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                                                       ARKANSAS                                                                     
                                            SOUTHEAST PUBLIC HEALTH REGION                                                          
                                                     ASHLEY COUNTY                                                                  
                                                                                                                                    
                                               Total Number of Births                                                               
                   Jan   Feb   Mar   Apr   May   Jun   Jul   Aug   Sep   Oct   Nov   Dec   Total                                    
                                                                                                                                    
         2004       22    20    17    21    24    25    24    20    17    17    17    34     258   Provisional Data                 
         2005       18    25    20    29    25    30    21    20    33    24    20    32     297   Provisional Data                 
         2006       27    11    27    18    21    22    21    31    28    26    21    19     272   Provisional Data                 
         2007       25    17    35    23    18    22    23     2     .     .     .     .     165   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        6     2     2     3     4     6     3     0     3     6     4     7      46   Provisional Data                 
         2005        3     6     6     7     5     3     4     0     3     1     3     3      44   Provisional Data                 
         2006        6     3     7     3     4     4     1     8     3     6     7     5      57   Provisional Data                 
         2007        5     5    12     3     5     9     5     0     .     .     .     .      44   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      27.3  10.0  11.8  14.3  16.7  24.0  12.5   0.0  17.6  35.3  23.5  20.6   17.8   Provisional Data                 
         2005      16.7  24.0  30.0  24.1  20.0  10.0  19.0   0.0   9.1   4.2  15.0   9.4   14.8   Provisional Data                 
         2006      22.2  27.3  25.9  16.7  19.0  18.2   4.8  25.8  10.7  23.1  33.3  26.3   21.0   Provisional Data                 
         2007      20.0  29.4  34.3  13.0  27.8  40.9  21.7   0.0    .     .     .     .    26.7   Provisional Data                 
                                                                                                                                    
                                     Total Number of Births to Unmarried Women                                                      
                   Jan   Feb   Mar   Apr   May   Jun   Jul   Aug   Sep   Oct   Nov   Dec   Total                                    
                                                                                                                                    
         2004        8     8     6    12     8    14    15     4     7     9    10    16     117   Provisional Data                 
         2005        9     9     9    12     8    13    10     3    15     8     6    15     117   Provisional Data                 
         2006       11     4     6     7    10    11     7    14    11    11     9     7     108   Provisional Data                 
         2007       16    11    21     8     7    12    11     2     .     .     .     .      88   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      36.4  40.0  35.3  57.1  33.3  56.0  62.5  20.0  41.2  52.9  58.8  47.1   45.3   Provisional Data                 
         2005      50.0  36.0  45.0  41.4  32.0  43.3  47.6  15.0  45.5  33.3  30.0  46.9   39.4   Provisional Data                 
         2006      40.7  36.4  22.2  38.9  47.6  50.0  33.3  45.2  39.3  42.3  42.9  36.8   39.7   Provisional Data                 
         2007      64.0  64.7  60.0  34.8  38.9  54.5  47.8 100.0    .     .     .     .    53.3   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     2     2     3     2     4     3     0     1     5     2     5      32   Provisional Data                 
         2005        0     4     5     4     3     3     4     0     3     1     1     2      30   Provisional Data                 
         2006        5     2     3     2     2     3     1     5     3     5     4     4      39   Provisional Data                 
         2007        4     3    11     2     4     6     5     0     .     .     .     .      35   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      13.6  10.0  11.8  14.3   8.3  16.0  12.5   0.0   5.9  29.4  11.8  14.7   12.4   Provisional Data                 
         2005       0.0  16.0  25.0  13.8  12.0  10.0  19.0   0.0   9.1   4.2   5.0   6.3   10.1   Provisional Data                 
         2006      18.5  18.2  11.1  11.1   9.5  13.6   4.8  16.1  10.7  19.2  19.0  21.1   14.3   Provisional Data                 
         2007      16.0  17.6  31.4   8.7  22.2  27.3  21.7   0.0    .     .     .     .    21.2   Provisional Data                 
                                                       ARKANSAS                                                                     
                                            SOUTHEAST PUBLIC HEALTH REGION                                                          
                                                     ASHLEY COUNTY                                                                  
                                                                                                                                    
