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                                                       ARKANSAS                                                                     
                                             CENTRAL PUBLIC HEALTH REGION                                                           
                                                     LONOKE COUNTY                                                                  
                                                                                                                                    
                                               Total Number of Births                                                               
                   Jan   Feb   Mar   Apr   May   Jun   Jul   Aug   Sep   Oct   Nov   Dec   Total                                    
                                                                                                                                    
         2004       73    77    78    65    75    64    74    57    82    69    93    62     869   Provisional Data                 
         2005       49    69    62    63    70    73    80    84    72    80    60    81     843   Provisional Data                 
         2006       80    76    80    69    73    77    91    66    76    69    85    65     907   Provisional Data                 
         2007       82    65    91    68    89    72    75    26     .     .     .     .     568   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       10     9     9     9     3     5     9     8    13     5    19    14     113   Provisional Data                 
         2005        6    10    10     6     7     7    11     8    12     7     5     4      93   Provisional Data                 
         2006        8    12    12     8    13     6     5     3    11     7     8     7     100   Provisional Data                 
         2007       10     9    11     8    17     6    13     4     .     .     .     .      78   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      13.7  11.7  11.5  13.8   4.0   7.8  12.2  14.0  15.9   7.2  20.4  22.6   13.0   Provisional Data                 
         2005      12.2  14.5  16.1   9.5  10.0   9.6  13.8   9.5  16.7   8.8   8.3   4.9   11.0   Provisional Data                 
         2006      10.0  15.8  15.0  11.6  17.8   7.8   5.5   4.5  14.5  10.1   9.4  10.8   11.0   Provisional Data                 
         2007      12.2  13.8  12.1  11.8  19.1   8.3  17.3  15.4    .     .     .     .    13.7   Provisional Data                 
                                                                                                                                    
                                     Total Number of Births to Unmarried Women                                                      
                   Jan   Feb   Mar   Apr   May   Jun   Jul   Aug   Sep   Oct   Nov   Dec   Total                                    
                                                                                                                                    
         2004       22    17    20    18    18    22    26    20    28    14    37    20     262   Provisional Data                 
         2005       17    22    20    17    14    31    23    24    23    24    18    25     258   Provisional Data                 
         2006       25    19    20    21    25    22    18    17    26    23    25    23     264   Provisional Data                 
         2007       29    22    28    18    31    22    30    10     .     .     .     .     190   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      30.1  22.1  25.6  27.7  24.0  34.4  35.1  35.1  34.1  20.3  39.8  32.3   30.1   Provisional Data                 
         2005      34.7  31.9  32.3  27.0  20.0  42.5  28.8  28.6  31.9  30.0  30.0  30.9   30.6   Provisional Data                 
         2006      31.3  25.0  25.0  30.4  34.2  28.6  19.8  25.8  34.2  33.3  29.4  35.4   29.1   Provisional Data                 
         2007      35.4  33.8  30.8  26.5  34.8  30.6  40.0  38.5    .     .     .     .    33.5   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     5     6     8     2     5     8     7    11     0    13    11      85   Provisional Data                 
         2005        5     7     8     6     4     6     9     5    11     5     4     4      74   Provisional Data                 
         2006        6     7     9     7     9     4     3     3     9     3     6     6      72   Provisional Data                 
         2007        8     8     6     7    14     4    12     3     .     .     .     .      62   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      12.3   6.5   7.7  12.3   2.7   7.8  10.8  12.3  13.4   0.0  14.0  17.7    9.8   Provisional Data                 
         2005      10.2  10.1  12.9   9.5   5.7   8.2  11.3   6.0  15.3   6.3   6.7   4.9    8.8   Provisional Data                 
         2006       7.5   9.2  11.3  10.1  12.3   5.2   3.3   4.5  11.8   4.3   7.1   9.2    7.9   Provisional Data                 
         2007       9.8  12.3   6.6  10.3  15.7   5.6  16.0  11.5    .     .     .     .    10.9   Provisional Data                 
                                                       ARKANSAS                                                                     
                                             CENTRAL PUBLIC HEALTH REGION                                                           
                                                     LONOKE 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     1     2     1     1     1     3     2     3     1     7     2      28   Provisional Data                 
         2005        3     3     2     4     2     3     2     2     3     1     0     1      26   Provisional Data                 
         2006        1     2     2     5     4     2     1     2     3     1     1     5      29   Provisional Data                 
         2007        1     3     3     1     5     1     4     1     .     .     .     .      19   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       5.5   1.3   2.6   1.5   1.3   1.6   4.1   3.5   3.7   1.4   7.5   3.2    3.2   Provisional Data                 
         2005       6.1   4.3   3.2   6.3   2.9   4.1   2.5   2.4   4.2   1.3   0.0   1.2    3.1   Provisional Data                 
         2006       1.3   2.6   2.5   7.2   5.5   2.6   1.1   3.0   3.9   1.4   1.2   7.7    3.2   Provisional Data                 
         2007       1.2   4.6   3.3   1.5   5.6   1.4   5.3   3.8    .     .     .     .     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        5     4     8     6     3     4     6     4     6     4    11     3      64   Provisional Data                 
         2005        3     6     5     4     7     7     7     7     6    11     5     8      76   Provisional Data                 
         2006        4     6     3     6     6     7     5     2     5     4     5     5      58   Provisional Data                 
         2007       10     5     6     0    11     4    10     0     .     .     .     .      46   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       6.8   5.2  10.3   9.2   4.0   6.3   8.1   7.0   7.3   5.8  11.8   4.8    7.4   Provisional Data                 
         2005       6.1   8.7   8.1   6.3  10.0   9.6   8.8   8.3   8.3  13.8   8.3   9.9    9.0   Provisional Data                 
         2006       5.0   7.9   3.8   8.7   8.2   9.1   5.5   3.0   6.6   5.8   5.9   7.7    6.4   Provisional Data                 
         2007      12.2   7.7   6.6   0.0  12.4   5.6  13.3   0.0    .     .     .     .     8.1   Provisional Data                 
                                                                                                                                    
