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                                                       ARKANSAS                                                                     
                                            NORTHWEST PUBLIC HEALTH REGION                                                          
                                                    CRAWFORD COUNTY                                                                 
                                                                                                                                    
                                               Total Number of Births                                                               
                   Jan   Feb   Mar   Apr   May   Jun   Jul   Aug   Sep   Oct   Nov   Dec   Total                                    
                                                                                                                                    
         2004       65    47    61    62    66    53    76    61    59    81    63    77     771   Provisional Data                 
         2005       57    49    62    62    64    62    59    77    66    63    62    69     752   Provisional Data                 
         2006       66    77    66    59    60    76    65    78    70    76    79    74     846   Provisional Data                 
         2007       92    70    65    52    78    77    65    17     .     .     .     .     516   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       16     7    10    10    12     5    11     6    14    13    14     7     125   Provisional Data                 
         2005        7     9     9    13    10    14    11    11    10     9     8    13     124   Provisional Data                 
         2006        9    13    11     7     7    12    15    11     6    13    13    10     127   Provisional Data                 
         2007       11    13    11    10     5    13    13     3     .     .     .     .      79   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      24.6  14.9  16.4  16.1  18.2   9.4  14.5   9.8  23.7  16.0  22.2   9.1   16.2   Provisional Data                 
         2005      12.3  18.4  14.5  21.0  15.6  22.6  18.6  14.3  15.2  14.3  12.9  18.8   16.5   Provisional Data                 
         2006      13.6  16.9  16.7  11.9  11.7  15.8  23.1  14.1   8.6  17.1  16.5  13.5   15.0   Provisional Data                 
         2007      12.0  18.6  16.9  19.2   6.4  16.9  20.0  17.6    .     .     .     .    15.3   Provisional Data                 
                                                                                                                                    
                                     Total Number of Births to Unmarried Women                                                      
                   Jan   Feb   Mar   Apr   May   Jun   Jul   Aug   Sep   Oct   Nov   Dec   Total                                    
                                                                                                                                    
         2004       23    14    23    25    19    12    22    18    23    26    22    22     249   Provisional Data                 
         2005       16    14    13    20    23    26    25    22    19    22    25    25     250   Provisional Data                 
         2006       23    29    19    18    13    26    21    24    25    33    25    23     279   Provisional Data                 
         2007       33    26    28    21    25    31    24     9     .     .     .     .     197   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      35.4  29.8  37.7  40.3  28.8  22.6  28.9  29.5  39.0  32.1  34.9  28.6   32.3   Provisional Data                 
         2005      28.1  28.6  21.0  32.3  35.9  41.9  42.4  28.6  28.8  34.9  40.3  36.2   33.2   Provisional Data                 
         2006      34.8  37.7  28.8  30.5  21.7  34.2  32.3  30.8  35.7  43.4  31.6  31.1   33.0   Provisional Data                 
         2007      35.9  37.1  43.1  40.4  32.1  40.3  36.9  52.9    .     .     .     .    38.2   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       12     4     7     8     5     2     9     6     7    10    12     6      88   Provisional Data                 
         2005        6     5     6     7     7    12     9     8     5     7     3     9      84   Provisional Data                 
         2006        8    12     8     6     3    10    10     9     5    11     8     9      99   Provisional Data                 
         2007        8     8     7     8     4    13     8     3     .     .     .     .      59   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      18.5   8.5  11.5  12.9   7.6   3.8  11.8   9.8  11.9  12.3  19.0   7.8   11.4   Provisional Data                 
         2005      10.5  10.2   9.7  11.3  10.9  19.4  15.3  10.4   7.6  11.1   4.8  13.0   11.2   Provisional Data                 
         2006      12.1  15.6  12.1  10.2   5.0  13.2  15.4  11.5   7.1  14.5  10.1  12.2   11.7   Provisional Data                 
         2007       8.7  11.4  10.8  15.4   5.1  16.9  12.3  17.6    .     .     .     .    11.4   Provisional Data                 
                                                       ARKANSAS                                                                     
                                            NORTHWEST PUBLIC HEALTH REGION                                                          
                                                    CRAWFORD COUNTY                                                                 
                                                                                                                                    
