| Table 2. Live births and birth rate (per 1000 population) by
place of residence and race/ethnicity, 1997-2002 |
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Dickinson |
Friends-wood |
City of Galveston |
Hitchcock |
La Marque |
League City |
Santa Fe |
Texas City |
Galveston County |
Texas* |
United States* |
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| Total |
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Live Births |
2,373 |
1,374 |
5,510 |
699 |
1,185 |
3,873 |
1,074 |
3,655 |
22,324 |
363,414 |
4,058,814 |
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Population |
17,093 |
29,037 |
57,247 |
6,386 |
13,682 |
45,444 |
9,548 |
41,521 |
250,158 |
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Birth Rate |
27.8 |
9.5 |
19.2 |
21.9 |
17.3 |
17.0 |
22.5 |
17.6 |
17.8 |
17.4 |
14.4 |
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| White |
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Live Births |
1,177 |
1,102 |
1,843 |
348 |
451 |
2,912 |
927 |
1,531 |
12,099 |
142,142 |
2,362,968 |
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Population |
10,569 |
24,548 |
25,277 |
3,343 |
6,583 |
34,807 |
8,357 |
20,804 |
157,851 |
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Birth Rate |
22.3 |
9.0 |
14.6 |
20.8 |
13.7 |
16.7 |
22.2 |
14.7 |
15.3 |
12.9 |
12.2 |
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Live Births |
284 |
50 |
1,532 |
204 |
485 |
178 |
3 |
1,044 |
3,877 |
40,657 |
604,346 |
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Population |
1,798 |
783 |
14,592 |
2,095 |
4,746 |
2,311 |
24 |
11,407 |
38,625 |
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Birth Rate |
31.6 |
12.8 |
21.0 |
19.5 |
20.4 |
15.4 |
25.0 |
18.3 |
20.1 |
17.0 |
17.3 |
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| Hispanic |
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Live Births |
843 |
146 |
1,879 |
134 |
237 |
633 |
134 |
1,040 |
5,627 |
166,931 |
815,868 |
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Population |
4,256 |
2,553 |
14,753 |
877 |
2,111 |
6,130 |
1,029 |
8,520 |
44,939 |
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Birth Rate |
39.6 |
11.4 |
25.5 |
30.6 |
22.5 |
20.7 |
26.0 |
24.4 |
25.0 |
25.0 |
23.1 |
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| Other |
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Live Births |
69 |
76 |
256 |
13 |
12 |
150 |
10 |
50 |
721 |
11,736 |
200,543 |
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Population |
470 |
1,153 |
2,625 |
71 |
242 |
2,196 |
138 |
790 |
8,743 |
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Birth Rate |
29.4 |
13.2 |
19.5 |
36.6 |
9.9 |
13.7 |
14.5 |
12.7 |
16.5 |
18.5 |
17.1 |
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| NOTE: Live Births is the sum of births over the specified time
period (1997-2002) for all cities and county. Birth rate was found by
dividing live births by population from 2000 Census, dividing by 5, then
multiplying by 1000. United States and Texas information is from 2000. |
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| *White
= Non Hispanic White, Black = Non Hispanic Black, Hispanics = all those of Hispanic origin, Other = Asian or Pacific Islander |
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| Source:
Texas Department of Health, Center for Health Statistics, Annual
Reports-http://www.tdh.state.tx.us/bvs/reports.htm |
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| National
Vital Statistics Reports, Volume 52, Number 19 |
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8/2/2004) |
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