Statistic Index
Abortions since 1972 and the Characteristics of the women who had them
Abortions, details of abortion less than 8 weeks gestation
Abortions by weeks of gestation and procedure type
Abortions by race
Abortions by Hispanic background
=================================================================================================================
Total obtained at
<=8 wks of
gestation*
<=6 7 8
Age group (yrs)/ ------------- --------------- -------------- -------------------
Race/Hispanic ethnicity No. %+ No. %+ No. %+ No. %
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Age group
<15 467 8.9 557 10.7 842 16.1 1,866 35.7
15-19 14,421 11.5 17,328 13.8 24,045 19.2 55,794 44.5
20-24 30,892 14.8 34,651 16.7 43,883 21.1 109,426 52.6
25-29 25,076 17.3 26,875 18.6 31,848 22.0 83,799 58.0
30-34 16,729 18.3 17,455 19.1 20,395 22.3 54,579 59.6
35-39 9,791 18.9 10,086 19.5 11,747 22.7 31,624 61.1
>=40 3,293 21.2 3,122 20.1 3,361 21.6 9,776 62.8
Total+ 100,669 15.7 110,074 17.1 136,121 21.2 346,864 54.0
Race
White 51,659 16.6 56,902 18.3 68,856 22.1 177,417 57.0
Black 24,199 13.2 26,417 14.4 38,212 20.8 88,828 48.4
Other 5,743 19.6 5,639 19.2 6,373 21.7 17,755 60.5
Total& 81,601 15.6 88,958 17.0 113,441 21.6 284,000 54.2
Hispanic ethnicity
Hispanic 10,924 16.3 11,884 17.7 14,448 21.6 37,256 55.6
Non-Hispanic 50,253 15.5 55,953 17.2 68,372 21.0 174,578 53.7
Total@ 61,177 15.6 67,837 17.3 82,820 21.1 211,834 54.0
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* Percentages were calculated using total number of abortions obtained at all known weeks of gestation.
Percentages may not add to the total percentage obtained at <= 8 weeks because of rounding.
+ Data from 37 states and New York City; excludes one state where unknown gestational age was 15%.
& Data from 32 states and New York City; excludes three states where unknown gestational age or race was 15%.
@ Data from 19 states and New York City; excludes 12 states where unknown gestational age or ethnicity was 15%.
=================================================================================================================
Source: www.cdc.gov
Last Updated: 11/03/06
