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                                                       ARKANSAS                                                                     
                                             CENTRAL PUBLIC HEALTH REGION                                                           
                                                    FAULKNER COUNTY                                                                 
                                                                                                                                    
                                               Total Number of Births                                                               
                   Jan   Feb   Mar   Apr   May   Jun   Jul   Aug   Sep   Oct   Nov   Dec   Total                                    
                                                                                                                                    
         2004      114   100   108   115    98   108   105   131   129   125   110   122    1365   Provisional Data                 
         2005      110    99   124    93   118   141   123   121   125   114   107   123    1398   Provisional Data                 
         2006      114   104   107   119   137   134   119   133   160   149   138   116    1530   Provisional Data                 
         2007      118   104   136   118   136   118   133    41     .     .     .     .     904   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       13     8     9    11    10     7    13    13    21    12    11    23     151   Provisional Data                 
         2005       13     8    16     9    10    13    13    16    15    14    18    10     155   Provisional Data                 
         2006        7     8     7     8    21    12    17    14    12    12    23    22     163   Provisional Data                 
         2007       10     8    12    17    16    16    12     3     .     .     .     .      94   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      11.4   8.0   8.3   9.6  10.2   6.5  12.4   9.9  16.3   9.6  10.0  18.9   11.1   Provisional Data                 
         2005      11.8   8.1  12.9   9.7   8.5   9.2  10.6  13.2  12.0  12.3  16.8   8.1   11.1   Provisional Data                 
         2006       6.1   7.7   6.5   6.7  15.3   9.0  14.3  10.5   7.5   8.1  16.7  19.0   10.7   Provisional Data                 
         2007       8.5   7.7   8.8  14.4  11.8  13.6   9.0   7.3    .     .     .     .    10.4   Provisional Data                 
                                                                                                                                    
                                     Total Number of Births to Unmarried Women                                                      
                   Jan   Feb   Mar   Apr   May   Jun   Jul   Aug   Sep   Oct   Nov   Dec   Total                                    
                                                                                                                                    
         2004       32    31    25    31    31    28    33    42    36    39    32    40     400   Provisional Data                 
         2005       33    31    34    32    31    37    33    40    43    36    37    39     426   Provisional Data                 
         2006       31    32    30    27    48    32    37    45    52    46    52    41     473   Provisional Data                 
         2007       36    30    44    39    47    34    44    16     .     .     .     .     290   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      28.1  31.0  23.1  27.0  31.6  25.9  31.4  32.1  27.9  31.2  29.1  32.8   29.3   Provisional Data                 
         2005      30.0  31.3  27.4  34.4  26.3  26.2  26.8  33.1  34.4  31.6  34.6  31.7   30.5   Provisional Data                 
         2006      27.2  30.8  28.0  22.7  35.0  23.9  31.1  33.8  32.5  30.9  37.7  35.3   30.9   Provisional Data                 
         2007      30.5  28.8  32.4  33.1  34.6  28.8  33.1  39.0    .     .     .     .    32.1   Provisional Data                 
                                                                                                                                    
                               Total Number of Births to Unmarried Women Under Age 20                                               
                   Jan   Feb   Mar   Apr   May   Jun   Jul   Aug   Sep   Oct   Nov   Dec   Total                                    
                                                                                                                                    
         2004        9     6     7     7     8     6     9    12    14     7     8    19     112   Provisional Data                 
         2005        8     5    13     8     8     8    11    14    11    10    14     8     118   Provisional Data                 
         2006        6     4     7     7    15     8    11    10     8     7    18    17     118   Provisional Data                 
         2007        7     5    10    14    13    13    11     3     .     .     .     .      76   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       7.9   6.0   6.5   6.1   8.2   5.6   8.6   9.2  10.9   5.6   7.3  15.6    8.2   Provisional Data                 
         2005       7.3   5.1  10.5   8.6   6.8   5.7   8.9  11.6   8.8   8.8  13.1   6.5    8.4   Provisional Data                 
         2006       5.3   3.8   6.5   5.9  10.9   6.0   9.2   7.5   5.0   4.7  13.0  14.7    7.7   Provisional Data                 
         2007       5.9   4.8   7.4  11.9   9.6  11.0   8.3   7.3    .     .     .     .     8.4   Provisional Data                 
                                                       ARKANSAS                                                                     
                                             CENTRAL PUBLIC HEALTH REGION                                                           
                                                    FAULKNER COUNTY                                                                 
                                                                                                                                    
