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SELECTED LIVE BIRTH CHARACTERISTICS BY AGE OF MOTHER
ARKANSAS 2001 ...Continued...
25-29 30-34 35-39 40+
No. Pct No. Pct No. Pct No. Pct
TOTAL 9,521 100.0 5,866 100.0 2,232 100.0 443 100.0
A. Education of Mother
0-8 YEARS 380 4.0 207 3.5 114 5.1 22 5.0
9-11 YEARS 876 9.2 313 5.3 145 6.5 37 8.4
12 YEARS 3,406 35.8 1,670 28.5 698 31.3 159 35.9
13-15 YEARS 2,403 25.2 1,403 23.9 501 22.4 89 20.1
16+ YEARS 2,400 25.2 2,228 38.0 753 33.7 130 29.3
UNKNOWN 56 0.6 45 0.8 21 0.9 6 1.4
B. Marital Status
Married 7,394 77.7 4,993 85.1 1,824 81.7 335 75.6
Unmarried 2,101 22.1 854 14.6 401 18.0 104 23.5
Unknown 26 0.3 19 0.3 7 0.3 4 0.9
C. Live Birth Order
FIRST 2,905 30.5 1,380 23.5 421 18.9 77 17.4
SECOND 3,490 36.7 2,135 36.4 631 28.3 95 21.4
THIRD 1,967 20.7 1,389 23.7 564 25.3 108 24.4
FOURTH 739 7.8 562 9.6 310 13.9 64 14.4
FIFTH + 410 4.3 393 6.7 301 13.5 95 21.4
UNKNOWN 10 0.1 7 0.1 5 0.2 4 0.9
D. Pregnancy Order
FIRST 2,427 25.5 1,115 19.0 305 13.7 50 11.3
SECOND 3,055 32.1 1,752 29.9 493 22.1 64 14.4
THIRD 2,074 21.8 1,386 23.6 537 24.1 96 21.7
FOURTH 1,059 11.1 808 13.8 415 18.6 87 19.6
FIFTH + 881 9.3 790 13.5 474 21.2 141 31.8
UNKNOWN 25 0.3 15 0.3 8 0.4 5 1.1
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