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                                                       ARKANSAS                                                                     
                                            SOUTHEAST PUBLIC HEALTH REGION                                                          
                                                    ARKANSAS COUNTY                                                                 
                                                                                                                                    
                                               Total Number of Births                                                               
                   Jan   Feb   Mar   Apr   May   Jun   Jul   Aug   Sep   Oct   Nov   Dec   Total                                    
                                                                                                                                    
         2004       21    18    18    25    18    22    27    21    17    24    26    28     265   Provisional Data                 
         2005       21    21    15    14    20    19    24    21    29    12    23    22     241   Provisional Data                 
         2006       22    13    20    23    11    20    23    32    20    27    22    26     259   Provisional Data                 
         2007       21    15    26    22    15    11    23     3     .     .     .     .     136   Provisional Data                 
                                                                                                                                    
                                     Total Number of Births to Women Under Age 20                                                   
                   Jan   Feb   Mar   Apr   May   Jun   Jul   Aug   Sep   Oct   Nov   Dec   Total                                    
                                                                                                                                    
         2004        3     2     2     3     2     4     4     3     0     5     5     3      36   Provisional Data                 
         2005        4     8     3     2     4     4     1     6     5     1     7     3      48   Provisional Data                 
         2006        6     1     1     0     2     6     4     6     2     4     3     4      39   Provisional Data                 
         2007        2     0     5     2     1     3     4     0     .     .     .     .      17   Provisional Data                 
                                                                                                                                    
                             Births to Women Under Age 20 as a Percent of All Live Births                                           
                   Jan   Feb   Mar   Apr   May   Jun   Jul   Aug   Sep   Oct   Nov   Dec   Total                                    
                                                                                                                                    
         2004      14.3  11.1  11.1  12.0  11.1  18.2  14.8  14.3   0.0  20.8  19.2  10.7   13.6   Provisional Data                 
         2005      19.0  38.1  20.0  14.3  20.0  21.1   4.2  28.6  17.2   8.3  30.4  13.6   19.9   Provisional Data                 
         2006      27.3   7.7   5.0   0.0  18.2  30.0  17.4  18.8  10.0  14.8  13.6  15.4   15.1   Provisional Data                 
         2007       9.5   0.0  19.2   9.1   6.7  27.3  17.4   0.0    .     .     .     .    12.5   Provisional Data                 
                                                                                                                                    
                                     Total Number of Births to Unmarried Women                                                      
                   Jan   Feb   Mar   Apr   May   Jun   Jul   Aug   Sep   Oct   Nov   Dec   Total                                    
                                                                                                                                    
         2004       16     7     9    13     8    11    18     9     8    11    10    10     130   Provisional Data                 
         2005        6    12     5     8     8     7     9    11     8     7    15     8     104   Provisional Data                 
         2006       19     8     9     7     6     9     7    12    11    11    10    14     123   Provisional Data                 
         2007        8     6    12     8     6     8    14     2     .     .     .     .      64   Provisional Data                 
                                                                                                                                    
                             Births to Unmarried Women as a Percent of All Live Births                                              
                   Jan   Feb   Mar   Apr   May   Jun   Jul   Aug   Sep   Oct   Nov   Dec   Total                                    
                                                                                                                                    
         2004      76.2  38.9  50.0  52.0  44.4  50.0  66.7  42.9  47.1  45.8  38.5  35.7   49.1   Provisional Data                 
         2005      28.6  57.1  33.3  57.1  40.0  36.8  37.5  52.4  27.6  58.3  65.2  36.4   43.2   Provisional Data                 
         2006      86.4  61.5  45.0  30.4  54.5  45.0  30.4  37.5  55.0  40.7  45.5  53.8   47.5   Provisional Data                 
         2007      38.1  40.0  46.2  36.4  40.0  72.7  60.9  66.7    .     .     .     .    47.1   Provisional Data                 
                                                                                                                                    
                               Total Number of Births to Unmarried Women Under Age 20                                               
                   Jan   Feb   Mar   Apr   May   Jun   Jul   Aug   Sep   Oct   Nov   Dec   Total                                    
                                                                                                                                    