                         Total Number of Births to Women with Less than 12 Years Education                                          
                   Jan   Feb   Mar   Apr   May   Jun   Jul   Aug   Sep   Oct   Nov   Dec   Total                                    
                                                                                                                                    
         2004       13    15    14    10     9    11    14    12    15    11    30     8     162   Provisional Data                 
         2005        6     9     5    12     9    12     9    15    16     9    10    14     126   Provisional Data                 
         2006       15    11     9    12    14    12     9    11     6    10     9    14     132   Provisional Data                 
         2007       16    10    10     8    20     7    12     5     .     .     .     .      88   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      17.8  19.5  17.9  15.4  12.0  17.2  18.9  21.1  18.3  15.9  32.3  12.9   18.6   Provisional Data                 
         2005      12.2  13.0   8.1  19.0  12.9  16.4  11.3  17.9  22.2  11.3  16.7  17.3   14.9   Provisional Data                 
         2006      18.8  14.5  11.3  17.4  19.2  15.6   9.9  16.7   7.9  14.5  10.6  21.5   14.6   Provisional Data                 
         2007      19.5  15.4  11.0  11.8  22.5   9.7  16.0  19.2    .     .     .     .    15.5   Provisional Data                 
                                                                                                                                    
                                     Births with First Trimester Prenatal Care                                                      
                   Jan   Feb   Mar   Apr   May   Jun   Jul   Aug   Sep   Oct   Nov   Dec   Total                                    
                                                                                                                                    
         2004       55    60    70    58    64    53    68    51    69    59    81    57     745   Provisional Data                 
         2005       41    61    51    55    57    63    76    71    62    67    51    69     724   Provisional Data                 
         2006       66    65    62    53    60    62    84    56    67    57    77    56     765   Provisional Data                 
         2007       69    59    75    57    83    64    59    23     .     .     .     .     489   Provisional Data                 
                                                       ARKANSAS                                                                     
                                             CENTRAL PUBLIC HEALTH REGION                                                           
                                                     LONOKE 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      75.3  77.9  89.7  89.2  85.3  82.8  91.9  89.5  84.1  85.5  87.1  91.9   85.7   Provisional Data                 
         2005      83.7  88.4  82.3  87.3  81.4  86.3  95.0  84.5  86.1  83.8  85.0  85.2   85.9   Provisional Data                 
         2006      82.5  85.5  77.5  76.8  82.2  80.5  92.3  84.8  88.2  82.6  90.6  86.2   84.3   Provisional Data                 
         2007      84.1  90.8  82.4  83.8  93.3  88.9  78.7  88.5    .     .     .     .    86.1   Provisional Data                 
                                                                                                                                    
