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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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