                                    Total Number of Births to Women Under Age 18                                                    
                   Jan   Feb   Mar   Apr   May   Jun   Jul   Aug   Sep   Oct   Nov   Dec   Total                                    
                                                                                                                                    
         2004        2     2     3     3     3     0     2     3     4     3     7     1      33   Provisional Data                 
         2005        1     2     2     3     2     5     4     1     1     3     1     3      28   Provisional Data                 
         2006        4     5     3     4     1     4     4     3     3     2     1     6      40   Provisional Data                 
         2007        3     1     2     4     1     8     3     3     .     .     .     .      25   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       3.1   4.3   4.9   4.8   4.5   0.0   2.6   4.9   6.8   3.7  11.1   1.3    4.3   Provisional Data                 
         2005       1.8   4.1   3.2   4.8   3.1   8.1   6.8   1.3   1.5   4.8   1.6   4.3    3.7   Provisional Data                 
         2006       6.1   6.5   4.5   6.8   1.7   5.3   6.2   3.8   4.3   2.6   1.3   8.1    4.7   Provisional Data                 
         2007       3.3   1.4   3.1   7.7   1.3  10.4   4.6  17.6    .     .     .     .     4.8   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        8     5     0     3     7     3     5     1     4    12    10     6      64   Provisional Data                 
         2005        8     4     8     5     5     7     2     6     3     1     6     7      62   Provisional Data                 
         2006        5     2     7     3     5     7     6     8    11     3     6    11      74   Provisional Data                 
         2007        8     6     1     2     9     3     6     1     .     .     .     .      36   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      12.3  10.6   0.0   4.8  10.6   5.7   6.6   1.6   6.8  14.8  15.9   7.8    8.3   Provisional Data                 
         2005      14.0   8.2  12.9   8.1   7.8  11.3   3.4   7.8   4.5   1.6   9.7  10.1    8.2   Provisional Data                 
         2006       7.6   2.6  10.6   5.1   8.3   9.2   9.2  10.3  15.7   3.9   7.6  14.9    8.7   Provisional Data                 
         2007       8.7   8.6   1.5   3.8  11.5   3.9   9.2   5.9    .     .     .     .     7.0   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       14     8    13    17    24     6    16    14    20    25    18    13     188   Provisional Data                 
         2005        8    16     8    14    14    14     9    14    14    10    16    15     152   Provisional Data                 
         2006       15    11    16     9    14    17    10    19    11    14    17    16     169   Provisional Data                 
         2007       15    15    12    16    14    20    15     5     .     .     .     .     112   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      21.5  17.0  21.3  27.4  36.4  11.3  21.1  23.0  33.9  30.9  28.6  16.9   24.4   Provisional Data                 
         2005      14.0  32.7  12.9  22.6  21.9  22.6  15.3  18.2  21.2  15.9  25.8  21.7   20.2   Provisional Data                 
         2006      22.7  14.3  24.2  15.3  23.3  22.4  15.4  24.4  15.7  18.4  21.5  21.6   20.0   Provisional Data                 
         2007      16.3  21.4  18.5  30.8  17.9  26.0  23.1  29.4    .     .     .     .    21.7   Provisional Data                 
                                                                                                                                    
                                     Births with First Trimester Prenatal Care                                                      
                   Jan   Feb   Mar   Apr   May   Jun   Jul   Aug   Sep   Oct   Nov   Dec   Total                                    
                                                                                                                                    
         2004       44    34    42    47    47    34    56    39    37    59    49    60     548   Provisional Data                 
         2005       41    35    47    41    42    40    40    57    42    48    49    52     534   Provisional Data                 
         2006       50    55    52    43    46    53    40    63    56    49    50    54     611   Provisional Data                 
         2007       60    48    37    34    50    43    43    11     .     .     .     .     326   Provisional Data                 
                                                       ARKANSAS                                                                     
                                            NORTHWEST PUBLIC HEALTH REGION                                                          
                                                    CRAWFORD 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      67.7  72.3  68.9  75.8  71.2  64.2  73.7  63.9  62.7  72.8  77.8  77.9   71.1   Provisional Data                 
         2005      71.9  71.4  75.8  66.1  65.6  64.5  67.8  74.0  63.6  76.2  79.0  75.4   71.0   Provisional Data                 
         2006      75.8  71.4  78.8  72.9  76.7  69.7  61.5  80.8  80.0  64.5  63.3  73.0   72.2   Provisional Data                 
         2007      65.2  68.6  56.9  65.4  64.1  55.8  66.2  64.7    .     .     .     .    63.2   Provisional Data                 
                                                                                                                                    
