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TABLE 4. Reported legal abortions, by age of women who obtained an abortion and state of occurrence -- selected states,* United States, 1995 (1994 Statistics Here)   (1993 Statistics Here)  
Statistic Index
State Index
Abortions, by age
Abortions, details of abortion less than 8 weeks gestation
Abortions, by weeks of gestation
Abortions, details of adolescent abortions
Abortions, by type of procedure
Abortions, by race
Abortions, by marital status
Abortions, by number of previous live births
Abortions, by number of previous induced legal abortions
Abortions, by Hispanic origin
Reported number, ratio, and rate of abortions and percentage of abortions obtained by out-of-state residents
                                                                                                                   
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                                                                                       Age group                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                          (yrs)                                                                                                                                                               
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                                      <15              15-19              20-24              25-29               30-34               35-39                 >=40                Unknown           Total +                                                              
                                   ------------     -------------    ---------------    ----------------     -------------        -----------       --------------     ----------------    -----------------                                                       
State                                No.     %          No.     %          No.     %          No.      %          No.     %           No.     %            No.    %           No.       %        No.        %                                                           
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Alabama                              190    1.3       3,046  21.4        5,158   36.3       2,803   19.7        1,726   12.1          986   6.9            287  2.0            25    0.2      14,221   100.0                                                           
Arizona                               83    0.7       2,245  18.8        3,736   31.3       2,602   21.8        1,629   13.7          912   7.6            262  2.2           464    3.9      11,933   100.0                                                           
Arkansas                              72    1.3       1,339  23.3        2,018   35.1       1,069   18.6          727   12.6          389   6.8            104  1.8            39    0.7       5,757   100.0                                                           
Colorado                              57    0.6       2,107  22.5        2,930   31.2       1,899   20.2        1,299   13.8          806   8.6            243  2.6            43    0.5       9,384   100.0                                                           
Connecticut                           83    0.7       2,443  21.6        3,538   31.2       2,526   22.3        1,540   13.6          825   7.3            257  2.3           113    1.0      11,325   100.0                                                           
Dist. of Columbia &                   46    0.7       1,170  18.2        2,245   35.0       1,512   23.5          881   13.7          376   5.9            106  1.7            86    1.3       6,422   100.0                                                           
Georgia                              439    1.2       6,717  19.1       11,553   32.8      7,981    22.7        4,945   14.1        2,597   7.4            725  2.1           221    0.6      35,178   100.0                                                           
Hawaii                                56    1.0       1,154  20.9        1,691   30.6       1,175   21.2          817   14.8          469   8.5            168  3.0             3    0.1       5,533   100.0                                                           
Idaho                                  8    0.8         244  25.2          278   28.7         173   17.8          142   14.6          105  10.8             20  2.1             0    0.0         970   100.0                                                           
Indiana                              113    0.9       2,558  20.7        4,412   35.6       2,561   20.7        1,557   12.6          898   7.3            249  2.0            34    0.3      12,382   100.0                                                           
Kansas                               161    1.5       2,581  24.0        3,411   31.7       2,102   19.5        1,381   12.8          839   7.8            268  2.5            24    0.2      10,767   100.0                                                           
Kentucky                              84    1.1       1,765  23.7        2,599   34.9       1,426   19.2          859   11.5          494   6.6            165  2.2            46    0.6       7,438   100.0                                                           
Louisiana                            141    1.2       2,333  20.3        3,895   33.9       2,428   21.1        1,468   12.8          936   8.1            237  2.1            53    0.5      11,491   100.0                                                           
Maine                                 19    0.7         661  23.4          888   31.5         564   20.0          352   12.5          240   8.5             66  2.3            29    1.0       2,819   100.0                                                           
Maryland                             164    1.0       3,236  20.0        5,093   31.4       3,779   23.3        2,454   15.1        1,158   7.1            320  2.0             0    0.0      16,204   100.0                                                           
Massachusetts                        142    0.5       4,382  15.1        8,571   29.5       6,445   22.2        4,440   15.3        2,584   8.9            854  2.9         1,679    5.8      29,097   100.0                                                           
Michigan                             241    0.8       6,397  20.6       10,383   33.4      6,734    21.7        4,134   13.3        2,459   7.9            679  2.2            64    0.2      31,091   100.0                                                           
Minnesota                             76    0.5       2,478  17.7        4,474   31.9       3,229   23.0        2,041   14.6        1,229   8.8            366  2.6           124    0.9      14,017   100.0                                                           
Mississippi                           62    1.7         756  21.2        1,285   36.1         757   21.2          409   11.5          225   6.3             66  1.9             3    0.1       3,563   100.0                                                           
Missouri                             128    1.1       2,168  19.4        3,657   32.6       2,350   21.0        1,625   14.5          963   8.6            299  2.7            13    0.1      11,203   100.0                                                           
Montana                               20    0.7         663  24.8          817   30.6         478   17.9          348   13.0          270  10.1             77  2.9             1    0.0       2,674   100.0                                                           
Nebraska                              30    0.6       1,040  21.5        1,652   34.1       1,001   20.7          622   12.9          367   7.6            115  2.4            11    0.2       4,838   100.0                                                           
Nevada                                42    0.6       1,168  16.8        1,932   27.8       1,671   24.1        1,187   17.1          663   9.6            191  2.8            88    1.3       6,942   100.0                                                           
