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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


N.  Computed Gestational Age

<37 Weeks              41   22.2      350   14.4      574   13.1     1,313   11.0

37-39 Weeks            57   30.8      915   37.6    1,655   37.7     4,911   41.2

40-41 Weeks            47   25.4      702   28.9    1,321   30.1     3,622   30.4

42+ Weeks              18    9.7      243   10.0      478   10.9     1,132    9.5

Unknown                22   11.9      222    9.1      363    8.3       936    7.9


O.  Clinical Gestational Age

<37 Weeks              31   16.8      236    9.7      484   11.0     1,125    9.4

37-39 Weeks            71   38.4    1,008   41.4    1,768   40.3     5,196   43.6

40-41 Weeks            77   41.6    1,122   46.1    2,000   45.5     5,269   44.2

42+ Weeks               3    1.6       45    1.9      101    2.3       237    2.0

Unknown                 3    1.6       21    0.9       38    0.9        87    0.7


 
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