                                    Total Number of Births to Women Under Age 18                                                    
                   Jan   Feb   Mar   Apr   May   Jun   Jul   Aug   Sep   Oct   Nov   Dec   Total                                    
                                                                                                                                    
         2004        4     2     1     4     3     3     3     1     4     1     3     6      35   Provisional Data                 
         2005        4     2     2     2     1     3     6     3     5     4     3     3      38   Provisional Data                 
         2006        0     3     0     2     7     4     4     4     4     4     8     5      45   Provisional Data                 
         2007        5     1     4     4     5     4     5     2     .     .     .     .      30   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       3.5   2.0   0.9   3.5   3.1   2.8   2.9   0.8   3.1   0.8   2.7   4.9    2.6   Provisional Data                 
         2005       3.6   2.0   1.6   2.2   0.8   2.1   4.9   2.5   4.0   3.5   2.8   2.4    2.7   Provisional Data                 
         2006       0.0   2.9   0.0   1.7   5.1   3.0   3.4   3.0   2.5   2.7   5.8   4.3    2.9   Provisional Data                 
         2007       4.2   1.0   2.9   3.4   3.7   3.4   3.8   4.9    .     .     .     .     3.3   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        6     5    11     8     6     4    10     8     8     9     8     6      89   Provisional Data                 
         2005        8     7    10     5     6    12     7    13    11     9     9     2      99   Provisional Data                 
         2006       11    12     6     8    15     8     5    11     7    15    12    17     127   Provisional Data                 
         2007        9    10    14     5    16     5    10     6     .     .     .     .      75   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       5.3   5.0  10.2   7.0   6.1   3.7   9.5   6.1   6.2   7.2   7.3   4.9    6.5   Provisional Data                 
         2005       7.3   7.1   8.1   5.4   5.1   8.5   5.7  10.7   8.8   7.9   8.4   1.6    7.1   Provisional Data                 
         2006       9.6  11.5   5.6   6.7  10.9   6.0   4.2   8.3   4.4  10.1   8.7  14.7    8.3   Provisional Data                 
         2007       7.6   9.6  10.3   4.2  11.8   4.2   7.5  14.6    .     .     .     .     8.3   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       15     8    12    13     6    12    13    14    15     7     8    15     138   Provisional Data                 
         2005       10     7    12     8    10    15    13    13    13    21    14    15     151   Provisional Data                 
         2006       11    12     8     9    20     8    17    16    16    17    19    12     165   Provisional Data                 
         2007       14     8    15    17    13    16    11     5     .     .     .     .      99   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      13.2   8.0  11.1  11.3   6.1  11.1  12.4  10.7  11.6   5.6   7.3  12.3   10.1   Provisional Data                 
         2005       9.1   7.1   9.7   8.6   8.5  10.6  10.6  10.7  10.4  18.4  13.1  12.2   10.8   Provisional Data                 
         2006       9.6  11.5   7.5   7.6  14.6   6.0  14.3  12.0  10.0  11.4  13.8  10.3   10.8   Provisional Data                 
         2007      11.9   7.7  11.0  14.4   9.6  13.6   8.3  12.2    .     .     .     .    11.0   Provisional Data                 
                                                                                                                                    
                                     Births with First Trimester Prenatal Care                                                      
                   Jan   Feb   Mar   Apr   May   Jun   Jul   Aug   Sep   Oct   Nov   Dec   Total                                    
                                                                                                                                    
         2004      110    98   104   107    90   102   100   124   120   119   105   115    1294   Provisional Data                 
         2005       94    95   115    90   110   135   117   116   120   105    95   110    1302   Provisional Data                 
         2006      109    95   101   112   129   130   104   127   149   139   132   108    1435   Provisional Data                 
         2007      111    96   128   114   130   110   129    37     .     .     .     .     855   Provisional Data                 
                                                       ARKANSAS                                                                     
                                             CENTRAL PUBLIC HEALTH REGION                                                           
                                                    FAULKNER 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      96.5  98.0  96.3  93.0  91.8  94.4  95.2  94.7  93.0  95.2  95.5  94.3   94.8   Provisional Data                 
         2005      85.5  96.0  92.7  96.8  93.2  95.7  95.1  95.9  96.0  92.1  88.8  89.4   93.1   Provisional Data                 
         2006      95.6  91.3  94.4  94.1  94.2  97.0  87.4  95.5  93.1  93.3  95.7  93.1   93.8   Provisional Data                 
         2007      94.1  92.3  94.1  96.6  95.6  93.2  97.0  90.2    .     .     .     .    94.6   Provisional Data                 
                                                                                                                                    