New Jersey                           191    0.6       5,534  16.8       10,661   32.4      8,008    24.3        4,833   14.7        2,739   8.3            854  2.6           127    0.4      32,947   100.0                                                           
New Mexico                            46    1.0       1,046  21.7        1,510   31.4         977   20.3          666   13.8          404   8.4            140  2.9            22    0.5       4,811   100.0                                                           
New York                             983    0.7      25,810  18.5       41,892   30.0     33,163    23.7       21,940   15.7       11,862   8.5          3,486  2.5           550    0.4     139,686   100.0                                                           
  City                               669    0.7      16,481  17.3       27,678   29.1     23,571    24.8       15,699   16.5        8,351   8.8          2,432  2.6           324    0.3      95,205   100.0                                                           
  State                              314    0.7       9,329  21.0       14,214   32.0      9,592    21.6        6,241   14.0        3,511   7.9          1,054  2.4           226    0.5      44,481   100.0                                                           
North Carolina                       348    1.0       7,241  21.7       11,511   34.4      6,916    20.7        3,910   11.7        2,227   6.7            648  1.9           619    1.9      33,420   100.0                                                           
North Dakota                           5    0.4         339  25.4          469   35.2         230   17.2          147   11.0          110   8.2             32  2.4             2    0.1       1,334   100.0                                                           
Ohio                                 195    0.5       6,604  17.9       12,742   34.5      8,514    23.0        4,880   13.2        2,906   7.9            945  2.6           164    0.4      36,950   100.0                                                           
Oregon                               100    0.7       3,000  21.3        4,332   30.8       3,134   22.3        1,964   13.9        1,139   8.1            383  2.7            27    0.2      14,079   100.0                                                           
Pennsylvania                         375    1.0       7,297  18.7       12,797   32.8      8,778    22.5        5,500   14.1        3,355   8.6            948  2.4             0    0.0      39,050   100.0                                                           
Rhode Island                          33    0.6       1,075  18.8        1,880   32.9       1,250   21.9          829   14.5          503   8.8            136  2.4             1    0.0       5,707   100.0                                                           
South Carolina                       101    1.0       2,119  21.2        3,406   34.1       2,182   21.9        1,278   12.8          698   7.0            199  2.0             1    0.0       9,984   100.0                                                           
South Dakota                           7    0.7         291  27.2          308   28.8         201   18.8          129   12.1           91   8.5             43  4.0             0    0.0       1,070   100.0                                                           
Tennessee                            193    1.1       3,662  20.3        6,337   35.2       3,827   21.2        2,321   12.9        1,303   7.2            372  2.1             8    0.0      18,023   100.0                                                           
Texas                                406    0.5      15,622  17.9       29,085   33.3     20,361    23.3       12,301   14.1        7,031   8.1          2,267  2.6           235    0.3      87,308   100.0                                                           
Utah                                  15    0.4         691  18.7        1,176   31.7         872   23.5          530   14.3          312   8.4             97  2.6            12    0.3       3,705   100.0                                                           
Vermont                               20    0.9         509  23.5          675   31.1         426   19.6          281   13.0          193   8.9             64  3.0             1    0.0       2,169   100.0                                                           
Virginia                             185    0.7       4,835  19.1        7,947   31.4       5,685   22.5        3,818   15.1        2,094   8.3            640  2.5            98    0.4      25,302   100.0                                                           
Washington                           174    0.7       5,001  19.9        7,656   30.5       5,574   22.2        3,798   15.1        2,108   8.4            742  3.0            22    0.1      25,075   100.0                                                           
West Virginia                         26    1.0         649  24.3          935   35.1         512   19.2          334   12.5          155   5.8             55  2.1             0    0.0       2,666   100.0                                                           
Wisconsin&                            89    0.7       2,271  18.7        4,060   33.5       2,733   22.5        1,652   13.6        1,015   8.4            312  2.6             0    0.0      12,132   100.0                                                           
Wyoming                                0    0.0          37  20.3           58   31.9          36   19.8           21   11.5           17   9.3             11  6.0             2    1.1         182   100.0                                                           
Total                              5,949    0.8     146,284  19.2      245,653   32.3    170,644    22.4      107,715   14.2       61,052   8.0         18,498  2.4         5,054    0.7     760,849   100.0                                                           
Ratio@                               667                399                349                221                 165                 224                  387                                  267                                                                   
Rate**                                 2                 22                 37                 24                  13                   7                    2                                   16                                                                   
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*  Data from 42 states, the District of Columbia, and New York City.                                                                                                                                                                                          
+  Percentages may not add to 100. 0 because of rounding.                                                                                                                                                                                                     
&  Includes residents only.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
@  Calculated as the number of legal abortions obtained by women in a given age group per 1,000 live births to women in the same age group for these                                                                                                          
   states. For each state, data for women of unknown age were distributed according to the known age distribution for that state.                                                                                                                             
** Calculated as the number of legal abortions obtained by women in a given age group per 1, 000 women of the same age group for these states. For                                                                                                            
   each state, data for women of unknown age were distributed according to the known age distribution for that state.                                                                                                                                         
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Source: www.cdc.gov

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