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SELECTED LIVE BIRTH CHARACTERISTICS BY RACE OF MOTHER
ARKANSAS 2001
--------------- Race of Mother ---------------
Total White Black Other
No. Pct No. Pct No. Pct No. Pct
Q. Birth Weight
<1500 Grams 598 1.6 343 1.2 243 3.3 12 1.0
1500-2499 Grams 2,651 7.2 1,776 6.3 796 10.7 79 6.9
2500+ Grams 33,692 91.1 26,266 92.5 6,365 85.9 1E3 91.8
Unknown 41 0.1 15 0.1 10 0.1 3 0.3
R. One Minute Apgar Score
0-3 829 2.2 546 1.9 261 3.5 21 1.8
4-6 2,361 6.4 1,723 6.1 554 7.5 83 7.2
7-8 20,276 54.8 16,326 57.5 3,300 44.5 646 56.3
9-10 12,133 32.8 8,753 30.8 3,003 40.5 376 32.8
Unknown 1,383 3.7 1,052 3.7 296 4.0 22 1.9
S. Five Minute Apgar Score
0-3 180 0.5 111 0.4 68 0.9 1 0.1
4-6 477 1.3 318 1.1 152 2.1 7 0.6
7-8 4,082 11.0 3,102 10.9 864 11.7 113 9.8
9-10 30,866 83.5 23,823 83.9 6,035 81.4 1E3 87.5
Unknown 1,377 3.7 1,046 3.7 295 4.0 23 2.0
T. Computed Gestational Age
<37 Weeks 4,646 12.6 3,134 11.0 1,366 18.4 146 12.7
37-39 Weeks 17,089 46.2 13,184 46.4 3,356 45.3 545 47.5
40-41 Weeks 9,805 26.5 7,759 27.3 1,731 23.3 314 27.4
42+ Weeks 3,202 8.7 2,611 9.2 512 6.9 79 6.9
Unknown 2,240 6.1 1,712 6.0 449 6.1 64 5.6
U. Clinical Gestational Age
<37 Weeks 3,824 10.3 2,629 9.3 1,084 14.6 110 9.6
37-39 Weeks 19,369 52.4 14,824 52.2 3,979 53.7 562 49.0
40-41 Weeks 13,099 35.4 10,405 36.6 2,238 30.2 455 39.6
42+ Weeks 410 1.1 341 1.2 59 0.8 10 0.9
Unknown 280 0.8 201 0.7 54 0.7 11 1.0
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