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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


E.  Live Birth Interval

First Live Birth    2,905   30.5    1,380    23.5     421   18.9        77   17.4

Plural Delivery       192    2.0      120     2.0      33    1.5        11    2.5

1-11 Months           101    1.1       33     0.6      12    0.5         0    0.0

12-17 Months          474    5.0      229     3.9     101    4.5        20    4.5

18-23 Months          684    7.2      403     6.9     135    6.0        13    2.9

24+ Months          4,928   51.8    3,559    60.7   1,468   65.8       309   69.8

Unknown               237    2.5      142     2.4      62    2.8        13    2.9


F.  Pregnancy Interval

First Pregnancy     2,427   25.5    1,115    19.0     305   13.7        50   11.3

Plural Delivery       192    2.0      121     2.1      33    1.5        11    2.5

1-11 Months           345    3.6      171     2.9      75    3.4         8    1.8

12-17 Months          780    8.2      444     7.6     181    8.1        49   11.1

18-23 Months          797    8.4      499     8.5     179    8.0        27    6.1

24+ Months          4,696   49.3    3,358    57.2   1,383   62.0       283   63.9

Unknown               284    3.0      158     2.7      76    3.4        15    3.4


G.  Trimester When Prenatal Care Began

First Trimester     7,994   84.0    5,107    87.1   1,833   82.1       337   76.1

Second Trimester    1,020   10.7      544     9.3     281   12.6        66   14.9

Third Trimester       208    2.2       92     1.6      57    2.6        17    3.8

None                  137    1.4       56     1.0      22    1.0         8    1.8

Unknown               162    1.7       67     1.1      39    1.7        15    3.4


H.  Number of Prenatal Visits

None                  137    1.4       56     1.0      22    1.0         8    1.8

1-4 Visits            342    3.6      156     2.7      97    4.3        30    6.8

5-9 Visits          1,501   15.8      876    14.9     388   17.4        72   16.3

10-12 Visits        4,140   43.5    2,658    45.3     988   44.3       172   38.8

13-15 Visits        2,172   22.8    1,368    23.3     443   19.8        94   21.2

16-30 Visits          998   10.5      639    10.9     236   10.6        51   11.5

Unknown               231    2.4      113     1.9      58    2.6        16    3.6


 
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