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------ AVERAGE ------
DALLAS COUNTY 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 TOTAL WHITE BLACK
Total Live Births 114 137 123 118 113 121 58 62
General Fertility Rate 58.6 71.8 65.5 63.8 62.4 64.4 58.9 70.1
Rank Among 75 Counties 58 15 40 51 49 43
Live Births: Women 15-19 29 36 26 19 27 27 11 16
Teen Fertility Rate 82.4 102.6* 74.9 55.9 81.8 78.5* 67.1 90.9
Rank Among 75 Counties 26 9 34 61 18 30
Births To Unmarried Women 48 61 45 53 61 54 11 42
% Births To Unmarried Women 42.1* 44.5* 36.6 44.9* 54.0* 44.6* 19.0 67.7
Rank Among 75 Counties 15 13 24 14 10 12
Births To Unmarried Teens 20 28 16 16 22 20 4 16
% Births To Unmarried Teens 17.5 20.4* 13.0 13.6 19.5* 16.5* 6.9 25.8
Rank Among 75 Counties 16 10 28 29 10 15
Less Than 12 Years Education 28 38 34 21 30 30 13 17
% Less Than 12 Years Education 24.6 27.7 27.6 17.8 26.5 24.8 22.4 27.4
Rank Among 75 Counties 36 22 21 62 21 29
Low Birth Weight Births 12 13 16 18 17 15 4 11
% Low Birth Weight Births 10.5 9.5 13.0 15.3* 15.0* 12.4* 6.9 17.7*
Rank Among 75 Counties 14 24 2 3 3 2
No First Trimester Care 35 42 39 31 34 36 14 22
% No First Trimester Care 30.7 30.7 32.8* 26.7 30.6* 30.3* 24.1* 36.1
Rank Among 75 Counties 14 19 9 21 6 10
Total Infant Deaths 3 1 4 2 1 2 0 2
Infant Mortality Rate 26.3 7.3 32.5* 16.9 8.8 16.5* 0.0 32.3
Rank Among 75 Counties 4 45 1 8 35 4
Total Neonatal Deaths 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 1
Neonatal Mortality Rate 8.8 7.3 16.3 16.9 0.0 8.3 0.0 16.1
Rank Among 75 Counties 17 23 1 6 74 12
Total Postneonatal Deaths 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 1
Postneonatal Mortality Rate 17.5 0.0+ 16.3+ 0.0 8.8 8.3 0.0 16.1
Rank Among 75 Counties 2 74 3 74 7 4
Total Fetal Deaths 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0
Fetal Death Rate 8.7 7.2 8.1 0.0 0.0 8.2 16.9 0.0*
Rank Among 75 Counties 27 42 28 75 75 27
Total Perinatal Deaths 2 2 3 2 0 2 1 1
Perinatal Death Rate 17.4 14.5 24.2 16.9 0.0* 16.4 16.9 16.1
Rank Among 75 Counties 17 32 4 19 74 15
Total Induced Abortions 27 14 9 18 10 16 6 9
Induced Abortion Ratio 23.7 10.2+ 7.3* 15.3 8.8 13.2 10.3 14.5*
Rank Among 75 Counties 4 47 53 12 36 19
Female Population, 15-44 1,946 1,909 1,877 1,850 1,810 1,878 985 885
Female Population, 15-19 352 351 347 340 330 344 164 176
*Significantly different from the remainder of the state.
+Significantly different from the previous year.
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