                                             Births to Smoking Mothers                                                              
                   Jan   Feb   Mar   Apr   May   Jun   Jul   Aug   Sep   Oct   Nov   Dec   Total                                    
                                                                                                                                    
         2004        3     2     4     7     2     4     5     0     4     5     4     1      41   Provisional Data                 
         2005        4     4     4     2     3     4     0     4     1     4     2     5      37   Provisional Data                 
         2006        4     4     3     6     5     1     1     5     1     5     2     6      43   Provisional Data                 
         2007        0     2     3     2     0     1     3     2     .     .     .     .      13   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       2.6   2.0   3.7   6.1   2.0   3.7   4.8   0.0   3.1   4.0   3.6   0.8    3.0   Provisional Data                 
         2005       3.6   4.0   3.2   2.2   2.5   2.8   0.0   3.3   0.8   3.5   1.9   4.1    2.6   Provisional Data                 
         2006       3.5   3.8   2.8   5.0   3.6   0.7   0.8   3.8   0.6   3.4   1.4   5.2    2.8   Provisional Data                 
         2007       0.0   1.9   2.2   1.7   0.0   0.8   2.3   4.9    .     .     .     .     1.4   Provisional Data                 
                                                                                                                                    
                                           Births by Cesarean Deliveries                                                            
                   Jan   Feb   Mar   Apr   May   Jun   Jul   Aug   Sep   Oct   Nov   Dec   Total                                    
                                                                                                                                    
         2004       37    40    40    48    33    39    37    46    32    39    32    42     465   Provisional Data                 
         2005       41    31    44    33    47    52    30    51    50    45    36    45     505   Provisional Data                 
         2006       45    41    38    51    42    56    42    52    58    57    50    37     569   Provisional Data                 
         2007       43    41    60    49    55    40    44    21     .     .     .     .     353   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      32.5  40.0  37.0  41.7  33.7  36.1  35.2  35.1  24.8  31.2  29.1  34.4   34.1   Provisional Data                 
         2005      37.3  31.3  35.5  35.5  39.8  36.9  24.4  42.1  40.0  39.5  33.6  36.6   36.1   Provisional Data                 
         2006      39.5  39.4  35.5  42.9  30.7  41.8  35.3  39.1  36.3  38.3  36.2  31.9   37.2   Provisional Data                 
         2007      36.4  39.4  44.1  41.5  40.4  33.9  33.1  51.2    .     .     .     .    39.0   Provisional Data                 
                                                                                                                                    
                                Preterm Births (Gestational Age less than 37 Weeks)                                                 
                   Jan   Feb   Mar   Apr   May   Jun   Jul   Aug   Sep   Oct   Nov   Dec   Total                                    
                                                                                                                                    
         2004        6     7    13     9    11     7    15     8    10    16    12    10     124   Provisional Data                 
         2005       10     5    13    10    13    12     9    19    10    20    12     7     140   Provisional Data                 
         2006       14    14    15    11    17    16     9    11    15    26    18    20     186   Provisional Data                 
         2007       11    12    18     7    34    19    29     5     .     .     .     .     135   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       5.3   7.0  12.0   7.8  11.2   6.5  14.3   6.1   7.8  12.8  10.9   8.2    9.1   Provisional Data                 
         2005       9.1   5.1  10.5  10.8  11.0   8.5   7.3  15.7   8.0  17.5  11.2   5.7   10.0   Provisional Data                 
         2006      12.3  13.5  14.0   9.2  12.4  11.9   7.6   8.3   9.4  17.4  13.0  17.2   12.2   Provisional Data                 
         2007       9.3  11.5  13.2   5.9  25.0  16.1  21.8  12.2    .     .     .     .    14.9   Provisional Data                 
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