                                    Total Number of Births to Women Under Age 18                                                    
                   Jan   Feb   Mar   Apr   May   Jun   Jul   Aug   Sep   Oct   Nov   Dec   Total                                    
                                                                                                                                    
         2004        0     2     1     1     1     1     1     0     2     3     1     2      15   Provisional Data                 
         2005        1     1     1     0     2     0     3     0     1     0     0     0       9   Provisional Data                 
         2006        2     1     4     0     3     1     0     1     0     1     3     2      18   Provisional Data                 
         2007        3     0     8     2     1     1     1     0     .     .     .     .      16   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       0.0  10.0   5.9   4.8   4.2   4.0   4.2   0.0  11.8  17.6   5.9   5.9    5.8   Provisional Data                 
         2005       5.6   4.0   5.0   0.0   8.0   0.0  14.3   0.0   3.0   0.0   0.0   0.0    3.0   Provisional Data                 
         2006       7.4   9.1  14.8   0.0  14.3   4.5   0.0   3.2   0.0   3.8  14.3  10.5    6.6   Provisional Data                 
         2007      12.0   0.0  22.9   8.7   5.6   4.5   4.3   0.0    .     .     .     .     9.7   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        5     3     0     2     1     2     1     0     1     4     0     0      19   Provisional Data                 
         2005        3     1     1     7     4     1     2     5     5     0     1     2      32   Provisional Data                 
         2006        4     0     1     0     5     4     2     1     4     9     0     1      31   Provisional Data                 
         2007        4     3     1     3     1     1     2     0     .     .     .     .      15   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      22.7  15.0   0.0   9.5   4.2   8.0   4.2   0.0   5.9  23.5   0.0   0.0    7.4   Provisional Data                 
         2005      16.7   4.0   5.0  24.1  16.0   3.3   9.5  25.0  15.2   0.0   5.0   6.3   10.8   Provisional Data                 
         2006      14.8   0.0   3.7   0.0  23.8  18.2   9.5   3.2  14.3  34.6   0.0   5.3   11.4   Provisional Data                 
         2007      16.0  17.6   2.9  13.0   5.6   4.5   8.7   0.0    .     .     .     .     9.1   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        4     1     2     6     2     7     5     1     6     5     4    10      53   Provisional Data                 
         2005        3     5     2     8     5     8     6     1     8     4     5     7      62   Provisional Data                 
         2006        6     4     4     5     2     2     5     9     6     3     7     3      56   Provisional Data                 
         2007       10     3    17     6     2     5     4     1     .     .     .     .      48   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      18.2   5.0  11.8  28.6   8.3  28.0  20.8   5.0  35.3  29.4  23.5  29.4   20.5   Provisional Data                 
         2005      16.7  20.0  10.0  27.6  20.0  26.7  28.6   5.0  24.2  16.7  25.0  21.9   20.9   Provisional Data                 
         2006      22.2  36.4  14.8  27.8   9.5   9.1  23.8  29.0  21.4  11.5  33.3  15.8   20.6   Provisional Data                 
         2007      40.0  17.6  48.6  26.1  11.1  22.7  17.4  50.0    .     .     .     .    29.1   Provisional Data                 
                                                                                                                                    
                                     Births with First Trimester Prenatal Care                                                      
                   Jan   Feb   Mar   Apr   May   Jun   Jul   Aug   Sep   Oct   Nov   Dec   Total                                    
                                                                                                                                    
