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Persons using assistive technology might not be able to fully access information in this file. For assistance, please send e-mail to: mmwrq@cdc.gov. Type 508 Accommodation and the title of the report in the subject line of e-mail. Abortion Surveillance -- United States, 1991Abstract Problem/Condition: From 1980 through 1991, the number of legal induced abortions reported to CDC remained stable, varying each year by less than or equal to 5%. Reporting Period Covered: This report summarizes and reviews information reported to CDC regarding legal induced abortions obtained in the United States during 1991. Description of System: For each year since 1969, CDC has compiled abortion data received from 52 reporting areas: 50 states, the District of Columbia, and New York City. Results: In 1991, 1,388,937 abortions were reported -- a 2.8% decrease from 1990. The abortion ratio was 339 legal induced abortions per 1,000 live births, and the abortion rate was 24 per 1,000 women 15-44 years of age. Women who were undergoing an abortion were more likely to be young, white, and unmarried; most had had no previous live births and had been obtaining an abortion for the first time. More than half (52%) of all abortions were performed at or before the 8th week of gestation, and 88% were before the 13th week. Younger women (i.e., women less than 19 years of age) were more likely to obtain abortions later in pregnancy than were older women. Interpretation: Since 1980, the number and rate of abortions have remained relatively stable, with only small year-to-year fluctuations of less than or equal to 5%. However, since 1987, the abortion-to-live-birth ratio has declined; in 1991, the abortion ratio was the lowest recorded since 1977. An increasing rate of childbearing may partially account for this decline. Actions Taken: An accurate assessment of the number and characteristics of women who obtain abortions in the United States is necessary both to monitor efforts to prevent unintended pregnancy and to identify and reduce preventable causes of morbidity and mortality associated with abortions. INTRODUCTION In 1969, CDC began abortion surveillance to document the number and characteristics of women obtaining legal induced abortions and to assist efforts to identify and reduce preventable causes of morbidity and mortality associated with abortions. This report is based on abortion data for 1991 provided to CDC's National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Reproductive Health. METHODS For 1991, CDC compiled data from 52 reporting areas: 50 states, the District of Columbia, and New York City. The total number of legal induced abortions was available from all reporting areas, and most of these areas provided information on the characteristics of women who obtained abortions. For 47 reporting areas, data were provided from the central health agency *; for the other five areas, data were provided from hospitals and other medical facilities. Abortions were reported by the state in which they were performed. Women who obtained legal induced abortions were grouped by 5-year age groups. Both ratios (i.e., the number of abortions per 1,000 live births) and rates (the number of abortions per 1,000 women) are presented by age group. Ratios were calculated by using the number of live births provided by each state's central health agency (except where noted), and rates were calculated by using the number of women recorded in special unpublished tabulations provided by the U.S. Bureau of the Census. Rates for women less than 15 years of age were based on the number of women ages 10-14 years, and rates for women greater than or equal to 40 years of age were based on the number of women ages 40-44 years. Race was categorized by either three groups ({a} white {which included Hispanics}, {b} black, and {c} all other races) or two groups ({a} white {which included Hispanics} and {b} black and other races). Other races included Asians/Pacific Islanders, Native Americans, Alaskan Natives, and those classified as "other race." In 1990, data regarding Hispanic ethnicity were first available on abortion reports submitted by central health agencies to CDC. In this report for 1991, Hispanic ethnicity was reported separately by race. Gestational age (in weeks) at the time of abortion was reported by most states from estimates derived from the time elapsed since the woman's last menstrual period. In six states, gestational age was reported on the basis of the physician's estimate, which could have included information from the clinical examination and the time elapsed since the last menstrual period. RESULTS For 1991, 1,388,937 legal abortions were reported to CDC -- a 2.8% decrease from the number reported for 1990 (1) Table_1. From 1970 through 1982, the reported number of legal abortions in the United States increased every year Figure_1; the largest percentage increase occurred from 1970 to 1972. From 1976 through 1982, the annual increase declined continuously and reached a low of 0.2% for 1980-1981. From 1980 through 1991, the number of abortions remained relatively stable; year-to-year fluctuations were less than or equal to 5%. The national abortion ratio increased from 1970 to 1980, peaked at 364 per 1,000 live births in 1984, and began to decline steadily after 1987 to 339 per 1,000 in 1991 (Figure_1; Table_2. The national abortion rate increased from 17 abortions per 1,000 women ages 15-44 years in 1974 to 25 per 1,000 in 1980 and has since remained at a rate of 23-24 per 1,000. In 1991, as in previous years, most abortions were performed in California, New York City, and Texas; the fewest were performed in North Dakota, South Dakota, West Virginia, and Wyoming (1,2) Table_3. For women whose state of residence was known, about 92% had obtained the abortion within their own state. The percentage of abortions obtained by out-of-state residents ranged from approximately 51% in the District of Columbia to less than 1% in Hawaii. Ten reporting areas could not provide data concerning abortions obtained by out-of-state residents. In 1991, 41 states, the District of Columbia, and New York City reported legal abortions by age. Women ages 20-24 years obtained 34% of all abortions; women ages less than 15 years obtained less than 1% of all abortions Table_4. Abortion ratios were highest for the youngest women (767 abortions per 1,000 live births for women ages less than 15 years and 462 per 1,000 for women ages 15-19 years) and the oldest women (469 per 1,000 for women ages greater than or equal to 40 years); the ratio was lowest for women ages 30-34 years (187 per 1,000 women) Figure_2. Among teenagers, the abortion ratio was highest for those who were less than 15 years of age and lowest for those who were 19 years of age Table_5. Abortion rates were highest for women ages 20-24 years (42 per 1,000 women) and lowest for women at the reproductive-age extremes (one abortion per 1,000 women ages less than 15 years and two abortions per 1,000 women ages greater than or equal to 40 years) Table_4. For most age groups, the abortion ratio rose between 1974 and the early to mid-1980s and declined thereafter, particularly for the youngest and oldest women of reproductive age Figure_3. The abortion ratios for women ages less than 15 years and, since 1983, those ages 15-19 years were higher than for the other age groups. During 1991, abortion ratios decreased for the fourth consecutive year for women less than 20 years of age. The abortion ratio for women less than 15 years of age was the lowest recorded ratio for the time period, and the ratio for women 15-19 years of age was the lowest recorded since 1974. The abortion ratio for women 20-34 years of age (i.e., the group with the highest fertility rate) remained relatively stable after 1974 (3). During 1991, approximately 52% of reported legal abortions were obtained at or before 8 weeks of gestation, and about 88% were obtained before 13 weeks Table_6. Approximately 4% of abortions were obtained at 16-20 weeks of gestation, and approximately 1% were obtained at greater than or equal to 21 weeks. Approximately 98% of legal abortions were performed by curettage, and less than 1% by intrauterine saline or prostaglandin instillation Table_7. Hysterectomy and hyster-otomy were used rarely; less than 0.02% of abortions were performed by these methods. Thirty-four states, the District of Columbia, and New York City reported the race of women who obtained legal abortions. As in previous years, almost two thirds of women who obtained abortions were white (1,2) Table_8. The abortion ratio for black women (502 per 1,000 live births), however, was more than twice that for white women (246 per 1,000 live births). The abortion ratio for women of other races (300 per 1,000 live births) was 1.2 times greater than that for white women. In addition, the abortion rate for black women (41 per 1,000 black women) was 2.6 times greater than the rate for white women (16 per 1,000 white women). Twenty states, the District of Columbia, and New York City reported data on legal abortions classified by Hispanic ethnicity Table_9. The percentage of Hispanic women who obtained abortions in these reporting areas ranged from less than 1% in several states to approximately 38% in New Mexico. For Hispanic women in these reporting areas, the abortion ratio was 300 per 1,000 live births -- slightly lower than the ratio for non-Hispanics in the same areas (332 per 1,000 live births). However, the abortion rate per 1,000 Hispanic women (28 per 1,000 women) was slightly greater than the rate per 1,000 non-Hispanic women (22 per 1,000 women). Seventy-six percent of women who obtained abortions were unmarried Table_10. The percentage varied by state, from 59% in Utah to 82% in Kansas. The abortion ratio was more than nine times greater for unmarried women than for married women (815 vs. 89 abortions per 1,000 live births). Approximately 47% of women who obtained legal abortions had had no previous live births, and about 89% had had two or fewer previous live births Table_11. The abortion ratio was highest for women who had had no live births and lowest for women who had had four or more live births. About 55% of women had been obtaining an abortion for the first time. Approximately 16% of women had had at least two previous abortions Table_12. The age distribution of women who obtained a legal abortion differed only slightly by race Table_13. However, for women less than 15 years of age, the percentage who were black or of other races, although small (1.3%), was more than twice the percentage who were white (0.6%). The percentage of unmarried women who were black or of other races (81%) was also slightly higher than the percentage who were white (76%). Few differences were found by age and