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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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