                                             Births to Smoking Mothers                                                              
                   Jan   Feb   Mar   Apr   May   Jun   Jul   Aug   Sep   Oct   Nov   Dec   Total                                    
                                                                                                                                    
         2004       17    15    24    17    15    18    16    14    16    15    23    10     200   Provisional Data                 
         2005        9    15    10    11    10    20    20    15    13    14    10    17     164   Provisional Data                 
         2006       14    11    17    11    16    13    14    11    18    12    16    11     164   Provisional Data                 
         2007       20    12    13    10    13    13    12     9     .     .     .     .     102   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      23.3  19.5  30.8  26.2  20.0  28.1  21.6  24.6  19.5  21.7  24.7  16.1   23.0   Provisional Data                 
         2005      18.4  21.7  16.1  17.5  14.3  27.4  25.0  17.9  18.1  17.5  16.7  21.0   19.5   Provisional Data                 
         2006      17.5  14.5  21.3  15.9  21.9  16.9  15.4  16.7  23.7  17.4  18.8  16.9   18.1   Provisional Data                 
         2007      24.4  18.5  14.3  14.7  14.6  18.1  16.0  34.6    .     .     .     .    18.0   Provisional Data                 
                                                                                                                                    
                                           Births by Cesarean Deliveries                                                            
                   Jan   Feb   Mar   Apr   May   Jun   Jul   Aug   Sep   Oct   Nov   Dec   Total                                    
                                                                                                                                    
         2004       25    25    25    21    20    19    21    23    29    17    28    18     271   Provisional Data                 
         2005       18    23    20    25    30    29    25    25    23    31    22    23     294   Provisional Data                 
         2006       21    25    22    18    29    33    25    18    30    26    30    21     298   Provisional Data                 
         2007       27    22    32    24    27    31    25     7     .     .     .     .     195   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      34.2  32.5  32.1  32.3  26.7  29.7  28.4  40.4  35.4  24.6  30.1  29.0   31.2   Provisional Data                 
         2005      36.7  33.3  32.3  39.7  42.9  39.7  31.3  29.8  31.9  38.8  36.7  28.4   34.9   Provisional Data                 
         2006      26.3  32.9  27.5  26.1  39.7  42.9  27.5  27.3  39.5  37.7  35.3  32.3   32.9   Provisional Data                 
         2007      32.9  33.8  35.2  35.3  30.3  43.1  33.3  26.9    .     .     .     .    34.3   Provisional Data                 
                                                                                                                                    
                                Preterm Births (Gestational Age less than 37 Weeks)                                                 
                   Jan   Feb   Mar   Apr   May   Jun   Jul   Aug   Sep   Oct   Nov   Dec   Total                                    
                                                                                                                                    
         2004        7     9     8    10    10     5    12     4     9     8    13     8     103   Provisional Data                 
         2005        6    12     8     7     5     6     9    13    11    15     6    15     113   Provisional Data                 
         2006        7     9    10    11    11    10    12     7     7     2     9     4      99   Provisional Data                 
         2007       14     9    13     8    14     9    11     2     .     .     .     .      80   Provisional Data                 
                                                                                                                                    
                                    Preterm Births as a Percent of All Live Births                                                  
                   Jan   Feb   Mar   Apr   May   Jun   Jul   Aug   Sep   Oct   Nov   Dec   Total                                    
                                                                                                                                    
         2004       9.6  11.7  10.3  15.4  13.3   7.8  16.2   7.0  11.0  11.6  14.0  12.9   11.9   Provisional Data                 
         2005      12.2  17.4  12.9  11.1   7.1   8.2  11.3  15.5  15.3  18.8  10.0  18.5   13.4   Provisional Data                 
         2006       8.8  11.8  12.5  15.9  15.1  13.0  13.2  10.6   9.2   2.9  10.6   6.2   10.9   Provisional Data                 
         2007      17.1  13.8  14.3  11.8  15.7  12.5  14.7   7.7    .     .     .     .    14.1   Provisional Data                 
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