Hispanic ethnicity Table_14, but among married women who had obtained an abortion, a greater percentage were Hispanic than non-Hispanic. Most women obtained an abortion during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy; however, teenagers (i.e., women ages less than 19 years) were more likely than older women to obtain abortions later in pregnancy Table_15. The percentage of women who obtained an abortion early in pregnancy (i.e., at less than or equal to 8 weeks of gestation) increased with age, and the percentage who obtained an abortion late in pregnancy (at greater than or equal to 16 weeks of gestation) decreased with age Figure_4. Women who were black or of other races were more likely to obtain an abortion later in pregnancy than were white women Table_15. Although Hispanic women were more likely than non-Hispanic women to have had an abortion at less than or equal to 8 weeks of gestation, the overall differences between Hispanic and non-Hispanic women in the timing of abortions were minimal. More than 99% of abortions at less than or equal to 12 weeks of gestation were performed by curettage (primarily suction procedures) Table_16. After 12 weeks of gestation, the most frequently used procedure was also curettage, although it was usually reported as dilatation and evacuation (D&E). Most intrauterine instillations involved the use of saline and were performed at greater than or equal to 16 weeks of gestation. DISCUSSION Although the annual number of abortions remained relatively stable, in 1991 the national abortion-to-live-birth ratio was the lowest recorded since 1977. The abortion ratio increased steadily from 1970 through 1980, decreased slightly during 1981-1983, increased to its highest level in 1984, remained fairly stable until 1987, and then began to decline Figure_1. Increased birth rates for women of all ages might have contributed to this decline (3). Other factors that could have affected the decline in the abortion ratio include reduced access to abortion services, changes in contraceptive practices, attitudinal changes concerning abortion and/or carrying unplanned pregnancies to term, and the possibility that the number of unintended pregnancies have decreased (4-6). In other countries, the rate for legal abortions per 1,000 women of reproductive age ranged from greater than 100 in the former Soviet Union to five in the Netherlands (7). The induced abortion rate in the United States was higher than that reported by Australia, Canada, and Western European countries, and lower than that reported by China, Cuba, the Eastern European countries, and the Newly Independent States of the Soviet Union (7). Abortion rates for teenagers were higher in the United States than in most Western European countries and some Eastern European countries (7). The abortion ratio in 1991 varied substantially by age. Although the ratio was highest for teenagers, the percentage of legal abortions obtained by women less than 19 years of age has decreased steadily since the mid-1980s -- from 26% in 1984 to 24% in 1989 and to 21% in 1991 (2,8). Since 1980, the abortion ratio declined for most age groups -- particularly for women less than 15 years of age and greater than or equal to 40 years of age. In 1991, the abortion ratio for women 15-19 years of age was the lowest ratio CDC had ever recorded for that age group. Increasing rates of childbearing among teenage women and women greater than or equal to 35 years of age may have accounted for some of the decline in abortion ratios for these age groups (3). The decline in the abortion ratio for teenagers might also be associated with reduced access to abortion services (5), recent changes in abortion laws (e.g., parental consent or notification laws), and mandatory waiting periods, all of which are likely to disproportionately affect adolescents (9,10). During 1991, the abortion ratio for black women was more than twice that for white women, and the abortion rate for black women was about three times that for white women. Race-specific differences in abortion ratios and rates may reflect differences in factors such as socioeconomic status, contraceptive use, and access to family planning, contraceptive, and abortion services. The abortion-to-live-birth ratio for Hispanic women during 1991 was slightly lower than that for non-Hispanic women. Other published reports indicate that pregnant Hispanic women are less likely than pregnant non-Hispanic women to obtain an abortion (11). The abortion rate per 1,000 Hispanic women was higher than that for non-Hispanic women. Other studies using previously published data also reported higher abortion rates for Hispanic women than for non-Hispanic women (11). For women in all age groups, fertility was higher for Hispanic than for non-Hispanic women (3). However, in 1991, only 20 states, the District of Columbia, and New York City reported the number and percentage of abortions by Hispanic ethnicity; these geographic areas represent approximately 44% of all Hispanic women of reproductive age in the United States (CDC, unpublished data). Thus, the number, ratio, and rate of abortions for Hispanic women in this surveillance summary might not be representative of the overall Hispanic population in the United States (i.e., these data might reflect utilization of abortion services only in these states). The percentage distribution of abortions by gestational age was stable from 1980 through 1991 Table_1. In this and previous reports, age was inversely associated with timing of abortion (i.e., younger women were more likely to obtain an abortion later in gestation than were older women) (2,12,13). The percentage of women who were obtaining an abortion for the first time decreased from 75% in 1974 to 55% in 1991 Table_12 (14). During this period, the percentage of women who previously had had one induced abortion increased from 10% in 1974 to 25% in 1985 and to 27% in 1991 (8). The percentage who had had two previous abortions increased from approximately 1% in 1974 to approximately 10% in 1985; from 1985 through 1991, the percentage remained at approximately 9%-10%. The percentage who had had three or more abortions increased from 0.4% in 1974, to approximately 5% in 1985; during 1990 and 1991, this percentage remained at 6%. Because the proportion of all legal induced abortions that are repeat procedures increases with the abortion rate, the proportion of repeat procedures increased during the 1970s and early 1980s as the abortion rate rose; since then, the abortion rate and the proportion of repeat procedures have stabilized (13,15,16). From 1972 to 1991, the percentage of abortions performed by curettage (which includes D&E) increased from 89% to 99% Table_1, and the percentage of abortions performed by intrauterine instillation and by hysterectomy and hysterotomy declined sharply (from 10% to 1% and from 0.6% to 0.01%, respectively). From 1974 through 1991, the percentage of second-trimester abortions performed by D&E increased from 31% to 92%; the percentage of second-trimester abortions performed by intrauterine instillation decreased from 57% to 5% (14). The increasing use of D&E might have resulted from the lower risk for complications associated with the procedure (17,18). The numbers, ratios, and rates of abortion from this analysis are conservative estimates because the number of legal abortions reported to CDC for 1991 was probably lower than the number actually performed. Totals provided by central health agencies are often lower than those obtained by direct surveys of abortion providers (19). For example, the total number of abortions reported to CDC for 1991 was approximately 12% lower than that reported by The Alan Guttmacher Institute, a private organization that directly contacts abortion providers to obtain information on the number of abortions performed (6). Despite these limitations, findings from ongoing national surveillance of legal induced abortion are used for several purposes. First, data from abortion surveillance are used to identify characteristics of women at high risk for unintended pregnancy. Second, ongoing surveillance is essential to monitor trends in the number, ratio, and rate of abortions in the United States. Third, statistics on the number of pregnancies ending in abortion are used in conjunction with birth statistics to estimate pregnancy rates (e.g., pregnancy rates among teenagers) (20) and other outcome rates (e.g., the rate of ectopic pregnancies per 1,000 pregnancies). Fourth, abortion and pregnancy rates can be used to evaluate the effectiveness of family planning programs and programs for preventing unintended pregnancy. Fifth, ongoing surveillance also provides data for assessing changes in clinical practice patterns related to abortion (e.g., longitudinal changes in the types of procedures). Finally, abortion data are used as the denominator in calculating abortion morbidity rates and case-fatality rates. Induced abortions are linked usually to unintended pregnancies, which often occur despite use of contraception (11,21,22). In the late 1980s, about 1.2 million live births occurred for which the pregnancy was unintended (i.e., either mistimed or unwanted at conception) (23). Improved contraceptive practices, as well as access to and edu-cation regarding safe, effective, and low-cost contraception and family planning services, can help minimize abortion in the United States (24). Not all states have acknowledged the need for state-based abortion surveillance, and some states that have recognized the need have been unable to gather such information. Some states emphasize the prevention of unintended pregnancy, particularly among teenagers. To help guide this effort, however, an ongoing, accurate assessment of abortion is needed in all states to determine the number and characteristics of women who obtain abortions. Additional statistical and epidemiologic information about legal induced abortions is available from CDC's automated Reproductive Health Information System, which provides information by fax, voice recordings, or mail. Telephone (404) 330-1230. References
+------------------------------------------------------------------- -----+ | | | Erratum: Vol. 44, No. 23 | | ======================== | | SOURCE: MMWR 44(25);479 DATE: Jun 30, 1995 | | | | In the article "Implementation of Health Initiatives During a | | Cease Fire -- Sudan, 1995" one of the areas in Figures 1 (page 434) | | and 2 (page 435) was mislabeled. In Figure 1, the area labeled "Red | | Sea" should have been labeled Red Sea state. In Figure 2, the area | | labeled "Red Sea" should not have been labeled. | +------------------------------------------------------------------- -----+ Table_1 Note: To print large tables and graphs users may have to change their printer settings to landscape and use a small font size.
