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SELECTED LIVE BIRTH CHARACTERISTICS BY EDUCATION OF MOTHER
ARKANSAS 1997
0-8 Years 9-11 Years 12 Years 13-15 Years 16+ Years Unk
No. Pct No. Pct No. Pct No. Pct No. Pct No.
E. Trimester When Prenatal Care Began
First Trimester 822 53.1 4,036 59.8 10,736 73.0 5,970 80.7 5,216 90.2 144
Second Trimester 470 30.4 1,897 28.1 2,816 19.2 1,003 13.6 352 6.1 51
Third Trimester 141 9.1 461 6.8 597 4.1 177 2.4 43 0.7 20
None 81 5.2 214 3.2 246 1.7 71 1.0 12 0.2 15
Unknown 34 2.2 136 2.0 303 2.1 176 2.4 162 2.8 48
F. Number of Prenatal Visits
None 81 5.2 214 3.2 246 1.7 71 1.0 12 0.2 15
1-4 Visits 175 11.3 569 8.4 705 4.8 211 2.9 63 1.1 31
5-9 Visits 438 28.3 1,904 28.2 3,422 23.3 1,357 18.3 831 14.4 51
10-12 Visits 455 29.4 2,290 34.0 5,567 37.9 3,021 40.8 2,605 45.0 69
13-15 Visits 220 14.2 950 14.1 2,784 18.9 1,680 22.7 1,435 24.8 34
16-30 Visits 137 8.9 615 9.1 1,543 10.5 825 11.2 635 11.0 16
Unknown 42 2.7 202 3.0 431 2.9 232 3.1 204 3.5 62
G. Maternal Tobacco Use During Pregnancy
None 1,160 74.9 4,645 68.9 11,462 78.0 6,468 87.4 5,527 95.5 191
<10 Cigarettes/Day 78 5.0 438 6.5 770 5.2 207 2.8 73 1.3 14
10-19 Cigarettes/Day 142 9.2 821 12.2 1,200 8.2 342 4.6 70 1.2 16
20+ Cigarettes/Day 139 9.0 634 9.4 920 6.3 233 3.1 44 0.8 27
Unknown Cigarettes/Da 19 1.2 157 2.3 205 1.4 66 0.9 21 0.4 11
Unknown Tobacco Use 10 0.6 49 0.7 141 1.0 81 1.1 50 0.9 19
H. Maternal Weight Gain During Pregnancy
<16 Pounds 198 12.8 724 10.7 1,609 10.9 770 10.4 420 7.3 29
16-20 Pounds 214 13.8 668 9.9 1,452 9.9 685 9.3 480 8.3 14
21-25 Pounds 187 12.1 789 11.7 1,839 12.5 891 12.0 765 13.2 22
26-35 Pounds 352 22.7 1,621 24.0 3,864 26.3 2,120 28.7 1,938 33.5 52
36+ Pounds 379 24.5 2,096 31.1 4,500 30.6 2,263 30.6 1,702 29.4 57
Unknown 218 14.1 846 12.5 1,434 9.8 668 9.0 480 8.3 104
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