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
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Weeks of gestation
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<=6 7 8 Total obtained at <=8ks of gestation
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Age group (yrs)/Race/Hispanic
ethnicity No. % + No. % + No. % + No. % +
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Age group
<15 489 8.3 596 10.1 973 16.6 2,058 35.0
15-19 14,593 10.7 17,733 13.0 26,570 19.5 58,896 43.2
20-24 33,238 13.8 37,493 15.6 51,879 21.6 122,610 51.0
25-29 25,209 16.3 26,879 17.4 34,809 22.5 86,897 56.1
30-34 16,999 17.3 18,188 18.6 22,382 22.8 57,569 58.7
35-39 9,680 18.5 9,782 18.7 12,035 23.0 31,497 60.2
>=40 3,074 20.7 2,835 19.1 3,390 22.8 9,299 62.5
Total & 103,282 14.7 113,506 16.2 152,038 21.6 368,826 52.5
Race
White 59,184 15.7 66,786 17.8 83,197 22.1 209,167 55.6
Black 25,831 12.1 27,932 13.1 44,439 20.8 98,202 45.9
Other 4,658 17.9 4,669 18.0 6,150 23.7 15,477 59.6
Total @ 89,673 14.6 99,387 16.1 133,786 21.7 322,846 52.4
Hispanic ethnicity
Hispanic 10,667 14.9 11,496 16.1 15,654 21.9 37,817 52.9
Non-Hispanic 58,367 14.6 64,875 16.3 84,322 21.1 207,564 52.0
Total ** 69,034 14.7 76,371 16.2 99,976 21.2 245,381 52.1
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* Data for one state were available only for abortions obtained at <=8weeks of gestation and are included in Table 29.
+ 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 due to rounding.
& Data from 37 states and New York City; excludes one state where unknown gestational age was >15%.
@ Data from 33 states and New York City; excludes three states where unknown gestational age or race was >15%.
** Data from 20 states and New York City; excludes seven states where unknown gestational age or ethnicity was >15%.
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Source: www.cdc.gov
Last Updated: 11/03/06
