     8.5     0.0    17.2 
Rank Among 75 Counties             75       2      75       3      75       2                 
                                                                                              
Total Fetal Deaths                  1       1       1       1       0       1       1       0 
Fetal Death Rate                 10.2     8.7     7.2     8.1     0.0     8.4    16.7     0.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties             15      27      42      28      75      24                 
                                                                                              
Total Perinatal Deaths              1       2       2       3       2       2       1       1 
Perinatal Death Rate             10.2    17.4    14.5    24.2    16.9    16.8    16.7    17.2 
Rank Among 75 Counties             44      17      33       4      19      11                 
                                                                                              
Total Induced Abortions            24      27      14       9      18      18       7      11 
Induced Abortion Ratio           24.7    23.7    10.2+    7.3*   15.3    15.3    11.9    19.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties              5       4      47      53      12      11                 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-44        1,950   1,946   1,909   1,877   1,850   1,906   1,010     888 
                                                                                              
Female Population, 15-19          349     352     351     347     340     348     168     176 
                                                                                              
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.                                     
+Significantly different from the previous year.                                              

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