| Table 17. Live births to mothers under 18
years of age, 1998-2002 |
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1998 |
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1999 |
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2000 |
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2001 |
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2002 |
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| Texas |
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All Births |
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21,752 |
6.4 |
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21,277 |
6.1 |
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20,752 |
5.7 |
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19,754 |
5.4 |
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19,730 |
5.3 |
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Black |
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3,587 |
8.9 |
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3,399 |
8.5 |
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3,249 |
7.9 |
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3,104 |
7.6 |
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3,003 |
7.2 |
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Hispanic |
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12,765 |
8.4 |
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12,886 |
8.2 |
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12,858 |
7.7 |
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12,359 |
7.2 |
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12,693 |
7.1 |
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All Other |
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5,400 |
3.6 |
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4,992 |
3.3 |
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4,645 |
3.0 |
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4,291 |
2.8 |
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4,034 |
2.6 |
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| Galveston
County |
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All Births |
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216 |
5.9 |
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235 |
6.3 |
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201 |
5.3 |
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162 |
4.4 |
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167 |
4.3 |
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Black |
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70 |
11.9 |
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67 |
10.0 |
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62 |
9.2 |
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42 |
6.7 |
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52 |
7.5 |
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Hispanic |
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60 |
6.9 |
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80 |
8.6 |
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84 |
8.7 |
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66 |
6.8 |
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70 |
6.8 |
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All Other |
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86 |
3.9 |
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88 |
4.2 |
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55 |
2.5 |
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54 |
2.6 |
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45 |
2.1 |
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| City
of Galveston |
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All Births |
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82 |
8.8 |
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63 |
6.8 |
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64 |
7.1 |
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56 |
6.2 |
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53 |
5.7 |
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Black |
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34 |
14.8 |
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24 |
9.0 |
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26 |
9.3 |
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19 |
7.4 |
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21 |
8.6 |
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Hispanic |
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26 |
8.7 |
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24 |
7.6 |
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28 |
9.3 |
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24 |
7.3 |
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24 |
7.4 |
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All Other |
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22 |
5.5 |
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15 |
4.3 |
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10 |
3.1 |
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13 |
4.1 |
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8 |
2.3 |
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City |
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All Births |
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15 |
2.3 |
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18 |
2.8 |
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12 |
1.8 |
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12 |
1.8 |
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11 |
1.7 |
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Black |
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0 |
0.0 |
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2 |
6.9 |
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1 |
3.6 |
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1 |
3.7 |
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0 |
0.0 |
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Hispanic |
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7 |
6.4 |
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8 |
8.2 |
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6 |
4.8 |
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1 |
1.0 |
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6 |
5.7 |
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All Other |
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8 |
1.5 |
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8 |
1.6 |
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5 |
0.9 |
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10 |
1.8 |
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5 |
1.0 |
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| Texas
City |
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All Births |
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43 |
7.5 |
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57 |
9.6 |
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53 |
8.4 |
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22 |
3.7 |
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39 |
6.1 |
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Black |
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15 |
10.6 |
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17 |
10.2 |
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20 |
10.6 |
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8 |
4.9 |
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12 |
6.2 |
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Hispanic |
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8 |
4.8 |
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21 |
11.7 |
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20 |
10.9 |
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7 |
4.0 |
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16 |
9.0 |
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All Other |
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20 |
7.6 |
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19 |
7.6 |
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13 |
5.1 |
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7 |
2.8 |
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11 |
4.1 |
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| N=Number
of births by mothers under 18 years of age |
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| %=Percent
of births by mothers under 18 years of age |
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| *Galveston
County part of city |
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| Source: Texas Department of Health, Center for
Health Statistics |
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