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                                                       ARKANSAS                                                                     
                                            NORTHEAST PUBLIC HEALTH REGION                                                          
                                                   CRITTENDEN COUNTY                                                                
                                                                                                                                    
                                               Total Number of Births                                                               
                   Jan   Feb   Mar   Apr   May   Jun   Jul   Aug   Sep   Oct   Nov   Dec   Total                                    
                                                                                                                                    
         2004       94    64    72    62    71    70    72    74    85    76    69    76     885   Provisional Data                 
         2005       79    54    95    44    77    84    65    68    63    80    70    67     846   Provisional Data                 
         2006       94    66    67    47    69    52    76    78    92    76    79    83     879   Provisional Data                 
         2007       57    59    63    45    56    52    70     9     .     .     .     .     411   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       18    14    20    17     8    14    15    10    17    15    11    14     173   Provisional Data                 
         2005       13    13    18    12    17    19    13    21    13    21    16    12     188   Provisional Data                 
         2006       25    12    10    10     9     9    14    17    15    18    15    15     169   Provisional Data                 
         2007       20    12    16    13    14    14    17     1     .     .     .     .     107   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      19.1  21.9  27.8  27.4  11.3  20.0  20.8  13.5  20.0  19.7  15.9  18.4   19.5   Provisional Data                 
         2005      16.5  24.1  18.9  27.3  22.1  22.6  20.0  30.9  20.6  26.3  22.9  17.9   22.2   Provisional Data                 
         2006      26.6  18.2  14.9  21.3  13.0  17.3  18.4  21.8  16.3  23.7  19.0  18.1   19.2   Provisional Data                 
         2007      35.1  20.3  25.4  28.9  25.0  26.9  24.3  11.1    .     .     .     .    26.0   Provisional Data                 
                                                                                                                                    
                                     Total Number of Births to Unmarried Women                                                      
                   Jan   Feb   Mar   Apr   May   Jun   Jul   Aug   Sep   Oct   Nov   Dec   Total                                    
                                                                                                                                    
         2004       51    33    49    45    41    40    43    48    54    44    41    44     533   Provisional Data                 
         2005       47    36    55    27    55    53    41    47    37    55    50    44     547   Provisional Data                 
         2006       61    43    45    29    42    36    41    56    60    51    54    55     573   Provisional Data                 
         2007       40    42    52    32    39    38    53     8     .     .     .     .     304   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      54.3  51.6  68.1  72.6  57.7  57.1  59.7  64.9  63.5  57.9  59.4  57.9   60.2   Provisional Data                 
         2005      59.5  66.7  57.9  61.4  71.4  63.1  63.1  69.1  58.7  68.8  71.4  65.7   64.7   Provisional Data                 
         2006      64.9  65.2  67.2  61.7  60.9  69.2  53.9  71.8  65.2  67.1  68.4  66.3   65.2   Provisional Data                 
         2007      70.2  71.2  82.5  71.1  69.6  73.1  75.7  88.9    .     .     .     .    74.0   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       16    12    20    17     7    13    13     7    16    13    10    14     158   Provisional Data                 
         2005       13    11    18    11    17    18    12    19    11    19    15    12     176   Provisional Data                 
         2006       21    12     9    10     8     9    13    17    15    18    13    13     158   Provisional Data                 
         2007       20    11    16    12    14    13    16     1     .     .     .     .     103   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      17.0  18.8  27.8  27.4   9.9  18.6  18.1   9.5  18.8  17.1  14.5  18.4   17.9   Provisional Data                 
         2005      16.5  20.4  18.9  25.0  22.1  21.4  18.5  27.9  17.5  23.8  21.4  17.9   20.8   Provisional Data                 
         2006      22.3  18.2  13.4  21.3  11.6  17.3  17.1  21.8  16.3  23.7  16.5  15.7   18.0   Provisional Data                 
         2007      35.1  18.6  25.4  26.7  25.0  25.0  22.9  11.1    .     .     .     .    25.1   Provisional Data                 
                                                       ARKANSAS                                                                     
                                            NORTHEAST PUBLIC HEALTH REGION                                                          
                                                   CRITTENDEN COUNTY                                                                
                                                                                                                                    