         2004       20    18    14    21    24    20    21    18    15    15    14    30     230   Provisional Data                 
         2005       12    21    15    26    22    25    16    18    33    21    16    28     253   Provisional Data                 
         2006       18    10    23    14    17    19    17    26    26    22    15    17     224   Provisional Data                 
         2007       23    13    26    19    12    18    16     1     .     .     .     .     128   Provisional Data                 
                                                       ARKANSAS                                                                     
                                            SOUTHEAST PUBLIC HEALTH REGION                                                          
                                                     ASHLEY 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      90.9  90.0  82.4 100.0 100.0  80.0  87.5  90.0  88.2  88.2  82.4  88.2   89.1   Provisional Data                 
         2005      66.7  84.0  75.0  89.7  88.0  83.3  76.2  90.0 100.0  87.5  80.0  87.5   85.2   Provisional Data                 
         2006      66.7  90.9  85.2  77.8  81.0  86.4  81.0  83.9  92.9  84.6  71.4  89.5   82.4   Provisional Data                 
         2007      92.0  76.5  74.3  82.6  66.7  81.8  69.6  50.0    .     .     .     .    77.6   Provisional Data                 
                                                                                                                                    
                                             Births to Smoking Mothers                                                              
                   Jan   Feb   Mar   Apr   May   Jun   Jul   Aug   Sep   Oct   Nov   Dec   Total                                    
                                                                                                                                    
         2004        5     4     4     2     2     8     9     4     1     0     3     3      45   Provisional Data                 
         2005        4     7     4     6     6     8     3     5     6     5     2     8      64   Provisional Data                 
         2006        6     0     4     3     5     5     6     5     4     6     4     5      53   Provisional Data                 
         2007        2     2    10     8     6     4     6     0     .     .     .     .      38   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      22.7  20.0  23.5   9.5   8.3  32.0  37.5  20.0   5.9   0.0  17.6   8.8   17.4   Provisional Data                 
         2005      22.2  28.0  20.0  20.7  24.0  26.7  14.3  25.0  18.2  20.8  10.0  25.0   21.5   Provisional Data                 
         2006      22.2   0.0  14.8  16.7  23.8  22.7  28.6  16.1  14.3  23.1  19.0  26.3   19.5   Provisional Data                 
         2007       8.0  11.8  28.6  34.8  33.3  18.2  26.1   0.0    .     .     .     .    23.0   Provisional Data                 
                                                                                                                                    
                                           Births by Cesarean Deliveries                                                            
                   Jan   Feb   Mar   Apr   May   Jun   Jul   Aug   Sep   Oct   Nov   Dec   Total                                    
                                                                                                                                    
         2004       10     8    11     8     7     8    10     7     7     9     6     8      99   Provisional Data                 
         2005        5     7     5    14    11    14     4     8    10    10    10    16     114   Provisional Data                 
         2006       10     4    14     3     9    14     4    10    12    12    10     8     110   Provisional Data                 
         2007       15     6    15    11     7    14    10     2     .     .     .     .      80   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      45.5  40.0  64.7  38.1  29.2  32.0  41.7  35.0  41.2  52.9  35.3  23.5   38.4   Provisional Data                 
         2005      27.8  28.0  25.0  48.3  44.0  46.7  19.0  40.0  30.3  41.7  50.0  50.0   38.4   Provisional Data                 
         2006      37.0  36.4  51.9  16.7  42.9  63.6  19.0  32.3  42.9  46.2  47.6  42.1   40.4   Provisional Data                 
         2007      60.0  35.3  42.9  47.8  38.9  63.6  43.5 100.0    .     .     .     .    48.5   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     3     4     2     0     2     1     4     2     2      28   Provisional Data                 
         2005        3     1     3     4     3     1     1     2     3     2     0     6      29   Provisional Data                 
         2006        5     1     4     2     2     4     5     2     5     7     1     1      39   Provisional Data                 
         2007        6     3     2     2     2     6     3     0     .     .     .     .      24   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       9.1  20.0  11.8  14.3  16.7   8.0   0.0  10.0   5.9  23.5  11.8   5.9   10.9   Provisional Data                 
         2005      16.7   4.0  15.0  13.8  12.0   3.3   4.8  10.0   9.1   8.3   0.0  18.8    9.8   Provisional Data                 
         2006      18.5   9.1  14.8  11.1   9.5  18.2  23.8   6.5  17.9  26.9   4.8   5.3   14.3   Provisional Data                 
         2007      24.0  17.6   5.7   8.7  11.1  27.3  13.0   0.0    .     .     .     .    14.5   Provisional Data                 
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