TABLE 1. Characteristics of women who obtained legal abortions -- United States, selected years, 1972-1991
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Characteristic 1972 1973 1976 1980 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991
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Reported no. of 586,760 615,831 988,267 1,297,606 1,328,570 1,328,112 1,353,671 1,371,285 1,396,658 1,429,577 1,388,937
legal abortions
Percent distribution *
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Residence
In-state 56.2 74.8 90.0 92.6 92.4 92.4 91.7 91.4 91.0 91.8 91.6
Out-of-state 43.8 25.2 10.0 7.4 7.6 7.6 8.3 8.6 9.0 8.2 8.4
Age (yrs)
<=19 32.6 32.7 32.1 29.2 26.3 25.3 25.8 25.3 24.2 22.4 21.0
20-24 32.5 32.0 33.3 35.5 34.7 34.0 33.4 32.8 32.6 33.2 34.4
>=25 34.9 35.3 34.6 35.3 39.0 40.7 40.8 41.9 43.2 44.4 44.6
Race
White 77.0 72.5 66.6 69.9 66.6 67.0 66.4 64.4 64.2 64.8 63.8
Black 23.0 + 27.5 + +33.4 + 30.1 + 29.8 28.7 29.3 31.1 31.2 31.8 32.5
Other & -- -- -- -- 3.5 4.3 4.3 4.5 4.6 3.4 3.7
Hispanic origin
Hispanic -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 9.8 13.5
Non-Hispanic -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 90.2 86.5
Marital status
Married 29.7 27.4 24.6 23.1 19.3 20.2 20.8 20.3 20.1 21.7 21.4
Unmarried 70.3 72.6 75.4 76.9 80.7 79.8 79.2 79.7 79.9 78.3 78.6
No. of live births @
0 49.4 48.6 47.7 58.4 56.3 55.1 53.6 52.4 52.2 49.2 47.8
1 18.2 18.8 20.7 19.4 21.6 22.1 22.8 23.4 23.6 24.4 25.3
2 13.3 14.2 15.4 13.7 14.5 14.9 15.5 16.0 15.9 16.9 17.5
3 8.7 8.7 8.3 5.3 5.1 5.3 5.5 5.6 5.7 6.1 6.4
>=4 10.4 9.7 7.9 3.2 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 3.4 3.0
Type of procedure
Curettage 88.6 88.4 92.8 95.5 97.5 97.0 97.2 98.6 98.8 98.8 98.9
Suction curettage 65.2 74.9 82.6 89.8 94.6 94.5 93.4 95.1 97.1 96.0 97.3
Sharp curettage 23.4 13.5 10.2 5.7 2.9 2.5 3.8 3.5 1.7 2.8 1.6
Intrauterine 10.4 10.4 6.0 3.1 1.7 1.4 1.3 1.1 0.9 0.8 0.7
instillation
Other ** 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.4 0.8 1.6 1.5 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4
Weeks of gestation
<=8 34.0 36.1 47.0 51.7 50.3 51.0 50.4 48.7 49.8 51.6 52.3
9-10 30.7 29.4 28.1 26.2 26.6 25.8 26.0 26.4 25.8 25.3 25.1
11-12 17.5 17.9 14.4 12.2 12.5 12.2 12.4 12.7 12.6 11.7 11.5
13-15 8.4 6.9 4.5 5.1 5.9 6.1 6.2 6.6 6.6 6.4 6.1
16-20 8.2 8.0 5.1 3.9 3.9 4.1 4.2 4.5 4.2 4.0 3.9
>=21 1.2 1.7 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.1
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* Because the number of states that reported each characteristic varies from year to year, temporal comparisons should be made
cautiously. Percentage
distributions are based on data from all areas reporting a given characteristic and exclude unknown values.
+ Reported as black and other races.
& Includes all other races.
@ For 1972-1976, data indicate number of living children.
** Includes hysterotomy and hysterectomy.
-- Not available.
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TABLE 2. Number, ratio, * and rate + of legal abortions and source of reporting -- United
States, 1970-1991
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No. of areas reporting
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Total no. of Central Hospitals/
Year legal abortions Ratio Rate health agency & Facilities @
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1970 193,491 52 5 18 7
1971 485,816 137 11 19 7
1972 586,760 180 13 21 8
1973 615,831 196 14 26 26
1974 763,476 242 17 37 15
1975 854,853 272 18 39 13
1976 988,267 312 21 41 11
1977 1,079,430 325 22 46 6
1978 1,157,776 347 23 48 4
1979 1,251,921 358 24 47 5
1980 1,297,606 359 25 47 5
1981 1,300,760 358 24 46 6
1982 1,303,980 354 24 46 6
1983 1,268,987 349 23 46 6
1984 1,333,521 364 24 44 8
1985 1,328,570 354 24 44 8
1986 1,328,112 354 23 43 9
1987 1,353,671 356 24 45 7
1988 1,371,285 352 24 45 7
1989 1,396,658 346 24 45 7
1990 1,429,577 345 24 46 6
1991 1,388,937 339 24 47 5
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* Number of abortions per 1,000 live births.
+ Number of abortions per 1,000 women 15-44 years of age.
& Abortion data reported from central health agency.
@ Abortion data reported from hospitals and/or other medical facilities in state.
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TABLE 3. Reported number, * ratio, + and rate & of legal abortions and percentage of
abortions obtained by out-of-state residents, @ by state of occurrence -- United States, 1991
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Total no. Percentage of legal
of legal abortions obtained by
State abortions Ratio Rate out-of-state residents
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Alabama 14,097 224 15 8.3
Alaska 1,718 ** 147 12 --
Arizona 15,491 228 18 2.7
Arkansas 6,211 175 12 3.2
California 350,983 ++ 576 49 --
Colorado 11,402 212 14 8.2
Connecticut 18,534 382 && 24 --
Delaware 5,547 496 34 --
District of Columbia 18,899 -- @@ -- *** 50.5
Florida 71,254 368 25 --
Georgia 38,407 348 23 8.2
Hawaii 5,714 286 22 0.3
Idaho 1,647 98 7 10.3
Illinois 46,502 239 && 17 --
Indiana 13,493 158 10 3.6
Iowa 7,029 ** 181 11 --
Kansas 7,318 194 13 45.6
Kentucky 9,590 179 11 28.7
Louisiana 12,190 169 12 --
Maine 3,827 228 13 7.9
Maryland 18,994 240 && 16 4.7
Massachusetts 37,071 420 25 3.7
Michigan 34,556 231 16 4.2
Minnesota 16,177 241 16 10.5
Mississippi 8,184 190 14 25.0
Missouri 15,473 197 13 10.3
Montana 3,226 281 18 26.3
Nebraska 6,194 259 17 19.4
Nevada 7,484 337 25 11.1
New Hampshire 3,842 ** 235 14 --
New Jersey 37,541 309 && 21 3.0
New Mexico 5,745 207 16 4.3
New York 158,761 553 37 3.3
City 105,195 +++ 819 -- 2.9
State 53,566 337 -- 4.0
North Carolina 36,420 356 23 8.4
North Dakota 1,602 180 12 38.4
Ohio 41,705 257 16 16.6
Oklahoma 10,533 ** 220 && 15 --
Oregon 14,310 337 21 10.0
Pennsylvania 50,988 304 19 6.4
Rhode Island 7,412 503 && 31 20.7
South Carolina 12,538 218 15 6.1
South Dakota 984 90 7 21.3
Tennessee 19,779 266 17 16.6
Texas 91,947 289 22 4.6
Utah 4,213 117 10 13.4
Vermont 3,015 379 22 30.8
Virginia 31,943 330 21 5.9
Washington 30,243 380 26 4.1
West Virginia 1,598 71 4 9.1
Wisconsin 16,237 225 14 5.2
Wyoming 369 55 3 11.7
Total 1,388,937 339 24 8.4
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* Abortion data from central health agency unless otherwise noted.
+ Abortions per 1,000 live births (live-birth data from central health agency unless otherwise
specified).
& Abortions per 1,000 women 15-44 years of age (number of women in this age group
obtained from the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Current
Population Survey, March 1991, tape technical documentation, Washington, DC).
@ Based on number of abortions for which residence status of women was known.
** Reported from hospitals and/or other medical facilities in state.
++ CDC estimate.
&& Live births reported from CDC's National Center for Health Statistics, Advance Report of
Final Natality Statistics, 1991, vol. 42, no. 3, supplement, September 9, 1993.
@@ >1,000 abortions per 1,000 live births.
*** >1,000 abortions per 1,000 women 15-44 years of age.
+++ Reported by New York City Department of Health.
-- Not reported.
