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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<=8 9-10 11-12 13-15 16-20 >=21 Total *
Age group (yrs)/Race/Hispanic --------------- --------------- ------------- -------------- ------------ ----------- ------------------
ethnicity No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %
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Age group
<15 2,102 35.0 1,448 24.1 929 15.5 713 11.9 540 9.0 266 4.4 5,998 100.0
15-19 60,035 43.2 35,783 25.7 19,554 14.1 12,134 8.7 8,562 6.2 2,973 2.1 139,041 100.0
20-24 124,949 50.9 61,399 25.0 30,138 12.3 16,050 6.5 10,195 4.2 2,876 1.2 245,607 100.0
25-29 88,468 56.0 37,589 23.8 16,596 10.5 8,347 5.3 5,312 3.4 1,541 1.0 157,853 100.0
30-34 58,534 58.6 22,977 23.0 9,452 9.5 4,686 4.7 3,219 3.2 961 1.0 99,829 100.0
35-39 32,089 60.2 11,940 22.4 4,748 8.9 2,215 4.2 1,828 3.4 481 0.9 53,301 100.0
>=40 9,470 62.4 3,191 21.0 1,209 8.0 623 4.1 536 3.5 140 0.9 15,169 100.0
Total + 375,647 52.4 174,327 24.3 82,626 11.5 44,768 6.2 30,192 4.2 9,238 1.3 716,798 100.0
Race
White 214,511 55.5 92,252 23.9 41,118 10.6 20,574 5.3 13,680 3.5 4,354 1.1 386,489 100.0
Black 99,339 45.8 55,686 25.7 29,667 13.7 16,854 7.8 11,765 5.4 3,485 1.6 216,796 100.0
Other 15,759 59.4 5,875 22.2 2,428 9.2 1,287 4.9 935 3.5 234 0.9 26,518 100.0
Total & 329,609 52.3 153,813 24.4 73,213 11.6 38,715 6.1 26,380 4.2 8,073 1.3 629,803 100.0
Hispanic ethnicity
Hispanic 38,035 52.8 17,010 23.6 7,899 11.0 4,823 6.7 3,350 4.7 873 1.2 71,990 100.0
Non-Hispanic 214,167 51.9 99,263 24.1 48,098 11.7 25,953 6.3 18,738 4.5 6,349 1.5 412,568 100.0
Total @ 252,202 52.0 116,273 24.0 55,997 11.6 30,776 6.4 22,088 4.6 7,222 1.5 484,558 100.0
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* Percentages may not add to 100.0 due to rounding.
+ Data from 38 states and New York City; excludes one state where unknown gestational age was >15%.
& Data from 34 states and New York City; excludes three states where unknown gestational age or race was >15%.
@ Data from 21 states and New York City; excludes seven states where unknown ethnicity was >15%.
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Source: www.cdc.gov
Last Updated: 11/03/06