                                    Total Number of Births to Women Under Age 18                                                    
                   Jan   Feb   Mar   Apr   May   Jun   Jul   Aug   Sep   Oct   Nov   Dec   Total                                    
                                                                                                                                    
         2004       12     6     7     7     3     5     5     2     6     5     5     3      66   Provisional Data                 
         2005        3     7     7     4     4     9     4     4     6    12     9     3      72   Provisional Data                 
         2006        7     6     4     5     2     3     7     9     7     8     5     1      64   Provisional Data                 
         2007       10     4     6     2     5     5     7     0     .     .     .     .      39   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      12.8   9.4   9.7  11.3   4.2   7.1   6.9   2.7   7.1   6.6   7.2   3.9    7.5   Provisional Data                 
         2005       3.8  13.0   7.4   9.1   5.2  10.7   6.2   5.9   9.5  15.0  12.9   4.5    8.5   Provisional Data                 
         2006       7.4   9.1   6.0  10.6   2.9   5.8   9.2  11.5   7.6  10.5   6.3   1.2    7.3   Provisional Data                 
         2007      17.5   6.8   9.5   4.4   8.9   9.6  10.0   0.0    .     .     .     .     9.5   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       20     6     7     2     8    13    12     7    18    14    10     7     124   Provisional Data                 
         2005       13     4    11     1     8    15     8    11     7    15     6    12     111   Provisional Data                 
         2006       22    16     7    11     6    11    13    14    17     6     5    18     146   Provisional Data                 
         2007        6     5     8     7     5     8     9     0     .     .     .     .      48   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      21.3   9.4   9.7   3.2  11.3  18.6  16.7   9.5  21.2  18.4  14.5   9.2   14.0   Provisional Data                 
         2005      16.5   7.4  11.6   2.3  10.4  17.9  12.3  16.2  11.1  18.8   8.6  17.9   13.1   Provisional Data                 
         2006      23.4  24.2  10.4  23.4   8.7  21.2  17.1  17.9  18.5   7.9   6.3  21.7   16.6   Provisional Data                 
         2007      10.5   8.5  12.7  15.6   8.9  15.4  12.9   0.0    .     .     .     .    11.7   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       27    12    24    24    16    15    24    20    25    17    13    20     237   Provisional Data                 
         2005       15    12    16    13    20    27    15    18    18    31    29    16     230   Provisional Data                 
         2006       23    24    25    12    14    10    15    25    20    23    22    25     238   Provisional Data                 
         2007       23    19    27    15    17    12    20     2     .     .     .     .     135   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      28.7  18.8  33.3  38.7  22.5  21.4  33.3  27.0  29.4  22.4  18.8  26.3   26.8   Provisional Data                 
         2005      19.0  22.2  16.8  29.5  26.0  32.1  23.1  26.5  28.6  38.8  41.4  23.9   27.2   Provisional Data                 
         2006      24.5  36.4  37.3  25.5  20.3  19.2  19.7  32.1  21.7  30.3  27.8  30.1   27.1   Provisional Data                 
         2007      40.4  32.2  42.9  33.3  30.4  23.1  28.6  22.2    .     .     .     .    32.8   Provisional Data                 
                                                                                                                                    
                                     Births with First Trimester Prenatal Care                                                      
                   Jan   Feb   Mar   Apr   May   Jun   Jul   Aug   Sep   Oct   Nov   Dec   Total                                    
                                                                                                                                    
         2004       50    27    37    29    39    40    29    44    45    41    28    41     450   Provisional Data                 
         2005       30    30    53    26    41    39    23    23    32    34    35    32     398   Provisional Data                 
         2006       36    21    24    13    28    20    37    23    29    22    40    28     321   Provisional Data                 
         2007       28    27    29    18    27    22    34     6     .     .     .     .     191   Provisional Data                 
                                                       ARKANSAS                                                                     
                                            NORTHEAST PUBLIC HEALTH REGION                                                          
                                                   CRITTENDEN 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      53.2  42.2  51.4  46.8  54.9  57.1  40.3  59.5  52.9  53.9  40.6  53.9   50.8   Provisional Data                 
         2005      38.0  55.6  55.8  59.1  53.2  46.4  35.4  33.8  50.8  42.5  50.0  47.8   47.0   Provisional Data                 
         2006      38.3  31.8  35.8  27.7  40.6  38.5  48.7  29.5  31.5  28.9  50.6  33.7   36.5   Provisional Data                 
         2007      49.1  45.8  46.0  40.0  48.2  42.3  48.6  66.7    .     .     .     .    46.5   Provisional Data                 
                                                                                                                                    