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TABLE 4. Reported legal abortions, by age of women who obtained an abortion and state in which the procedure was performed -- selected states, * United States, 1991
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Age group (yrs)
<15 15-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 >=40 Unknown Total
State No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %
Alabama 193 1.4 3,525 25.0 4,910 34.8 2,705 19.2 1,622 11.5 904 6.4 224 1.6 14 0.1 14,097 100.0
Arizona 83 0.5 3,037 19.6 5,095 32.9 3,389 21.9 2,096 13.5 1,032 6.7 235 1.5 524 3.4 15,491 100.0
Arkansas 66 1.1 1,586 25.5 2,190 35.3 1,232 19.8 685 11.0 342 5.5 95 1.5 15 0.2 6,211 100.0
Colorado 88 0.8 2,575 22.6 3,669 32.2 2,284 20.0 1,572 13.8 933 8.2 251 2.2 30 0.3 11,402 100.0
Dist. of Columbia 90 1.0 1,905 20.7 3,173 34.6 2,098 22.9 1,199 13.1 578 6.3 138 1.5 0 0.0 9,181 + 100.0
Georgia 414 1.1 7,663 20.0 13,270 34.6 8,631 22.5 5,076 13.2 2,545 6.6 643 1.7 165 0.4 38,407 100.0
Hawaii 62 1.1 1,071 18.7 1,864 32.6 1,282 22.4 776 13.6 507 8.9 149 2.6 3 0.1 5,714 100.0
Idaho 12 0.7 414 25.1 508 30.8 330 20.0 219 13.3 125 7.6 38 2.3 1 0.1 1,647 100.0
Indiana 99 0.7 2,977 22.1 4,837 35.8 2,829 21.0 1,599 11.9 860 6.4 246 1.8 46 0.3 13,493 100.0
Kansas 55 0.8 2,014 27.5 2,444 33.4 1,383 18.9 828 11.3 460 6.3 127 1.7 7 0.1 7,318 100.0
Kentucky 136 1.4 2,595 27.1 3,380 35.2 1,713 17.9 1,053 11.0 529 5.5 130 1.4 54 0.6 9,590 100.0
Louisiana 128 1.1 2,562 21.0 4,221 34.6 2,549 20.9 1,543 12.7 878 7.2 274 2.2 35 0.3 12,190 100.0
Maine 19 0.5 869 22.7 1,289 33.7 767 20.0 523 13.7 268 7.0 64 1.7 28 0.7 3,827 100.0
Maryland 183 1.0 3,712 19.5 6,443 33.9 4,475 23.6 2,672 14.1 1,204 6.3 305 1.6 0 0.0 18,994 100.0
Massachusetts 190 0.5 6,505 17.5 12,427 33.5 8,660 23.4 5,213 14.1 2,724 7.3 757 2.0 595 1.6 37,071 100.0
Michigan 297 0.9 7,850 22.7 12,093 35.0 7,002 20.3 4,454 12.9 2,225 6.4 581 1.7 54 0.2 34,556 100.0
Minnesota 91 0.6 3,134 19.4 5,670 35.0 3,480 21.5 2,193 13.6 1,067 6.6 348 2.2 194 1.2 16,177 100.0
Mississippi 108 1.3 2,078 25.4 2,772 33.9 1,567 19.1 932 11.4 468 5.7 147 1.8 112 1.4 8,184 100.0
Missouri 175 1.1 3,127 20.2 5,313 34.3 3,434 22.2 2,120 13.7 1,030 6.7 268 1.7 6 0.0 15,473 100.0
Montana 20 0.6 808 25.0 1,028 31.9 624 19.3 423 13.1 260 8.1 63 2.0 0 0.0 3,226 100.0
Nebraska 36 0.6 1,488 24.0 2,173 35.1 1,244 20.1 723 11.7 407 6.6 120 1.9 3 0.0 6,194 100.0
Nevada 50 0.7 1,240 16.6 2,383 31.8 1,823 24.4 1,185 15.8 599 8.0 154 2.1 50 0.7 7,484 100.0
New Jersey & 284 0.8 7,838 20.9 12,931 34.4 8,657 23.1 4,847 12.9 2,267 6.0 686 1.8 31 0.1 37,541 100.0
New Mexico 36 0.6 1,311 22.8 1,813 31.6 1,203 20.9 755 13.1 450 7.8 151 2.6 26 0.5 5,745 100.0
New York 1,153 0.7 27,329 17.2 51,024 32.1 38,735 24.4 23,649 14.9 11,764 7.4 3,347 2.1 1,760 1.1 158,761 100.0
City 815 0.8 16,268 15.5 32,274 30.7 27,125 25.8 16,838 16.0 8,295 7.9 2,388 2.3 1,192 1.1 105,195 100.0
State 338 0.6 11,061 20.6 18,750 35.0 11,610 21.7 6,811 12.7 3,469 6.5 959 1.8 568 1.1 53,566 100.0
North Carolina 373 1.0 8,647 23.7 12,971 35.6 7,230 19.9 4,069 11.2 2,107 5.8 524 1.4 499 1.4 36,420 100.0
North Dakota 14 0.9 403 25.2 561 35.0 289 18.0 195 12.2 110 6.9 30 1.9 0 0.0 1,602 100.0
Ohio 220 0.5 6,907 16.6 14,263 34.2 8,146 19.5 5,006 12.0 2,472 5.9 733 1.8 3,958 9.5 41,705 100.0
Oregon 98 0.7 3,203 22.4 4,741 33.1 2,972 20.8 1,836 12.8 1,048 7.3 266 1.9 146 1.0 14,310 100.0
Pennsylvania 431 0.8 11,052 21.7 17,751 34.8 10,621 20.8 6,614 13.0 3,576 7.0 941 1.8 2 0.0 50,988 100.0
Rhode Island 40 0.5 1,366 18.4 2,681 36.2 1,619 21.8 1,049 14.2 513 6.9 144 1.9 0 0.0 7,412 100.0
South Carolina 102 0.8 2,842 22.7 4,509 36.0 2,697 21.5 1,493 11.9 728 5.8 167 1.3 0 0.0 12,538 100.0
South Dakota 6 0.6 253 25.7 331 33.6 170 17.3 125 12.7 76 7.7 23 2.3 0 0.0 984 100.0
Tennessee 226 1.1 4,593 23.2 6,725 34.0 4,065 20.6 2,432 12.3 1,412 7.1 320 1.6 6 0.0 19,779 100.0
Texas 463 0.5 15,953 17.4 32,235 35.1 21,059 22.9 13,112 14.3 6,772 7.4 2,067 2.2 286 0.3 91,947 100.0
Utah 36 0.9 881 20.9 1,411 33.5 897 21.3 583 13.8 293 7.0 90 2.1 22 0.5 4,213 100.0
Vermont 16 0.5 731 24.2 980 32.5 619 20.5 363 12.0 229 7.6 74 2.5 3 0.1 3,015 100.0
Virginia 240 0.8 6,374 20.0 10,843 33.9 7,292 22.8 4,357 13.6 2,162 6.8 626 2.0 49 0.2 31,943 100.0
Washington 187 0.6 6,014 19.9 10,196 33.7 6,732 22.3 4,232 14.0 2,210 7.3 642 2.1 30 0.1 30,243 100.0
West Virginia 21 1.3 416 26.0 585 36.6 290 18.1 166 10.4 94 5.9 26 1.6 0 0.0 1,598 100.0
Wisconsin 122 0.8 3,520 22.9 5,434 35.3 3,205 20.8 1,931 12.5 899 5.8 266 1.7 12 0.1 15,389 + 100.0
Wyoming 1 0.3 87 23.6 108 29.3 76 20.6 59 16.0 25 6.8 12 3.3 1 0.3 369 100.0
Total 6,664 0.8 172,455 20.0 293,245 34.0 190,075 22.0 115,579 13.4 59,152 6.9 16,492 1.9 8,767 1.0 862,429 100.0
Abortion ratio @ 767 462 378 221 187 262 469 295
Abortion rate ** 1 28 42 25 14 8 2 17
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* All 41 states for which data were available, the District of Columbia, and New York City.
+ Includes residents only.
& Based on known distribution for 1990 data.
@ 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, abortions obtained by women of unknown age are distributed according to the known age distribution for that state. Excludes states reporting
age unknown for >15% of women who obtained abortions.
** Calculated as the number of legal abortions obtained by women in a given age group per 1,000 women in the same age group for these states. For each
state, abortions obtained by women of unknown age are distributed according to the known age distribution for that state. Excludes states reporting age unknown for
>15% of women who obtained abortions.
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TABLE 5. Reported legal abortions obtained by teenagers, by age and state of occurrence -- selected states, * United States, 1991
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Age (yrs)
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<15 15 16 17 18 19 Total
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State No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %
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Alabama 193 5.2 282 7.6 486 13.1 595 16.0 1,010 27.2 1,152 31.0 3,718 100.0
Arizona 83 2.7 203 6.5 312 10.0 530 17.0 932 29.9 1,060 34.0 3,120 100.0
Arkansas 66 4.0 102 6.2 191 11.6 253 15.3 506 30.6 534 32.3 1,652 100.0
Colorado 88 3.3 178 6.7 377 14.2 584 21.9 685 25.7 751 28.2 2,663 100.0
Georgia 414 5.1 567 7.0 1,032 12.8 1,398 17.3 2,186 27.1 2,480 30.7 8,077 100.0
Hawaii 62 5.5 88 7.8 154 13.6 207 18.3 281 24.8 341 30.1 1,133 100.0
Idaho 12 2.8 23 5.4 43 10.1 74 17.4 147 34.5 127 29.8 426 100.0
Indiana 99 3.2 203 6.6 323 10.5 403 13.1 1,014 33.0 1,034 33.6 3,076 100.0
Kansas 55 2.7 175 8.5 293 14.2 446 21.6 526 25.4 574 27.7 2,069 100.0
Kentucky 136 5.0 213 7.8 378 13.8 609 22.3 638 23.4 757 27.7 2,731 100.0
Louisiana 128 4.8 195 7.2 284 10.6 389 14.5 804 29.9 890 33.1 2,690 100.0
Maine 19 2.1 56 6.3 118 13.3 185 20.8 249 28.0 261 29.4 888 100.0
Maryland 183 4.7 278 7.1 483 12.4 664 17.0 1,035 26.6 1,252 32.1 3,895 100.0