         2004        3     1     1     3     2     3     3     2     0     4     3     2      27   Provisional Data                 
         2005        3     8     2     2     3     4     0     5     3     0     6     0      36   Provisional Data                 
         2006        6     1     1     0     1     5     1     5     2     2     3     3      30   Provisional Data                 
         2007        2     0     4     1     1     3     4     0     .     .     .     .      15   Provisional Data                 
                                                                                                                                    
                       Births to Unmarried Women Under Age 20 as a Percent of All Live Births                                       
                   Jan   Feb   Mar   Apr   May   Jun   Jul   Aug   Sep   Oct   Nov   Dec   Total                                    
                                                                                                                                    
         2004      14.3   5.6   5.6  12.0  11.1  13.6  11.1   9.5   0.0  16.7  11.5   7.1   10.2   Provisional Data                 
         2005      14.3  38.1  13.3  14.3  15.0  21.1   0.0  23.8  10.3   0.0  26.1   0.0   14.9   Provisional Data                 
         2006      27.3   7.7   5.0   0.0   9.1  25.0   4.3  15.6  10.0   7.4  13.6  11.5   11.6   Provisional Data                 
         2007       9.5   0.0  15.4   4.5   6.7  27.3  17.4   0.0    .     .     .     .    11.0   Provisional Data                 
                                                       ARKANSAS                                                                     
                                            SOUTHEAST PUBLIC HEALTH REGION                                                          
                                                    ARKANSAS COUNTY                                                                 
                                                                                                                                    
                                    Total Number of Births to Women Under Age 18                                                    
                   Jan   Feb   Mar   Apr   May   Jun   Jul   Aug   Sep   Oct   Nov   Dec   Total                                    
                                                                                                                                    
         2004        1     1     2     2     1     0     3     1     0     3     0     2      16   Provisional Data                 
         2005        2     4     2     1     1     0     0     2     2     0     4     0      18   Provisional Data                 
         2006        2     1     0     0     1     0     1     2     2     2     3     2      16   Provisional Data                 
         2007        2     0     1     1     0     0     1     0     .     .     .     .       5   Provisional Data                 
                                                                                                                                    
                            Births to Women Under Age 18 as a Percent of All Live Births                                            
                   Jan   Feb   Mar   Apr   May   Jun   Jul   Aug   Sep   Oct   Nov   Dec   Total                                    
                                                                                                                                    
         2004       4.8   5.6  11.1   8.0   5.6   0.0  11.1   4.8   0.0  12.5   0.0   7.1    6.0   Provisional Data                 
         2005       9.5  19.0  13.3   7.1   5.0   0.0   0.0   9.5   6.9   0.0  17.4   0.0    7.5   Provisional Data                 
         2006       9.1   7.7   0.0   0.0   9.1   0.0   4.3   6.3  10.0   7.4  13.6   7.7    6.2   Provisional Data                 
         2007       9.5   0.0   3.8   4.5   0.0   0.0   4.3   0.0    .     .     .     .     3.7   Provisional Data                 
                                                                                                                                    
                            Total Number of Low Birth Weight (Less than 2500 Gms) Births                                            
                   Jan   Feb   Mar   Apr   May   Jun   Jul   Aug   Sep   Oct   Nov   Dec   Total                                    
                                                                                                                                    
         2004        0     1     4     3     2     4     6     3     0     1     2     4      30   Provisional Data                 
         2005        1     3     4     4     0     3     3     3     0     1     3     3      28   Provisional Data                 
         2006        4     3     1     2     1     2     3     2     2     5     2     2      29   Provisional Data                 
         2007        0     3     6     0     2     2     3     0     .     .     .     .      16   Provisional Data                 
                                                                                                                                    
                               Low Birth Weight Births as a Percent of All Live Births                                              
                   Jan   Feb   Mar   Apr   May   Jun   Jul   Aug   Sep   Oct   Nov   Dec   Total                                    
                                                                                                                                    