                                             Births to Smoking Mothers                                                              
                   Jan   Feb   Mar   Apr   May   Jun   Jul   Aug   Sep   Oct   Nov   Dec   Total                                    
                                                                                                                                    
         2004       17     6     9     7     8    10     7    17    12     8     8    11     120   Provisional Data                 
         2005       10     9    12     4    12    12    11    11    10     8    15     9     123   Provisional Data                 
         2006       12    13    13     6     6     6    12    15    12    11     9    13     128   Provisional Data                 
         2007        5     8     9     9     7     4     9     2     .     .     .     .      53   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      18.1   9.4  12.5  11.3  11.3  14.3   9.7  23.0  14.1  10.5  11.6  14.5   13.6   Provisional Data                 
         2005      12.7  16.7  12.6   9.1  15.6  14.3  16.9  16.2  15.9  10.0  21.4  13.4   14.5   Provisional Data                 
         2006      12.8  19.7  19.4  12.8   8.7  11.5  15.8  19.2  13.0  14.5  11.4  15.7   14.6   Provisional Data                 
         2007       8.8  13.6  14.3  20.0  12.5   7.7  12.9  22.2    .     .     .     .    12.9   Provisional Data                 
                                                                                                                                    
                                           Births by Cesarean Deliveries                                                            
                   Jan   Feb   Mar   Apr   May   Jun   Jul   Aug   Sep   Oct   Nov   Dec   Total                                    
                                                                                                                                    
         2004       28    19    21    18    23    23    19    19    32    20    19    23     264   Provisional Data                 
         2005       21    19    28     7    25    30    23    21    23    24    25    20     266   Provisional Data                 
         2006       24    23    16    20    28    13    18    28    27    15    27    27     266   Provisional Data                 
         2007       16    20    21     9    11    19    28     1     .     .     .     .     125   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      29.8  29.7  29.2  29.0  32.4  32.9  26.4  25.7  37.6  26.3  27.5  30.3   29.8   Provisional Data                 
         2005      26.6  35.2  29.5  15.9  32.5  35.7  35.4  30.9  36.5  30.0  35.7  29.9   31.4   Provisional Data                 
         2006      25.5  34.8  23.9  42.6  40.6  25.0  23.7  35.9  29.3  19.7  34.2  32.5   30.3   Provisional Data                 
         2007      28.1  33.9  33.3  20.0  19.6  36.5  40.0  11.1    .     .     .     .    30.4   Provisional Data                 
                                                                                                                                    
                                Preterm Births (Gestational Age less than 37 Weeks)                                                 
                   Jan   Feb   Mar   Apr   May   Jun   Jul   Aug   Sep   Oct   Nov   Dec   Total                                    
                                                                                                                                    
         2004       16     5     7     8     6    11    18     5    15    12    15     7     125   Provisional Data                 
         2005       17    11    10     7     8    21    12    15     9    19    14    17     160   Provisional Data                 
         2006       16    19    12    16    16    15    15    24    12    11     8    11     175   Provisional Data                 
         2007       11     7    10     9    12     6    16     1     .     .     .     .      72   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      17.0   7.8   9.7  12.9   8.5  15.7  25.0   6.8  17.6  15.8  21.7   9.2   14.1   Provisional Data                 
         2005      21.5  20.4  10.5  15.9  10.4  25.0  18.5  22.1  14.3  23.8  20.0  25.4   18.9   Provisional Data                 
         2006      17.0  28.8  17.9  34.0  23.2  28.8  19.7  30.8  13.0  14.5  10.1  13.3   19.9   Provisional Data                 
         2007      19.3  11.9  15.9  20.0  21.4  11.5  22.9  11.1    .     .     .     .    17.5   Provisional Data                 
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