Massachusetts 190 2.8 322 4.8 607 9.1 998 14.9 2,033 30.4 2,545 38.0 6,695 100.0
Michigan 297 3.6 546 6.7 953 11.7 1,350 16.6 2,394 29.4 2,607 32.0 8,147 100.0
Minnesota 91 2.8 191 5.9 376 11.7 523 16.2 969 30.0 1,075 33.3 3,225 100.0
Mississippi 108 4.9 178 8.1 300 13.7 389 17.8 597 27.3 614 28.1 2,186 100.0
Missouri 175 5.3 241 7.3 397 12.0 410 12.4 968 29.3 1,111 33.6 3,302 100.0
Montana 20 2.4 52 6.3 118 14.3 160 19.3 236 28.5 242 29.2 828 100.0
Nebraska 36 2.4 93 6.1 190 12.5 277 18.2 441 28.9 487 32.0 1,524 100.0
Nevada 50 3.9 78 6.0 163 12.6 233 18.1 366 28.4 400 31.0 1,290 100.0
New Jersey + 284 3.5 525 6.5 932 11.5 1,467 18.1 2,244 27.6 2,670 32.9 8,122 100.0
New Mexico 36 2.7 108 8.0 175 13.0 260 19.3 378 28.1 390 29.0 1,347 100.0
New York 1,153 4.0 1,978 6.9 3,528 12.4 5,447 19.1 7,579 26.6 8,797 30.9 28,482 100.0
City 815 4.8 1,272 7.4 2,168 12.7 3,209 18.8 4,454 26.1 5,165 30.2 17,083 100.0
State 338 3.0 706 6.2 1,360 11.9 2,238 19.6 3,125 27.4 3,632 31.9 11,399 100.0
North Carolina 373 4.1 596 6.6 1,143 12.7 1,667 18.5 2,501 27.7 2,740 30.4 9,020 100.0
North Dakota 14 3.4 27 6.5 44 10.6 60 14.4 132 31.7 140 33.6 417 100.0
Ohio 220 3.1 388 5.4 746 10.5 1,205 16.9 1,884 26.4 2,684 37.7 7,127 100.0
Oregon 98 3.0 217 6.6 424 12.8 621 18.8 894 27.1 1,047 31.7 3,301 100.0
Pennsylvania 431 3.8 871 7.6 1,435 12.5 2,027 17.7 3,017 26.3 3,702 32.2 11,483 100.0
Rhode Island 40 2.8 74 5.3 134 9.5 179 12.7 461 32.8 518 36.8 1,406 100.0
South Carolina 102 3.5 185 6.3 300 10.2 551 18.7 807 27.4 999 33.9 2,944 100.0
South Dakota 6 2.3 21 8.1 31 12.0 49 18.9 74 28.6 78 30.1 259 100.0
Tennessee 226 4.7 328 6.8 609 12.6 836 17.3 1,312 27.2 1,508 31.3 4,819 100.0
Texas 463 2.8 808 4.9 1,748 10.6 2,897 17.6 4,406 26.8 6,094 37.1 16,416 100.0
Utah 36 3.9 52 5.7 114 12.4 134 14.6 289 31.5 292 31.8 917 100.0
Vermont 16 2.1 37 5.0 100 13.4 146 19.5 217 29.0 231 30.9 747 100.0
Virginia 240 3.6 430 6.5 819 12.4 1,201 18.2 1,799 27.2 2,125 32.1 6,614 100.0
Washington 187 3.0 378 6.1 769 12.4 1,226 19.8 1,657 26.7 1,984 32.0 6,201 100.0
West Virginia 21 4.8 29 6.6 42 9.6 69 15.8 127 29.1 149 34.1 437 100.0
Wisconsin 122 3.3 221 6.1 457 12.5 632 17.4 990 27.2 1,220 33.5 3,642 & 100.0
Wyoming 1 1.1 9 10.2 10 11.4 14 15.9 27 30.7 27 30.7 88 100.0
Total 6,574 3.7 11,546 6.5 21,138 11.9 31,365 17.7 48,812 27.6 57,689 32.6 177,124 100.0
Abortion ratio @ 765 570 498 439 480 427 466
Abortion rate ** 1 10 18 26 40 42 14
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* All 41 states for which data were available and New York City.
+ Based on known distribution for 1990 data.
& Includes residents only.
@ Calculated as the number of legal abortions obtained by women of a given age per 1,000 live births to women of the same age for these states.
** Calculated as the number of legal abortions obtained by women of a given age per 1,000 women of the same age for these states.
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TABLE 6. Reported legal abortions, by weeks of gestation and state of occurrence -- selected states, * United States, 1991
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Weeks of gestation
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<=8 9-10 11-12 13-15 16-20 >=21 Unknown Total
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State No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %
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Alabama 7,825 55.5 3,735 26.5 1,211 8.6 728 5.2 279 2.0 177 1.3 142 1.0 14,097 100.0
Arkansas 3,479 56.0 1,464 23.6 575 9.3 284 4.6 96 1.5 11 0.2 302 4.9 6,211 100.0
Colorado 4,096 35.9 4,092 35.9 1,749 15.3 800 7.0 507 4.4 110 1.0 48 0.4 11,402 100.0
Dist. of Columbia 4,539 49.4 2,078 22.6 1,296 14.1 761 8.3 356 + 3.9 26 & 0.3 125 1.4 9,181 @ 100.0
Georgia 13,823 36.0 10,677 27.8 6,459 16.8 3,040 7.9 1,699 4.4 664 1.7 2,045 5.3 38,407 100.0
Hawaii ** 3,078 53.9 1,332 23.3 591 10.3 320 5.6 293 5.1 41 0.7 59 1.0 5,714 100.0
Idaho 877 53.2 506 30.7 231 14.0 22 1.3 7 0.4 1 0.1 3 0.2 1,647 100.0
Indiana 9,955 73.8 2,490 18.5 666 4.9 123 0.9 26 0.2 4 0.0 229 1.7 13,493 100.0
Kansas 3,113 42.5 1,859 25.4 907 12.4 536 7.3 502 6.9 374 5.1 27 0.4 7,318 100.0
Kentucky 4,462 46.5 1,960 20.4 1,157 12.1 762 7.9 820 8.6 336 3.5 93 1.0 9,590 100.0
Louisiana 5,362 44.0 3,866 31.7 1,275 10.5 676 5.5 761 6.2 154 1.3 96 0.8 12,190 100.0
Maine ** 1,911 49.9 1,227 32.1 447 11.7 180 4.7 25 + 0.7 19 & 0.5 18 0.5 3,827 100.0
Maryland ** 10,951 57.7 4,422 23.3 2,091 11.0 934 4.9 532 2.8 4 0.0 60 0.3 18,994 100.0
Michigan 16,860 48.8 8,701 25.2 4,565 13.2 2,413 7.0 959 2.8 205 0.6 853 2.5 34,556 100.0
Minnesota 7,978 49.3 4,187 25.9 2,029 12.5 970 6.0 827 5.1 84 0.5 102 0.6 16,177 100.0
Mississippi 4,690 57.3 1,755 21.4 793 9.7 464 5.7 186 2.3 41 0.5 255 3.1 8,184 100.0
Missouri 5,801 37.5 4,975 32.2 2,899 18.7 1,148 7.4 552 3.6 90 0.6 8 0.1 15,473 100.0
Montana ** 1,839 57.0 648 20.1 328 10.2 232 7.2 172 5.3 0 0.0 7 0.2 3,226 100.0
Nevada 4,613 61.6 1,459 19.5 788 10.5 342 4.6 179 2.4 0 0.0 103 1.4 7,484 100.0
New Jersey ++ 19,395 51.7 7,586 20.2 3,149 8.4 3,962 10.6 2,761 7.4 688 1.8 0 0.0 37,541 100.0
New Mexico 2,830 49.3 1,072 18.7 505 8.8 357 6.2 314 5.5 44 0.8 623 10.8 5,745 100.0
New York 86,246 54.3 35,384 22.3 15,747 9.9 8,288 5.2 7,157 4.5 2,562 1.6 3,377 2.1 158,761 100.0
City 58,605 55.7 22,061 21.0 9,610 9.1 5,215 5.0 5,770 5.5 2,346 2.2 1,588 1.5 105,195 100.0
State 27,641 51.6 13,323 24.9 6,137 11.5 3,073 5.7 1,387 2.6 216 0.4 1,789 3.3 53,566 100.0
North Carolina 17,782 48.8 9,115 25.0 4,697 12.9 2,550 7.0 85 32.3 88 0.2 1,335 3.7 36,420 100.0
North Dakota 885 55.2 369 23.0 185 11.5 140 8.7 21 1.3 0 0.0 2 0.1 1,602 100.0
Oregon 7,002 48.9 4,067 28.4 1,534 10.7 764 5.3 509 3.6 216 1.5 218 1.5 14,310 100.0
Pennsylvania 24,800 48.6 13,857 27.2 6,584 12.9 3,339 6.5 1,963 3.8 383 0.8 62 0.1 50,988 100.0
Rhode Island 3,983 53.7 2,159 29.1 639 8.6 365 4.9 242 3.3 5 0.1 19 0.3 7,412 100.0
South Carolina 6,933 55.3 3,526 28.1 1,678 13.4 237 1.9 61 0.5 31 0.2 72 0.6 12,538 100.0
South Dakota 612 62.2 267 27.1 104 10.6 1 0.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 984 100.0
Tennessee ** 10,094 51.0 5,400 27.3 2,622 13.3 1,473 7.4 152 0.8 16 0.1 22 0.1 19,779 100.0
Texas 49,539 53.9 20,830 22.7 10,067 10.9 6,084 6.6 3,993 4.3 1,423 1.5 11 0.0 91,947 100.0
Utah 2,864 68.0 721 17.1 295 7.0 165 3.9 136 3.2 3 0.1 29 0.7 4,213 100.0
Vermont 1,681 55.8 895 29.7 317 10.5 106 3.5 13 0.4 2 0.1 1 0.0 3,015 100.0
Virginia 17,888 56.0 9,333 29.2 3,397 10.6 686 2.1 457 1.4 117 0.4 65 0.2 31,943 100.0
Washington ** 17,169 56.8 7,660 25.3 2,564 8.5 1,357 4.5 1,143 3.8 332 1.1 18 0.1 30,243 100.0
West Virginia 564 35.3 631 39.5 289 18.1 68 4.3 13 0.8 1 0.1 32 2.0 1,598 100.0
Wisconsin 7,356 47.8 4,362 28.3 1,915 12.4 1,074 7.0 589 3.8 90 0.6 3 0.0 15,389 @ 100.0
Wyoming 176 47.7 157 42.5 33 8.9 1 0.3 1 0.3 0 0.0 1 0.3 369 100.0
Total 393,051 51.6 188,824 24.8 86,378 11.3 45,752 6.0 29,156 3.8 8,342 1.1 10,465 1.4 761,968 100.0
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* All 37 states for which data were available, the District of Columbia, and New York City; excludes two states where unknown gestational age is >15%.
