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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
Q. Birth Weight
<1500 Grams 536 1.5 314 1.1 209 2.7 13 1.6
1500-2499 Grams 2,497 6.9 1,670 6.0 780 10.0 46 5.8
2500+ Grams 33,377 91.6 25,806 92.8 6,809 87.2 736 92.3
Unknown 40 0.1 24 0.1 13 0.2 2 0.3
R. One Minute Apgar Score
0-3 835 2.3 518 1.9 294 3.8 21 2.6
4-6 2,402 6.6 1,780 6.4 574 7.3 47 5.9
7-8 19,834 54.4 15,938 57.3 3,443 44.1 436 54.7
9-10 11,384 31.2 8,207 29.5 2,913 37.3 261 32.7
Unknown 1,995 5.5 1,371 4.9 587 7.5 32 4.0
S. Five Minute Apgar Score
0-3 178 0.5 94 0.3 77 1.0 6 0.8
4-6 502 1.4 321 1.2 171 2.2 7 0.9
7-8 3,874 10.6 2,935 10.6 868 11.1 71 8.9
9-10 29,903 82.0 23,095 83.0 6,109 78.2 680 85.3
Unknown 1,993 5.5 1,369 4.9 586 7.5 33 4.1
T. Computed Gestational Age
<37 Weeks 4,283 11.8 2,823 10.1 1,355 17.3 102 12.8
37-39 Weeks 15,677 43.0 12,139 43.6 3,195 40.9 331 41.5
40-41 Weeks 10,542 28.9 8,467 30.4 1,837 23.5 230 28.9
42+ Weeks 3,188 8.7 2,520 9.1 598 7.7 69 8.7
Unknown 2,760 7.6 1,865 6.7 826 10.6 65 8.2
U. Clinical Gestational Age
<37 Weeks 3,545 9.7 2,433 8.7 1,044 13.4 66 8.3
37-39 Weeks 16,290 44.7 12,418 44.6 3,514 45.0 347 43.5
40-41 Weeks 15,641 42.9 12,239 44.0 3,030 38.8 360 45.2
42+ Weeks 636 1.7 496 1.8 124 1.6 16 2.0
Unknown 338 0.9 228 0.8 99 1.3 8 1.0
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