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SELECTED LIVE BIRTH CHARACTERISTICS BY AGE OF MOTHER
ARKANSAS 1997 ...Continued...
25-29 30-34 35-39 40+
No. Pct No. Pct No. Pct No. Pct
E. Live Birth Interval
Plural Delivery 144 1.5 108 2.0 34 1.6 12 3.0
First Live Birth 3,272 34.4 1,202 21.9 366 17.4 73 18.0
1-11 Months 79 0.8 36 0.7 9 0.4 2 0.5
12-17 Months 464 4.9 219 4.0 73 3.5 9 2.2
18-23 Months 620 6.5 324 5.9 117 5.6 9 2.2
24+ Months 4,708 49.4 3,436 62.5 1,437 68.5 288 70.9
Unknown 235 2.5 173 3.1 63 3.0 13 3.2
F. Pregnancy Interval
Plural Delivery 144 1.5 108 2.0 34 1.6 12 3.0
First Pregnancy 2,696 28.3 908 16.5 265 12.6 49 12.1
1-11 Months 272 2.9 168 3.1 64 3.0 12 3.0
12-17 Months 760 8.0 393 7.1 162 7.7 29 7.1
18-23 Months 754 7.9 404 7.3 148 7.1 21 5.2
24+ Months 4,540 47.7 3,267 59.4 1,338 63.7 261 64.3
Unknown 356 3.7 250 4.5 88 4.2 22 5.4
G. Trimester When Prenatal Care Began
First Trimester 7,781 81.7 4,509 82.0 1,691 80.6 304 74.9
Second Trimester 1,192 12.5 649 11.8 241 11.5 72 17.7
Third Trimester 228 2.4 119 2.2 68 3.2 7 1.7
None 112 1.2 73 1.3 42 2.0 8 2.0
Unknown 209 2.2 148 2.7 57 2.7 15 3.7
H. Number of Prenatal Visits
None 112 1.2 73 1.3 42 2.0 8 2.0
1-4 Visits 297 3.1 151 2.7 81 3.9 20 4.9
5-9 Visits 1,780 18.7 981 17.8 383 18.2 83 20.4
10-12 Visits 3,850 40.4 2,379 43.3 842 40.1 161 39.7
13-15 Visits 2,185 22.9 1,159 21.1 441 21.0 66 16.3
16-30 Visits 1,009 10.6 576 10.5 240 11.4 48 11.8
Unknown 289 3.0 179 3.3 70 3.3 20 4.9
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