+ Includes 16-19 weeks only.
& Includes gestation of >=20 weeks.
@ Includes residents only.
** Weeks of gestation are based on physician's estimate.
++ Based on known distribution for 1990 data.
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TABLE 7. Reported legal abortions, by type of procedure and state in which the procedure was performed -- selected states, * United States, 1991
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Procedure
Intrauterine
Suction Sharp All saline Prostaglandin Hysterotomy/
curettage curettage curettage instillation instillation Hysterectomy Other + Unknown Total
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State No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %
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Alabama 13,969 & 99.1 14 0.1 13,983 99.2 3 0.0 1 0.0 2 0.0 2 0.0 106 0.8 14,097 100.0
Arizona 15,121 97.6 2 0.0 15,123 97.6 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 368 2.4 15,491 100.0
Arkansas 5,925 & 95.4 229 3.7 6,154 99.1 3 0.0 8 0.1 0 0.0 24 0.4 22 0.4 6,211 100.0
Colorado 11,079 & 97.2 19 0.2 11,098 97.3 11 0.1 54 0.5 0 0.0 0 0.0 239 2.1 11,402 100.0
Dist. of Columbia 9,145 99.6 3 0.0 9,148 99.6 32 0.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.0 0 0.0 9,181 @ 100.0
Georgia 33,823 & 88.1 3,835 10.0 37,658 98.0 6 0.0 713 1.9 2 0.0 0 0.0 28 0.1 38,407 100.0
Hawaii 5,593 97.9 7 0.1 5,600 98.0 0 0.0 6 0.1 0 0.0 84 1.5 24 0.4 5,714 100.0
Idaho 1,640 & 99.6 7 0.4 1,647 100.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1,647 100.0
Indiana 13,279 & 98.4 2 0.0 13,281 98.4 0 0.0 1 0.0 13 0.1 79 0.6 119 0.9 13,493 100.0
Kansas 7,201 & 98.4 1 0.0 7,202 98.4 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 4 0.1 112 1.5 7,318 100.0
Kentucky 9,027 & 94.1 477 5.0 9,504 99.1 1 0.0 8 0.1 0 0.0 7 0.1 70 0.7 9,590 100.0
Louisiana 10,633 & 87.2 3 0.0 10,636 87.3 0 0.0 2 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1,552 12.7 12,190 100.0
Maine 3,699 & 96.7 48 1.3 3,747 97.9 1 0.0 1 0.0 1 0.0 15 0.4 62 1.6 3,827 100.0
Maryland 18,550 97.7 100 0.5 18,650 98.2 99 0.5 107 0.6 0 0.0 138 0.7 0 0.0 18,994 100.0
Massachusetts 35,534 95.9 342 0.9 35,876 96.8 13 0.0 769 2.1 0 0.0 413 1.1 0 0.0 37,071 100.0
Michigan 34,500 & 99.8 0 0.0 34,500 99.8 3 0.0 51 0.1 2 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 34,556 100.0
Minnesota 15,926 & 98.4 7 0.0 15,933 98.5 0 0.0 3 0.0 0 0.0 7 0.0 234 1.4 16,177 100.0
Mississippi 7,982 & 97.5 164 2.0 8,146 99.5 3 0.0 29 0.4 1 0.0 3 0.0 2 0.0 8,184 100.0
Missouri 15,363 & 99.3 8 0.1 15,371 99.3 0 0.0 26 0.2 1 0.0 21 0.1 54 0.3 15,473 100.0
Montana 3,224 & 99.9 1 0.0 3,225 100.0 0 0.0 1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 3,226 100.0
Nebraska 6,147 99.2 2 0.0 6,149 99.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 37 0.6 9 0.1 6,195 100.0
Nevada 7,440 99.4 7 0.1 7,447 99.5 0 0.0 2 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 35 0.5 7,484 100.0
New Jersey ** 31,393 83.6 5,720 15.2 37,113 98.9 338 0.9 42 0.1 23 0.1 25 0.1 0 0.0 37,541 100.0
New Mexico 5,323 92.7 7 0.1 5,330 92.8 405 7.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 10 0.2 5,745 100.0
New York 149,464 94.1 900 0.6 150,364 94.7 1,471 0.9 270 0.2 0 0.0 188 0.1 6,468 4.1 158,761 100.0
City 102,327 & 97.3 716 0.7 103,043 98.0 1,260 1.2 34 0.0 0 0.0 19 0.0 839 0.8 105,195 100.0
State 47,137 & 88.0 184 0.3 47,321 88.3 211 0.4 236 0.4 0 0.0 169 0.3 5,629 10.5 53,566 100.0
North Carolina 35,485 97.4 96 0.3 35,581 97.7 165 0.5 281 0.8 5 0.0 100 0.3 288 0.8 36,420 100.0
North Dakota 1,602 100.0 0 0.0 1,602 100.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1,602 100.0
Oregon 14,134 & 98.8 5 0.0 14,139 98.8 1 0.0 21 0.1 4 0.0 3 0.0 142 1.0 14,310 100.0
Pennsylvania 50,680 & 99.4 14 0.0 50,694 99.4 23 0.0 27 0.1 1 0.0 243 0.5 0 0.0 50,988 100.0
Rhode Island 7,384 & 99.6 6 0.1 7,390 99.7 2 0.0 11 0.1 0 0.0 1 0.0 8 0.1 7,412 100.0
South Carolina 12,471 & 99.5 0 0.0 12,471 99.5 12 0.1 37 0.3 0 0.0 14 0.1 4 0.0 12,538 100.0
South Dakota 984 100.0 0 0.0 984 100.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 984 100.0
Tennessee 19,727 99.7 3 0.0 19,730 99.8 3 0.0 43 0.2 0 0.0 0 0.0 3 0.0 19,779 100.0
Texas 89,897 & ++ 97.8 0 0.0 89,897 97.8 0 0.0 278 && 0.3 7 0.0 1,431 1.6 334 0.4 91,947 100.0
Utah 3,885 & 92.2 311 7.4 4,196 99.6 1 0.0 3 0.1 0 0.0 3 0.1 10 0.2 4,213 100.0
Vermont 3,001 & 99.5 1 0.0 3,002 99.6 0 0.0 2 0.1 0 0.0 11 0.4 0 0.0 3,015 100.0
Virginia 31,486 & 98.6 31 0.1 31,517 98.7 22 0.1 62 0.2 12 0.0 53 0.2 277 0.9 31,943 100.0
Washington 30,041 & 99.3 6 0.0 30,047 99.4 8 0.0 90 0.3 33 0.1 5 0.0 60 0.2 30,243 100.0
West Virginia 1,594 & 99.7 0 0.0 1,594 99.7 0 0.0 2 0.1 0 0.0 2 0.1 0 0.0 1,598 100.0
Wyoming 367 99.5 0 0.0 367 99.5 0 0.0 1 0.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.3 369 100.0
Total 773,718 96.1 12,378 1.5 786,096 97.6 2,626 0.3 2,952 0.4 107 0.0 2,914 0.4 10,641 1.3 805,336 100.0
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* All 39 states for which data were available, the District of Columbia, and New York City.
+ Includes instillation procedures not reported as a specific category and procedures reported as "other."
& Includes dilatation and evacuation procedures.
@ Includes residents only.
** Based on known distribution for 1990 data.
++ Includes all vacuum aspirations.
&& Includes all chemical inductions.
