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SELECTED LIVE BIRTH CHARACTERISTICS BY RACE OF MOTHER
ARKANSAS 1997
--------------- Race of Mother ---------------
Total White Black Other
No. Pct No. Pct No. Pct No. Pct
Total 36,450 100.0 27,814 100.0 7,811 100.0 797 100.0
A. Age of Mother
<15 Years 185 0.5 59 0.2 125 1.6 1 0.1
15-17 Years 2,432 6.7 1,455 5.2 939 12.0 37 4.6
18-19 Years 4,391 12.0 3,033 10.9 1,297 16.6 57 7.2
20-24 Years 11,914 32.7 8,852 31.8 2,838 36.3 219 27.5
25-29 Years 9,522 26.1 7,834 28.2 1,442 18.5 235 29.5
30-34 Years 5,498 15.1 4,570 16.4 757 9.7 164 20.6
35-39 Years 2,099 5.8 1,699 6.1 332 4.3 68 8.5
40+ Years 406 1.1 311 1.1 80 1.0 15 1.9
Unknown 3 0.0 1 0.0 1 0.0 1 0.1
B. Education of Mother
0-8 Years 1,548 4.2 1,172 4.2 279 3.6 97 12.2
9-11 Years 6,744 18.5 4,675 16.8 1,903 24.4 162 20.3
12 Years 14,698 40.3 11,041 39.7 3,368 43.1 284 35.6
13-15 Years 7,397 20.3 5,633 20.3 1,642 21.0 119 14.9
16+ Years 5,785 15.9 5,145 18.5 515 6.6 122 15.3
Unknown 278 0.8 148 0.5 104 1.3 13 1.6
C. Marital Status
Married 24,177 66.3 21,527 77.4 2,074 26.6 560 70.3
Unmarried 12,245 33.6 6,273 22.6 5,725 73.3 237 29.7
Unknown 28 0.1 14 0.1 12 0.2 0 0.0
D. Sex of Child
Male 18,845 51.7 14,427 51.9 3,993 51.1 412 51.7
Female 17,605 48.3 13,387 48.1 3,818 48.9 385 48.3
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