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                                                       ARKANSAS                                                                     
                                            NORTHWEST PUBLIC HEALTH REGION                                                          
                                                     BAXTER COUNTY                                                                  
                                                                                                                                    
                                               Total Number of Births                                                               
                   Jan   Feb   Mar   Apr   May   Jun   Jul   Aug   Sep   Oct   Nov   Dec   Total                                    
                                                                                                                                    
         2004       33    38    26    33    32    36    36    24    37    21    30    33     379   Provisional Data                 
         2005       30    24    36    32    36    46    37    47    34    33    27    22     404   Provisional Data                 
         2006       33    28    31    30    37    50    34    36    40    29    39    26     413   Provisional Data                 
         2007       38    35    40    18    26    31    30    10     .     .     .     .     228   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        2     7     2     7     8     5     5     2     4     3     4     3      52   Provisional Data                 
         2005        8     3     8     2     4     6     4     6     4     2     4     3      54   Provisional Data                 
         2006        5     3     6     2     5     6     5     2     6     3     5     4      52   Provisional Data                 
         2007        5     6     8     2     3     5     2     1     .     .     .     .      32   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       6.1  18.4   7.7  21.2  25.0  13.9  13.9   8.3  10.8  14.3  13.3   9.1   13.7   Provisional Data                 
         2005      26.7  12.5  22.2   6.3  11.1  13.0  10.8  12.8  11.8   6.1  14.8  13.6   13.4   Provisional Data                 
         2006      15.2  10.7  19.4   6.7  13.5  12.0  14.7   5.6  15.0  10.3  12.8  15.4   12.6   Provisional Data                 
         2007      13.2  17.1  20.0  11.1  11.5  16.1   6.7  10.0    .     .     .     .    14.0   Provisional Data                 
                                                                                                                                    
                                     Total Number of Births to Unmarried Women                                                      
                   Jan   Feb   Mar   Apr   May   Jun   Jul   Aug   Sep   Oct   Nov   Dec   Total                                    
                                                                                                                                    