         2004       0.0   5.6  22.2  12.0  11.1  18.2  22.2  14.3   0.0   4.2   7.7  14.3   11.3   Provisional Data                 
         2005       4.8  14.3  26.7  28.6   0.0  15.8  12.5  14.3   0.0   8.3  13.0  13.6   11.6   Provisional Data                 
         2006      18.2  23.1   5.0   8.7   9.1  10.0  13.0   6.3  10.0  18.5   9.1   7.7   11.2   Provisional Data                 
         2007       0.0  20.0  23.1   0.0  13.3  18.2  13.0   0.0    .     .     .     .    11.8   Provisional Data                 
                                                                                                                                    
                         Total Number of Births to Women with Less than 12 Years Education                                          
                   Jan   Feb   Mar   Apr   May   Jun   Jul   Aug   Sep   Oct   Nov   Dec   Total                                    
                                                                                                                                    
         2004        5     5     6     6     3     1     8     3     1     7    10     6      61   Provisional Data                 
         2005        6     8     4     4     5     3     6    10     7     2    10     4      69   Provisional Data                 
         2006       11     2     0     4     2     5     5     8     7     8     5     5      62   Provisional Data                 
         2007        6     0     7     2     1     5     7     1     .     .     .     .      29   Provisional Data                 
                                                                                                                                    
                 Births to Women with Less than 12 Years Education as a Percent of All Live Births                                  
                   Jan   Feb   Mar   Apr   May   Jun   Jul   Aug   Sep   Oct   Nov   Dec   Total                                    
                                                                                                                                    
         2004      23.8  27.8  33.3  24.0  16.7   4.5  29.6  14.3   5.9  29.2  38.5  21.4   23.0   Provisional Data                 
         2005      28.6  38.1  26.7  28.6  25.0  15.8  25.0  47.6  24.1  16.7  43.5  18.2   28.6   Provisional Data                 
         2006      50.0  15.4   0.0  17.4  18.2  25.0  21.7  25.0  35.0  29.6  22.7  19.2   23.9   Provisional Data                 
         2007      28.6   0.0  26.9   9.1   6.7  45.5  30.4  33.3    .     .     .     .    21.3   Provisional Data                 
                                                                                                                                    
                                     Births with First Trimester Prenatal Care                                                      
                   Jan   Feb   Mar   Apr   May   Jun   Jul   Aug   Sep   Oct   Nov   Dec   Total                                    
                                                                                                                                    
         2004       11    11    10    17    15    13    12    16    14    16    19    17     171   Provisional Data                 
         2005       17    18    12    11    16    14    23    17    24    10    15    13     190   Provisional Data                 
         2006        9     8    17    18     7    17    21    26    18    24    20    25     210   Provisional Data                 
         2007       19    14    24    19    14    10    23     3     .     .     .     .     126   Provisional Data                 
                                                       ARKANSAS                                                                     
                                            SOUTHEAST PUBLIC HEALTH REGION                                                          
                                                    ARKANSAS COUNTY                                                                 
                                                                                                                                    
                     Births with First Trimester Prenatal Care as a Percent of All Live Births                                      
                   Jan   Feb   Mar   Apr   May   Jun   Jul   Aug   Sep   Oct   Nov   Dec   Total                                    
                                                                                                                                    
         2004      52.4  61.1  55.6  68.0  83.3  59.1  44.4  76.2  82.4  66.7  73.1  60.7   64.5   Provisional Data                 
         2005      81.0  85.7  80.0  78.6  80.0  73.7  95.8  81.0  82.8  83.3  65.2  59.1   78.8   Provisional Data                 
         2006      40.9  61.5  85.0  78.3  63.6  85.0  91.3  81.3  90.0  88.9  90.9  96.2   81.1   Provisional Data                 
         2007      90.5  93.3  92.3  86.4  93.3  90.9 100.0 100.0    .     .     .     .    92.6   Provisional Data                 
                                                                                                                                    
                                             Births to Smoking Mothers                                                              
                   Jan   Feb   Mar   Apr   May   Jun   Jul   Aug   Sep   Oct   Nov   Dec   Total                                    
                                                                                                                                    
         2004        3     5     5     4     2     5     6     3     4     3     6     3      49   Provisional Data                 
         2005        3     5     4     5     3     3     5     7     7     7     5     4      58   Provisional Data                 
         2006        6     3     2     3     4     1     4     7     4     4     2     2      42   Provisional Data                 
         2007        1     0     6     5     0     2     1     3     .     .     .     .      18   Provisional Data                 
                                                                                                                                    