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TABLE 8. Reported legal abortions, by race of women who obtained an abortion and state in which the procedure
was performed -- selected states, * United States, 1991
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Race
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White + Black Other Unknown Total
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State No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %
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Alabama 7,760 55.0 5,799 41.1 171 1.2 367 2.6 14,097 100.0
Arizona 12,773 82.5 736 4.8 784 5.1 1,198 7.7 15,491 100.0
Arkansas 4,332 69.7 1,775 28.6 61 1.0 43 0.7 6,211 100.0
Dist. of Columbia 1,716 18.7 7,205 78.5 220 2.4 40 0.4 9,181 & 100.0
Georgia 19,150 49.9 17,563 45.7 1,694 4.4 0 0.0 38,407 100.0
Hawaii 1,793 31.4 200 3.5 3,080 53.9 641 11.2 5,714 100.0
Idaho 1,581 96.0 12 0.7 52 3.2 2 0.1 1,647 100.0
Indiana 10,299 76.3 2,831 21.0 190 1.4 173 1.3 13,493 100.0
Kansas 5,948 81.3 1,091 14.9 157 2.1 122 1.7 7,318 100.0
Kentucky 7,614 79.4 1,713 17.9 182 1.9 81 0.8 9,590 100.0
Louisiana 6,809 55.9 5,275 @ 43.3 -- -- 106 0.9 12,190 100.0
Maine 3,639 95.1 38 1.0 150 3.9 0 0.0 3,827 100.0
Maryland 8,516 44.8 9,200 48.4 1,032 5.4 246 1.3 18,994 100.0
Minnesota 13,692 84.6 1,153 7.1 1,053 6.5 279 1.7 16,177 100.0
Mississippi 3,910 47.8 4,194 51.2 50 0.6 30 0.4 8,184 100.0
Missouri 9,752 63.0 5,306 34.3 361 2.3 54 0.3 15,473 100.0
Montana 2,660 82.5 19 0.6 195 6.0 352 10.9 3,226 100.0
Nevada 6,647 88.8 596 8.0 195 2.6 46 0.6 7,484 100.0
New Jersey ** 20,743 55.3 15,159 40.4 1,449 3.9 190 0.5 37,541 100.0
New Mexico 4,940 86.0 140 2.4 665 11.6 0 0.0 5,745 100.0
New York 79,164 49.9 65,056 41.0 4,254 2.7 10,287 6.5 158,761 100.0
City 41,364 39.3 53,591 50.9 3,628 3.4 6,612 6.3 105,195 100.0
State 37,800 70.6 11,465 21.4 626 1.2 3,675 6.9 53,566 100.0
North Carolina 20,740 56.9 13,786 37.9 1,123 3.1 771 2.1 36,420 100.0
North Dakota 1,447 90.3 20 1.2 134 8.4 1 0.1 1,602 100.0
Oregon 12,666 88.5 689 4.8 662 4.6 293 2.0 14,310 100.0
Pennsylvania 32,865 64.5 16,467 32.3 1,548 3.0 108 0.2 50,988 100.0
Rhode Island 6,113 82.5 945 12.7 308 4.2 46 0.6 7,412 100.0
South Carolina 6,901 55.0 5,408 43.1 226 1.8 3 0.0 12,538 100.0
South Dakota 909 92.4 7 0.7 68 6.9 0 0.0 984 100.0
Tennessee 12,846 64.9 6,628 33.5 251 1.3 54 0.3 19,779 100.0
Texas 68,981 75.0 18,451 20.1 3,173 3.5 1,342 1.5 91,947 100.0
Utah 3,645 86.5 81 1.9 377 8.9 110 2.6 4,213 100.0
Vermont 2,939 97.5 25 0.8 47 1.6 4 0.1 3,015 100.0
Virginia 19,659 61.5 11,140 34.9 1,021 3.2 123 0.4 31,943 100.0
West Virginia 1,400 87.6 190 11.9 5 0.3 3 0.2 1,598 100.0
Wisconsin 11,606 75.4 3,117 20.3 490 3.2 176 1.1 15,389 & 100.0
Total 436,155 62.2 222,015 31.7 25,428 3.6 17,291 2.5 700,889 100.0
Abortion ratio ++ 246 502 300 && 297
Abortion rate @@ 16 41 21 20
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* All 34 states for which data were available, the District of Columbia, and New York City;
excludes four states reporting race unknown for >15% of women who obtained abortions.
+ White race includes women of Hispanic ethnicity.
& Includes residents only.
@ Reported as black and other races.
** Based on known distribution for 1990 data.
++ Calculated as the number of legal abortions obtained by women of a given race per 1,000
live births to women of the same race for these states. For each state, data for women of
unknown race were distributed according to the known distribution for that state. Excludes
states reporting race unknown for >15% of women who obtained abortions.
&& Ratio for other race excludes Louisiana because abortions for blacks and others were
grouped together.
@@ Calculated as the number of legal abortions obtained by women of a given race per 1,000
women 15-44 years of age of the same race for these states.
-- Not reported.
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TABLE 9. Reported legal abortions, by Hispanic ethnicity of women who obtained an abortion and state in which
the procedure was performed -- selected states, * United States, 1991
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Ethnicity
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Hispanic Non-Hispanic Unknown Total
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State No. % No. % No. % No. %
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Arizona 3,152 20.3 11,141 71.9 1,198 7.7 15,491 100.0
Arkansas 24 0.4 5,651 91.0 536 8.6 6,211 100.0
Dist. of Columbia 771 8.4 8,370 91.2 40 0.4 9,181 + 100.0
Georgia 438 1.1 37,969 98.9 0 0.0 38,407 100.0
Idaho 101 6.1 1,540 93.5 6 0.4 1,647 100.0
Kansas 213 2.9 7,051 96.4 54 0.7 7,318 100.0
Mississippi 18 0.2 7,981 97.5 185 2.3 8,184 100.0
Nevada 342 4.6 7,096 94.8 46 0.6 7,484 100.0
New Jersey & 5,247 14.0 32,104 85.5 190 0.5 37,541 100.0
New Mexico 2,199 38.3 3,546 61.7 0 0.0 5,745 100.0
New York 26,751 16.8 119,141 75.0 12,869 8.1 158,761 100.0
City 24,485 23.3 67,841 64.5 12,869 12.2 105,195 100.0
State 2,266 4.2 51,300 95.8 0 0.0 53,566 100.0
North Dakota 16 1.0 1,500 93.6 86 5.4 1,602 100.0
Oregon 446 3.1 13,410 93.7 454 3.2 14,310 100.0
Pennsylvania 1,431 2.8 48,962 96.0 595 1.2 50,988 100.0
Rhode Island 115 1.6 6,342 85.6 955 12.9 7,412 100.0
South Carolina 112 0.9 12,422 99.1 4 0.0 12,538 100.0
Tennessee 76 0.4 19,617 99.2 86 0.4 19,779 100.0
Texas 24,959 27.1 65,646 71.4 1,342 1.5 91,947 100.0
Utah 282 6.7 3,931 93.3 0 0.0 4,213 100.0
Vermont 20 0.7 2,984 99.0 11 0.4 3,015 100.0
Wisconsin 512 3.3 14,877 96.7 0 0.0 15,389 + 100.0
Total 67,225 13.0 431,281 83.4 18,657 3.6 517,163 100.0
Abortion ratio @ 300 332 327
Abortion rate ** 28 22 23
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* All 20 states for which data were available, the District of Columbia, and New York City;
excludes eight states where unknown ethnicity was >15%.
+ Includes residents only.
& Based on known distribution for 1990 data.
@ Calculated as the number of legal abortions obtained by women of Hispanic origin per 1,000
live births to women of Hispanic origin for these states.
** Calculated as the number of legal abortions obtained by women of Hispanic origin per 1,000
women 15-44 years of age to women of Hispanic origin for these states.
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TABLE 10. Reported legal abortions, by marital status of women who obtained an abortion and state in
which the procedure was performed -- selected states, * United States, 1991
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Marital status
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Married + Unmarried & Unknown Total
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State No. % No. % No. % No. %
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Alabama 2,519 17.9 11,326 80.3 252 1.8 14,097 100.0
Arkansas 1,332 21.4 4,711 75.8 168 2.7 6,211 100.0
Colorado 2,396 21.0 8,900 78.1 106 0.9 11,402 100.0
Dist. of Columbia 1,417 15.4 7,358 80.1 406 4.4 9,181 @ 100.0
Georgia 7,668 20.0 30,467 79.3 272 0.7 38,407 100.0
Hawaii 1,506 26.4 4,086 71.5 122 2.1 5,714 100.0
Idaho 399 24.2 1,248 75.8 0 0.0 1,647 100.0
Indiana 2,525 18.7 10,648 78.9 320 2.4 13,493 100.0
Kansas 1,283 17.5 6,033 82.4 2 0.0 7,318 100.0
Kentucky 1,723 18.0 7,664 79.9 203 2.1 9,590 100.0
Maine 824 21.5 2,801 73.2 202 5.3 3,827 100.0
Maryland 4,180 22.0 14,038 73.9 776 4.1 18,994 100.0
Massachusetts 7,497 20.2 26,209 70.7 3,365 9.1 37,071 100.0
Michigan 5,935 17.2 28,313 81.9 308 0.9 34,556 100.0
Minnesota 3,065 18.9 12,583 77.8 529 3.3 16,177 100.0
Mississippi 1,339 16.4 6,697 81.8 148 1.8 8,184 100.0
Missouri 3,429 22.2 11,840 76.5 204 1.3 15,473 100.0
Montana 605 18.8 2,323 72.0 298 9.2 3,226 100.0
Nevada 1,841 24.6 5,485 73.3 158 2.1 7,484 100.0
New Jersey ** 7,880 21.0 29,533 78.7 128 0.3 37,541 100.0
New Mexico 1,095 19.1 4,567 79.5 83 1.4 5,745 100.0
New York City 21,540 20.5 77,863 74.0 5,792 5.5 105,195 100.0
North Carolina 8,468 23.3 27,062 74.3 890 2.4 36,420 100.0
North Dakota 332 20.7 1,270 79.3 0 0.0 1,602 100.0
Ohio 6,871 16.5 29,927 71.8 4,907 11.8 41,705 100.0
Oregon 3,392 23.7 10,569 73.9 349 2.4 14,310 100.0
Pennsylvania 9,351 18.3 41,555 81.5 82 0.2 50,988 100.0
Rhode Island 1,702 23.0 5,612 75.7 98 1.3 7,412 100.0
South Carolina 2,658 21.2 9,870 78.7 10 0.1 12,538 100.0
South Dakota 187 19.0 797 81.0 0 0.0 984 100.0
Tennessee 4,242 21.4 15,404 77.9 133 0.7 19,779 100.0
Texas 22,702 24.7 63,203 68.7 6,042 6.6 91,947 100.0
Utah 1,714 40.7 2,499 59.3 0 0.0 4,213 100.0
Vermont 657 21.8 2,215 73.5 143 4.7 3,015 100.0
Virginia 6,459 20.2 24,852 77.8 632 2.0 31,943 100.0
West Virginia 292 18.3 1,304 81.6 2 0.1 1,598 100.0
Wisconsin 2,715 17.6 12,492 81.2 182 1.2 15,389 @ 100.0
Wyoming 78 21.1 290 78.6 1 0.3 369 100.0
Total 153,818 20.7 563,614 75.7 27,313 3.7 744,745 100.0
Abortion ratio ++ 89 815 295
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* All 36 states for which data were available, the District of Columbia, and New York City;
excludes three states where unknown marital status was >15%.
