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 *
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Age group (yrs)/ Race/Hispanic ethnicity No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %
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Age group
<15 2,022 34.5 1,394 23.8 905 15.4 645 11.0 597 10.2 302 5.1 5,865 100.0
15-19 59,169 44.4 33,409 25.1 18,183 13.6 11,365 8.5 8,300 6.2 2,905 2.2 133,331 100.0
20-24 119,659 52.4 54,954 24.1 26,117 11.4 14,984 6.6 9,764 4.3 2,858 1.3 228,336 100.0
25-29 86,208 57.4 34,337 22.8 14,717 9.8 8,076 5.4 5,415 3.6 1,549 1.0 150,302 100.0
30-34 57,729 59.4 21,717 22.4 8,982 9.2 4,509 4.6 3,264 3.4 965 1.0 97,166 100.0
35-39 32,116 60.6 11,516 21.7 4,617 8.7 2,337 4.4 1,940 3.7 482 0.9 53,008 100.0
>=40 9,938 62.7 3,235 20.4 1,237 7.8 634 4.0 642 4.1 160 1.0 15,846 100.0
Total + 366,841 53.6 160,562 23.5 74,758 10.9 42,550 6.2 29,922 4.4 9,221 1.3 683,854 100.0
Race
White 207,221 56.7 83,455 22.9 37,150 10.2 19,562 5.4 13,400 3.7 4,419 1.2 365,207 100.0
Black 97,887 47.4 51,839 25.1 26,582 12.9 15,664 7.6 11,259 5.5 3,339 1.6 206,570 100.0
Other 17,391 59.9 6,065 20.9 2,459 8.5 1,571 5.4 1,261 4.3 281 1.0 29,028 100.0
Total & 322,499 53.7 141,359 23.5 66,191 11.0 36,797 6.1 25,920 4.3 8,039 1.3 600,805 100.0
Hispanic ethnicity
Hispanic 39,215 54.4 16,244 22.5 7,445 10.3 4,911 6.8 3,432 4.8 871 1.2 72,118 100.0
Non-Hispanic 208,049 53.2 90,836 23.2 43,148 11.0 24,525 6.3 18,418 4.7 6,410 1.6 391,386 100.0
Total @ 247,264 53.3 107,080 23.1 50,593 10.9 29,436 6.4 21,850 4.7 7,281 1.6 463,504 100.0
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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 eight states where unknown gestational age or ethnicity was >15%.
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Source: www.cdc.gov
Last Updated: 11/03/06
