T A B L E..O F..C O N T E N T S

• Acknowledgments
• Definitions
• Vital Statistics Formulas

NATALITY

• Arkansas Vital Statistics - Live Birth Summary, 1940 to Present
• Congenital Anomalies Reported on Birth Certificates
• Live Births by County of Residence
  • Race of Mother and Sex of Child
  • Age of Mother, ALL RACES
  • Age of Mother, WHITE
  • Age of Mother, BLACK
  • Age of Unmarried Mothers, ALL RACES
  • Age of Unmarried Mothers, WHITE
  • Age of Unmarried Mothers, BLACK
  • Low Birth Weight (<2500 Grams/5.5 Pounds) and Race of Mother
  • Birth Weight
  • Years of Education of Mother
  • Trimester Prenatal Care Began and Number of Prenatal Visits
  • Tobacco and Alcohol Use During Pregnancy
  • Ten year table
• Live Births by County of Occurrence
  • Locale of Delivery, and Attendant
  • Ten year table

INDUCED ABORTIONS

• County of Residence, Race and Age of Female, ALL RACES
• County of Residence, Race and Age of Female, WHITE
• County of Residence, Race and Age of Female, BLACK
• Procedure by Weeks of Gestation
• Age of Female by Race
• Marital Status of Female
• Selected Characteristics
• Ratios by Selected Patient Characteristics

FETAL DEATHS (>=20 Weeks and/or >=350 Grams)

• County of Residence and Race of Mother
• County of Residence and Age of Mother
• Cause

SPONTANEOUS ABORTIONS (<20 Weeks)

• County of Residence and Age of Female
• Age of Female by Race
• Marital Status of Female

INFANT MORTALITY

• Infant Mortality by County of Residence and Race
• Neonatal Mortality by County of Residence and Race
• Postneonatal Mortality by County of Residence and Race
• Infant, Neonatal, and Postneonatal Deaths by Cause
• Infant Mortality Rates by County of Residence for 5 Year Period
• Infant Deaths by County of Residence for 10 years
• Infant Mortality Rates by County of Residence for 10 years

MORTALITY

• Arkansas Vital Statistics - Mortality Summary, 1940 to Present
• Comparison of Fifteen Leading Causes of Death: AR and United States
• Deaths by County of Residence
  • Race and Sex
  • Race and Age, ALL RACES
  • Race and Age, WHITE
  • Race and Age, BLACK
  • Ten year table
• Deaths by County of Occurrence
  • Place of death
  • Ten year table
• Deaths from 72 Selected Causes
  • Age Groups
  • Counties: Arkansas - Cleveland
  • Counties: Columbus - Fulton
  • Counties: Garland - Lawrence
  • Counties: Lee - Nevada
  • Counties: Newton - Saline
  • Counties: Scott - Yell
• Deaths From External Causes of Injury and Poisoning, by Age Group

MARRIAGES

• Arkansas Vital Statistics - Marriage Summary, 1945 to Present
• Marriages by County of Occurrence, Median Age of Bride and Groom
• Marriages by State, Territory, or Country of Residence of Bride and Groom
• Age of Groom by Age of Bride, Arkansas Occurrences 1995
• Percent Marriages by Day of Week and Month of Year
• Marriages by County of Occurrence, Arkansas 1986-1995

DIVORCES AND ANNULMENTS

• Arkansas Vital Statistics - Divorce and Annulment Summary, 1945 to Present
• Divorces and Annulments, by County of Occurrence and Number of Children Affected
• Divorces and Annulments, by County of Occurrence and Number of Years of Marriage
• Divorces and Annulments by County of Occurrence, Arkansas 1986-1995

MAPS AND FIGURES

• Arkansas Counties and Health Management Areas
• Crude Live Birth Rates by County of Residence
• Infant Mortality Rates by County of Residence, Arkansas 1991-1995
• Crude Mortality Rates by County of Residence
• Marriage Rates by County of Occurrence
• Marriages by Age of Bride and Groom
• Marriages by Month of the Year, Arkansas 1991-1995
• Divorce Rates by County of Occurrence

                               APPENDICES


  Certificate of Live Birth
  Certificate of Death
  Certificate of Fetal Death (Stillbirth)
  Report of Induced Termination of Pregnancy
  Report of Spontaneous Abortion (Miscarriage)