                             Births to Smoking Mothers as a Percent of All Live Births                                              
                   Jan   Feb   Mar   Apr   May   Jun   Jul   Aug   Sep   Oct   Nov   Dec   Total                                    
                                                                                                                                    
         2004      14.3  27.8  27.8  16.0  11.1  22.7  22.2  14.3  23.5  12.5  23.1  10.7   18.5   Provisional Data                 
         2005      14.3  23.8  26.7  35.7  15.0  15.8  20.8  33.3  24.1  58.3  21.7  18.2   24.1   Provisional Data                 
         2006      27.3  23.1  10.0  13.0  36.4   5.0  17.4  21.9  20.0  14.8   9.1   7.7   16.2   Provisional Data                 
         2007       4.8   0.0  23.1  22.7   0.0  18.2   4.3 100.0    .     .     .     .    13.2   Provisional Data                 
                                                                                                                                    
                                           Births by Cesarean Deliveries                                                            
                   Jan   Feb   Mar   Apr   May   Jun   Jul   Aug   Sep   Oct   Nov   Dec   Total                                    
                                                                                                                                    
         2004       10     5     7    13    10    11    11    10     1    11    12    12     113   Provisional Data                 
         2005        9    10     9     8    10     6     7     8    11     2     7    11      98   Provisional Data                 
         2006        8     3    10    11     6    10     8    13     6    14    11    14     114   Provisional Data                 
         2007       11     7    12    12     6     5    11     1     .     .     .     .      65   Provisional Data                 
                                                                                                                                    
                           Births by Cesarean Deliveries as a Percent of All Live Births                                            
                   Jan   Feb   Mar   Apr   May   Jun   Jul   Aug   Sep   Oct   Nov   Dec   Total                                    
                                                                                                                                    
         2004      47.6  27.8  38.9  52.0  55.6  50.0  40.7  47.6   5.9  45.8  46.2  42.9   42.6   Provisional Data                 
         2005      42.9  47.6  60.0  57.1  50.0  31.6  29.2  38.1  37.9  16.7  30.4  50.0   40.7   Provisional Data                 
         2006      36.4  23.1  50.0  47.8  54.5  50.0  34.8  40.6  30.0  51.9  50.0  53.8   44.0   Provisional Data                 
         2007      52.4  46.7  46.2  54.5  40.0  45.5  47.8  33.3    .     .     .     .    47.8   Provisional Data                 
                                                                                                                                    
                                Preterm Births (Gestational Age less than 37 Weeks)                                                 
                   Jan   Feb   Mar   Apr   May   Jun   Jul   Aug   Sep   Oct   Nov   Dec   Total                                    
                                                                                                                                    
         2004        2     4     2     2     5     4     6     4     0     4     4     6      43   Provisional Data                 
         2005        2     5     5     6     5     2     4     8     3     1     2     5      48   Provisional Data                 
         2006        4     3     3     4     1     5     4     3     1     4     0     3      35   Provisional Data                 
         2007        0     1     5     3     3     1     5     0     .     .     .     .      18   Provisional Data                 
                                                                                                                                    
                                    Preterm Births as a Percent of All Live Births                                                  
                   Jan   Feb   Mar   Apr   May   Jun   Jul   Aug   Sep   Oct   Nov   Dec   Total                                    
                                                                                                                                    
         2004       9.5  22.2  11.1   8.0  27.8  18.2  22.2  19.0   0.0  16.7  15.4  21.4   16.2   Provisional Data                 
         2005       9.5  23.8  33.3  42.9  25.0  10.5  16.7  38.1  10.3   8.3   8.7  22.7   19.9   Provisional Data                 
         2006      18.2  23.1  15.0  17.4   9.1  25.0  17.4   9.4   5.0  14.8   0.0  11.5   13.5   Provisional Data                 
         2007       0.0   6.7  19.2  13.6  20.0   9.1  21.7   0.0    .     .     .     .    13.2   Provisional Data                 
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