         2004       10    16     6    12    12    17    13     3    11     7     7    12     126   Provisional Data                 
         2005       14     9    11     6    10    14     6    13     8    10     7     5     113   Provisional Data                 
         2006       10     8    12     8    12    23    12     9    15    10    15    12     146   Provisional Data                 
         2007       10    14    12     8    10    15     8     1     .     .     .     .      78   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      30.3  42.1  23.1  36.4  37.5  47.2  36.1  12.5  29.7  33.3  23.3  36.4   33.2   Provisional Data                 
         2005      46.7  37.5  30.6  18.8  27.8  30.4  16.2  27.7  23.5  30.3  25.9  22.7   28.0   Provisional Data                 
         2006      30.3  28.6  38.7  26.7  32.4  46.0  35.3  25.0  37.5  34.5  38.5  46.2   35.4   Provisional Data                 
         2007      26.3  40.0  30.0  44.4  38.5  48.4  26.7  10.0    .     .     .     .    34.2   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        2     4     1     6     4     4     4     0     4     1     1     3      34   Provisional Data                 
         2005        7     3     5     1     2     4     3     4     0     1     4     3      37   Provisional Data                 
         2006        3     3     3     2     3     5     3     2     2     2     3     3      34   Provisional Data                 
         2007        4     4     6     2     1     4     0     1     .     .     .     .      22   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       6.1  10.5   3.8  18.2  12.5  11.1  11.1   0.0  10.8   4.8   3.3   9.1    9.0   Provisional Data                 
         2005      23.3  12.5  13.9   3.1   5.6   8.7   8.1   8.5   0.0   3.0  14.8  13.6    9.2   Provisional Data                 
         2006       9.1  10.7   9.7   6.7   8.1  10.0   8.8   5.6   5.0   6.9   7.7  11.5    8.2   Provisional Data                 
         2007      10.5  11.4  15.0  11.1   3.8  12.9   0.0  10.0    .     .     .     .     9.6   Provisional Data                 
                                                       ARKANSAS                                                                     
                                            NORTHWEST PUBLIC HEALTH REGION                                                          
                                                     BAXTER 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     1     1     2     2     2     2     0     2     2     0     0      14   Provisional Data                 
         2005        2     0     1     0     2     1     2     1     1     0     0     1      11   Provisional Data                 
         2006        2     0     2     0     2     3     1     1     1     0     1     3      16   Provisional Data                 
         2007        1     1     4     0     0     1     1     0     .     .     .     .       8   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   2.6   3.8   6.1   6.3   5.6   5.6   0.0   5.4   9.5   0.0   0.0    3.7   Provisional Data                 
         2005       6.7   0.0   2.8   0.0   5.6   2.2   5.4   2.1   2.9   0.0   0.0   4.5    2.7   Provisional Data                 
         2006       6.1   0.0   6.5   0.0   5.4   6.0   2.9   2.8   2.5   0.0   2.6  11.5    3.9   Provisional Data                 
         2007       2.6   2.9  10.0   0.0   0.0   3.2   3.3   0.0    .     .     .     .     3.5   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        3     1     0     2     3     0     6     3     6     3     3     0      30   Provisional Data                 
         2005        1     3     0     2     3     1     2     8     3     3     3     1      30   Provisional Data                 
         2006        4     0     4     0     3     2     2     0     4     1     2     2      24   Provisional Data                 
         2007        4     1     0     3     0     2     0     3     .     .     .     .      13   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       9.1   2.6   0.0   6.1   9.4   0.0  16.7  12.5  16.2  14.3  10.0   0.0    7.9   Provisional Data                 
         2005       3.3  12.5   0.0   6.3   8.3   2.2   5.4  17.0   8.8   9.1  11.1   4.5    7.4   Provisional Data                 
         2006      12.1   0.0  12.9   0.0   8.1   4.0   5.9   0.0  10.0   3.4   5.1   7.7    5.8   Provisional Data                 
         2007      10.5   2.9   0.0  16.7   0.0   6.5   0.0  30.0    .     .     .     .     5.7   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        7    10     4     5     5     4     6     3     4     2     8     6      64   Provisional Data                 
         2005        4     6     3     5     5    10     4     8     3     6     3     2      59   Provisional Data                 
         2006        4     2     5     3     4     8     3     5     3     2     5     7      51   Provisional Data                 
         2007        6     8     9     3     2     8     1     0     .     .     .     .      37   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      21.2  26.3  15.4  15.2  15.6  11.1  16.7  12.5  10.8   9.5  26.7  18.2   16.9   Provisional Data                 
         2005      13.3  25.0   8.3  15.6  13.9  21.7  10.8  17.0   8.8  18.2  11.1   9.1   14.6   Provisional Data                 
         2006      12.1   7.1  16.1  10.0  10.8  16.0   8.8  13.9   7.5   6.9  12.8  26.9   12.3   Provisional Data                 
         2007      15.8  22.9  22.5  16.7   7.7  25.8   3.3   0.0    .     .     .     .    16.2   Provisional Data                 
                                                                                                                                    
                                     Births with First Trimester Prenatal Care                                                      
                   Jan   Feb   Mar   Apr   May   Jun   Jul   Aug   Sep   Oct   Nov   Dec   Total                                    
                                                                                                                                    
         2004       26    29    20    28    28    29    29    21    32    19    25    28     314   Provisional Data                 
         2005       27    20    33    27    31    40    33    43    27    27    23    20     351   Provisional Data                 
         2006       28    24    21    27    33    42    27    31    32    21    31    22     339   Provisional Data                 
         2007       32    25    33    15    21    28    20    10     .     .     .     .     184   Provisional Data                 
                                                       ARKANSAS                                                                     
                                            NORTHWEST PUBLIC HEALTH REGION                                                          
                                                     BAXTER 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      78.8  76.3  76.9  84.8  87.5  80.6  80.6  87.5  86.5  90.5  83.3  84.8   82.8   Provisional Data                 
         2005      90.0  83.3  91.7  84.4  86.1  87.0  89.2  91.5  79.4  81.8  85.2  90.9   86.9   Provisional Data                 
         2006      84.8  85.7  67.7  90.0  89.2  84.0  79.4  86.1  80.0  72.4  79.5  84.6   82.1   Provisional Data                 
         2007      84.2  71.4  82.5  83.3  80.8  90.3  66.7 100.0    .     .     .     .    80.7   Provisional Data                 
                                                                                                                                    