                                             Births to Smoking Mothers                                                              
                   Jan   Feb   Mar   Apr   May   Jun   Jul   Aug   Sep   Oct   Nov   Dec   Total                                    
                                                                                                                                    
         2004       12    11    13    12    19     6    16     8    12    11    14    15     149   Provisional Data                 
         2005        8    11    13    17    14     9    14    13    13    12    16    10     150   Provisional Data                 
         2006       12    15    16     8    17    15     9    14    12    17    21    13     169   Provisional Data                 
         2007       16    22    15    11    16    17    16     3     .     .     .     .     116   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      18.5  23.4  21.3  19.4  28.8  11.3  21.1  13.1  20.3  13.6  22.2  19.5   19.3   Provisional Data                 
         2005      14.0  22.4  21.0  27.4  21.9  14.5  23.7  16.9  19.7  19.0  25.8  14.5   19.9   Provisional Data                 
         2006      18.2  19.5  24.2  13.6  28.3  19.7  13.8  17.9  17.1  22.4  26.6  17.6   20.0   Provisional Data                 
         2007      17.4  31.4  23.1  21.2  20.5  22.1  24.6  17.6    .     .     .     .    22.5   Provisional Data                 
                                                                                                                                    
                                           Births by Cesarean Deliveries                                                            
                   Jan   Feb   Mar   Apr   May   Jun   Jul   Aug   Sep   Oct   Nov   Dec   Total                                    
                                                                                                                                    
         2004       28    17    18    17    18    22    21    12    26    28    17    25     249   Provisional Data                 
         2005       12    11    18    27    21    21    14    28    26    18    20    21     237   Provisional Data                 
         2006       23    26    27    16    20    23    20    26    22    25    28    34     290   Provisional Data                 
         2007       31    20    25    17    20    37    20     5     .     .     .     .     175   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      43.1  36.2  29.5  27.4  27.3  41.5  27.6  19.7  44.1  34.6  27.0  32.5   32.3   Provisional Data                 
         2005      21.1  22.4  29.0  43.5  32.8  33.9  23.7  36.4  39.4  28.6  32.3  30.4   31.5   Provisional Data                 
         2006      34.8  33.8  40.9  27.1  33.3  30.3  30.8  33.3  31.4  32.9  35.4  45.9   34.3   Provisional Data                 
         2007      33.7  28.6  38.5  32.7  25.6  48.1  30.8  29.4    .     .     .     .    33.9   Provisional Data                 
                                                                                                                                    
                                Preterm Births (Gestational Age less than 37 Weeks)                                                 
                   Jan   Feb   Mar   Apr   May   Jun   Jul   Aug   Sep   Oct   Nov   Dec   Total                                    
                                                                                                                                    
         2004       11     5     5     5     9     7     6     3     7    15     7    11      91   Provisional Data                 
         2005       11     9    11    11    10    14     6    10     3     5     8     8     106   Provisional Data                 
         2006       10     7    12     5    10    12    17    11    15    11    11    10     131   Provisional Data                 
         2007       12     9     9     6    12    13    10     3     .     .     .     .      74   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      16.9  10.6   8.2   8.1  13.6  13.2   7.9   4.9  11.9  18.5  11.1  14.3   11.8   Provisional Data                 
         2005      19.3  18.4  17.7  17.7  15.6  22.6  10.2  13.0   4.5   7.9  12.9  11.6   14.1   Provisional Data                 
         2006      15.2   9.1  18.2   8.5  16.7  15.8  26.2  14.1  21.4  14.5  13.9  13.5   15.5   Provisional Data                 
         2007      13.0  12.9  13.8  11.5  15.4  16.9  15.4  17.6    .     .     .     .    14.3   Provisional Data                 
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