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SELECTED LIVE BIRTH CHARACTERISTICS BY RACE OF MOTHER
ARKANSAS 1995
--------------- Race of Mother ---------------
Total White Black Other
No. Pct No. Pct No. Pct No. Pct
Total 35,154 100.0 26,860 100.0 7,671 100.0 605 100.0
A. Age of Mother
<15 Years 191 0.5 69 0.3 119 1.6 3 0.5
15-17 Years 2,638 7.5 1,558 5.8 1,048 13.7 32 5.3
18-19 Years 4,073 11.6 2,759 10.3 1,264 16.5 50 8.3
20-24 Years 11,659 33.2 8,756 32.6 2,698 35.2 200 33.1
25-29 Years 8,752 24.9 7,249 27.0 1,335 17.4 162 26.8
30-34 Years 5,489 15.6 4,569 17.0 810 10.6 107 17.7
35-39 Years 2,025 5.8 1,638 6.1 345 4.5 41 6.8
40+ Years 326 0.9 262 1.0 52 0.7 10 1.7
Unknown 1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
B. Education of Mother
0-8 Years 1,411 4.0 1,063 4.0 296 3.9 52 8.6
9-11 Years 6,755 19.2 4,658 17.3 1,976 25.8 120 19.8
12 Years 14,236 40.5 10,775 40.1 3,242 42.3 213 35.2
13-15 Years 7,247 20.6 5,560 20.7 1,570 20.5 115 19.0
16+ Years 5,233 14.9 4,680 17.4 453 5.9 99 16.4
Unknown 272 0.8 124 0.5 134 1.7 6 1.0
C. Marital Status
Married 23,729 67.5 21,179 78.8 2,104 27.4 435 71.9
Unmarried 11,403 32.4 5,669 21.1 5,561 72.5 170 28.1
Unknown 22 0.1 12 0.0 6 0.1 0 0.0
D. Sex of Child
Male 17,847 50.8 13,690 51.0 3,835 50.0 311 51.4
Female 17,307 49.2 13,170 49.0 3,836 50.0 294 48.6
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