                                             Births to Smoking Mothers                                                              
                   Jan   Feb   Mar   Apr   May   Jun   Jul   Aug   Sep   Oct   Nov   Dec   Total                                    
                                                                                                                                    
         2004       12    10     4     8     5     5     6     6     8     7     7     7      85   Provisional Data                 
         2005        6     7     8    10     6    13     5    17     6    12     8     8     106   Provisional Data                 
         2006        8     7     7     7     7    15    11    10    10     9     7     6     104   Provisional Data                 
         2007       11    11     7     4     7    13     6     1     .     .     .     .      60   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      36.4  26.3  15.4  24.2  15.6  13.9  16.7  25.0  21.6  33.3  23.3  21.2   22.4   Provisional Data                 
         2005      20.0  29.2  22.2  31.3  16.7  28.3  13.5  36.2  17.6  36.4  29.6  36.4   26.2   Provisional Data                 
         2006      24.2  25.0  22.6  23.3  18.9  30.0  32.4  27.8  25.0  31.0  17.9  23.1   25.2   Provisional Data                 
         2007      28.9  31.4  17.5  22.2  26.9  41.9  20.0  10.0    .     .     .     .    26.3   Provisional Data                 
                                                                                                                                    
                                           Births by Cesarean Deliveries                                                            
                   Jan   Feb   Mar   Apr   May   Jun   Jul   Aug   Sep   Oct   Nov   Dec   Total                                    
                                                                                                                                    
         2004        8    15    10    11    12    12    17     6    15     9    13    17     145   Provisional Data                 
         2005        9     8    17    17    13     7    10    21    14    11    10     8     145   Provisional Data                 
         2006       20    10    14    12    12    24    13    14    17    15    17    16     184   Provisional Data                 
         2007       17    14    14     7    11    12     6     4     .     .     .     .      85   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      24.2  39.5  38.5  33.3  37.5  33.3  47.2  25.0  40.5  42.9  43.3  51.5   38.3   Provisional Data                 
         2005      30.0  33.3  47.2  53.1  36.1  15.2  27.0  44.7  41.2  33.3  37.0  36.4   35.9   Provisional Data                 
         2006      60.6  35.7  45.2  40.0  32.4  48.0  38.2  38.9  42.5  51.7  43.6  61.5   44.6   Provisional Data                 
         2007      44.7  40.0  35.0  38.9  42.3  38.7  20.0  40.0    .     .     .     .    37.3   Provisional Data                 
                                                                                                                                    
                                Preterm Births (Gestational Age less than 37 Weeks)                                                 
                   Jan   Feb   Mar   Apr   May   Jun   Jul   Aug   Sep   Oct   Nov   Dec   Total                                    
                                                                                                                                    
         2004        5     2     1     3     5     0     6     2     5     3     6     1      39   Provisional Data                 
         2005        2     4     2     5     6     4     4     9     6     3     2     1      48   Provisional Data                 
         2006        5     1     5     2     4     2     3     3     8     4     5     1      43   Provisional Data                 
         2007        9     4     4     3     1     3     0     3     .     .     .     .      27   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      15.2   5.3   3.8   9.1  15.6   0.0  16.7   8.3  13.5  14.3  20.0   3.0   10.3   Provisional Data                 
         2005       6.7  16.7   5.6  15.6  16.7   8.7  10.8  19.1  17.6   9.1   7.4   4.5   11.9   Provisional Data                 
         2006      15.2   3.6  16.1   6.7  10.8   4.0   8.8   8.3  20.0  13.8  12.8   3.8   10.4   Provisional Data                 
         2007      23.7  11.4  10.0  16.7   3.8   9.7   0.0  30.0    .     .     .     .    11.8   Provisional Data                 
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