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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
E. Live Birth Interval
Plural Delivery 0 0.0 8 0.3 40 0.9 135 1.1
First Live Birth 181 97.8 2,104 86.5 3,053 69.5 5,059 42.5
1-11 Months 1 0.5 32 1.3 114 2.6 229 1.9
12-17 Months 1 0.5 111 4.6 341 7.8 984 8.3
18-23 Months 1 0.5 80 3.3 293 6.7 1,052 8.8
24+ Months 0 0.0 73 3.0 472 10.7 4,168 35.0
Unknown 1 0.5 24 1.0 78 1.8 287 2.4
F. Pregnancy Interval
Plural Delivery 0 0.0 8 0.3 40 0.9 135 1.1
First Pregnancy 179 96.8 1,991 81.9 2,714 61.8 4,201 35.3
1-11 Months 1 0.5 56 2.3 186 4.2 488 4.1
12-17 Months 2 1.1 135 5.6 448 10.2 1,380 11.6
18-23 Months 1 0.5 92 3.8 334 7.6 1,186 10.0
24+ Months 0 0.0 93 3.8 506 11.5 4,055 34.0
Unknown 2 1.1 57 2.3 163 3.7 469 3.9
G. Trimester When Prenatal Care Began
First Trimester 74 40.0 1,413 58.1 2,728 62.1 8,423 70.7
Second Trimester 71 38.4 729 30.0 1,181 26.9 2,453 20.6
Third Trimester 21 11.4 171 7.0 266 6.1 559 4.7
None 9 4.9 65 2.7 101 2.3 229 1.9
Unknown 10 5.4 54 2.2 115 2.6 250 2.1
H. Number of Prenatal Visits
None 9 4.9 65 2.7 101 2.3 229 1.9
1-4 Visits 24 13.0 199 8.2 306 7.0 676 5.7
5-9 Visits 57 30.8 699 28.7 1,210 27.6 2,808 23.6
10-12 Visits 44 23.8 810 33.3 1,511 34.4 4,410 37.0
13-15 Visits 24 13.0 349 14.4 709 16.1 2,170 18.2
16-30 Visits 17 9.2 213 8.8 402 9.2 1,266 10.6
Unknown 10 5.4 97 4.0 152 3.5 355 3.0
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