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SELECTED LIVE BIRTH CHARACTERISTICS BY AGE OF MOTHER
ARKANSAS 1997
<15 15-17 18-19 20-24
No. Pct No. Pct No. Pct No. Pct
TOTAL 185 100.0 2,432 100.0 4,391 100.0 11,914 100.0
A. Education of Mother
0-8 Years 146 78.9 278 11.4 167 3.8 440 3.7
9-11 Years 34 18.4 1,846 75.9 1,497 34.1 2,079 17.5
12 Years 0 0.0 260 10.7 2,364 53.8 5,964 50.1
13-15 Years 0 0.0 4 0.2 319 7.3 2,711 22.8
16+ Years 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 644 5.4
Unknown 5 2.7 44 1.8 44 1.0 76 0.6
B. Marital Status
Married 7 3.8 519 21.3 1,761 40.1 7,411 62.2
Unmarried 178 96.2 1,913 78.7 2,627 59.8 4,489 37.7
Unknown 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 0.1 14 0.1
C. Live Birth Order
First 181 97.8 2,104 86.5 3,053 69.5 5,059 42.5
Second 4 2.2 298 12.3 1,054 24.0 4,251 35.7
Third 0 0.0 25 1.0 241 5.5 1,832 15.4
Fourth 0 0.0 3 0.1 26 0.6 558 4.7
Fifth + 0 0.0 0 0.0 10 0.2 197 1.7
Unknown 0 0.0 2 0.1 7 0.2 17 0.1
D. Pregnancy Order
First 179 96.8 1,991 81.9 2,714 61.8 4,201 35.3
Second 3 1.6 368 15.1 1,214 27.6 4,031 33.8
Third 1 0.5 48 2.0 351 8.0 2,231 18.7
Fourth 0 0.0 14 0.6 64 1.5 907 7.6
Fifth + 0 0.0 1 0.0 23 0.5 481 4.0
Unknown 2 1.1 10 0.4 25 0.6 63 0.5
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