+ Married includes married and separated.
& Unmarried includes never married, divorced, and widowed women.
@ Includes residents only.
** Based on known distribution for 1990 data.
++ Calculated as the number of legal abortions obtained by women of a given marital status
per 1,000 live births to women of the same marital status for these states. For each state,
data regarding women of unknown marital status were distributed according to known
marital status distribution for that state.
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TABLE 11. Reported legal abortions, by number of previous live births and state in which the procedure was performed -- selected states, * United States, 1991
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No. of previous live births
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0 1 2 3 >=4 Unknown Total
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State No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %
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Alabama 6,743 47.8 3,479 24.7 2,329 16.5 771 5.5 321 2.3 454 3.2 14,097 100.0
Arizona 7,314 47.2 3,656 23.6 2,726 17.6 1,205 7.8 567 3.7 23 0.1 15,491 100.0
Arkansas 2,773 44.6 1,772 28.5 1,108 17.8 366 5.9 145 2.3 47 0.8 6,211 100.0
Colorado 6,471 56.8 2,325 20.4 1,717 15.1 609 5.3 232 2.0 48 0.4 11,402 100.0
Georgia 18,883 49.2 10,121 26.4 6,260 16.3 2,099 5.5 887 2.3 157 0.4 38,407 100.0
Hawaii 2,778 48.6 1,296 22.7 964 16.9 413 7.2 194 3.4 69 1.2 5,714 100.0
Idaho 808 49.1 351 21.3 303 18.4 108 6.6 76 4.6 1 0.1 1,647 100.0
Indiana 6,552 48.6 3,409 25.3 2,348 17.4 813 6.0 283 2.1 88 0.7 13,493 100.0
Kansas 4,031 55.1 1,647 22.5 1,106 15.1 375 5.1 150 2.0 9 0.1 7,318 100.0
Kentucky 5,030 52.5 2,333 24.3 1,372 14.3 477 5.0 182 1.9 196 2.0 9,590 100.0
Maine 2,038 53.3 758 19.8 542 14.2 178 4.7 84 2.2 227 5.9 3,827 100.0
Maryland 8,878 46.7 5,172 27.2 3,346 17.6 1,082 5.7 496 2.6 20 0.1 18,994 100.0
Massachusetts 16,546 44.6 8,057 21.7 5,601 15.1 2,200 5.9 904 2.4 3,763 10.2 37,071 100.0
Michigan 15,916 46.1 8,909 25.8 6,177 17.9 2,333 6.8 1,010 2.9 211 0.6 34,556 100.0
Minnesota 9,039 55.9 3,248 20.1 2,492 15.4 889 5.5 508 3.1 1 0.0 16,177 100.0
Mississippi 3,670 44.8 2,194 26.8 1,470 18.0 540 6.6 286 3.5 24 0.3 8,184 100.0
Missouri 6,899 44.6 4,078 26.4 2,862 18.5 1,115 7.2 337 2.2 182 1.2 15,473 100.0
Montana 1,805 56.0 617 19.1 500 15.5 205 6.4 80 2.5 19 0.6 3,226 100.0
Nebraska 3,365 54.3 1,200 19.4 1,047 16.9 393 6.3 189 3.1 0 0.0 6,194 100.0
Nevada 3,292 44.0 1,962 26.2 1,433 19.1 566 7.6 212 2.8 19 0.3 7,484 100.0
New Jersey + 16,474 43.9 9,939 26.5 7,315 19.5 2,592 6.9 1,221 3.3 0 0.0 37,541 100.0
New Mexico 2,719 47.3 1,484 25.8 968 16.8 408 7.1 154 2.7 12 0.2 5,745 100.0
New York 65,643 41.3 41,180 25.9 30,749 19.4 12,516 7.9 6,744 4.2 1,929 1.2 158,761 100.0
City 35,746 34.0 30,099 28.6 22,669 21.5 9,430 9.0 5,322 5.1 1,929 1.8 105,195 100.0
State 29,897 55.8 11,081 20.7 8,080 15.1 3,086 5.8 1,422 2.7 0 0.0 53,566 100.0
North Carolina 17,588 48.3 9,624 26.4 5,566 15.3 1,610 4.4 560 1.5 1,472 4.0 36,420 100.0
North Dakota 915 57.1 299 18.7 247 15.4 86 5.4 55 3.4 0 0.0 1,602 100.0
Ohio 22,524 54.0 9,532 22.9 6,415 15.4 2,246 5.4 979 2.3 9 0.0 41,705 100.0
Oregon 6,802 47.5 3,326 23.2 2,510 17.5 895 6.3 400 2.8 377 2.6 14,310 100.0
Pennsylvania 25,522 50.1 12,630 24.8 8,408 16.5 3,091 6.1 1,294 2.5 43 0.1 50,988 100.0
Rhode Island 3,961 53.4 1,666 22.5 1,180 15.9 399 5.4 200 2.7 6 0.1 7,412 100.0
South Carolina 6,281 50.1 3,384 27.0 2,038 16.3 651 5.2 184 1.5 0 0.0 12,538 100.0
South Dakota 540 54.9 170 17.3 174 17.7 65 6.6 35 3.6 0 0.0 984 100.0
Tennessee 9,579 48.4 5,395 27.3 3,281 16.6 1,044 5.3 470 2.4 10 0.1 19,779 100.0
Texas 42,845 46.6 23,281 25.3 16,060 17.5 5,981 6.5 2,937 3.2 843 0.9 91,947 100.0
Utah 1,956 46.4 949 22.5 815 19.3 319 7.6 164 3.9 10 0.2 4,213 100.0
Vermont 1,818 60.3 552 18.3 440 14.6 137 4.5 65 2.2 3 0.1 3,015 100.0
Virginia 16,365 51.2 8,023 25.1 5,034 15.8 1,619 5.1 632 2.0 270 0.8 31,943 100.0
Washington 13,765 45.5 7,431 24.6 5,353 17.7 2,008 6.6 895 3.0 791 2.6 30,243 100.0
West Virginia 816 51.1 415 26.0 241 15.1 84 5.3 38 2.4 4 0.3 1,598 100.0
Wyoming 164 44.4 102 27.6 60 16.3 33 8.9 9 2.4 1 0.3 369 100.0
Total 389,108 47.1 205,966 24.9 142,557 17.3 52,521 6.4 24,179 2.9 11,338 1.4 825,669 100.0
Abortion ratio & 348 232 319 310 226 298
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* All 39 states for which data were available and New York City.
+ Based on known distribution for 1990 data.
& Calculated as the number of legal abortions obtained by women with a given number of previous live births per 1,000 live births to
women with the same number of previous live births for these states. For each state, women whose number of previous live births was
unknown were distributed according to known number of previous live births for that state.
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TABLE 12. Reported legal abortions, by number of previous induced legal abortions and state in which the procedure was
performed -- selected states, * United States, 1991
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No. of previous induced abortions
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0 1 2 >=3 Unknown Total
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State No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %
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Alabama 8,570 60.8 3,044 21.6 861 6.1 348 2.5 1,274 9.0 14,097 100.0
Arizona 9,636 62.2 4,030 26.0 1,266 8.2 380 2.5 179 1.2 15,491 100.0
Arkansas 4,287 69.0 1,422 22.9 328 5.3 131 2.1 43 0.7 6,211 100.0
Colorado 7,115 62.4 2,921 25.6 874 7.7 413 3.6 79 0.7 11,402 100.0
Dist. of Columbia 3,154 34.4 3,028 33.0 1,503 16.4 856 9.3 640 7.0 9,181 + 100.0
Georgia 22,604 58.9 10,310 26.8 3,528 9.2 1,631 4.2 334 0.9 38,407 100.0
Hawaii 3,087 54.0 1,402 24.5 670 11.7 488 8.5 67 1.2 5,714 100.0
Idaho 1,193 72.4 320 19.4 89 5.4 40 2.4 5 0.3 1,647 100.0
Indiana 8,834 65.5 3,193 23.7 934 6.9 408 3.0 124 0.9 13,493 100.0
Kansas 4,734 64.7 1,775 24.3 553 7.6 212 2.9 44 0.6 7,318 100.0
Kentucky 6,130 63.9 2,184 22.8 594 6.2 216 2.3 466 4.9 9,590 100.0
Maine 2,441 63.8 831 21.7 287 7.5 122 3.2 146 3.8 3,827 100.0
Maryland 8,126 42.8 6,318 33.3 2,929 15.4 1,604 8.4 17 0.1 18,994 100.0
Massachusetts 17,715 47.8 9,659 26.1 4,213 11.4 2,548 6.9 2,936 7.9 37,071 100.0
Michigan 18,641 53.9 9,477 27.4 3,821 11.1 2,186 6.3 431 1.2 34,556 100.0
Minnesota 10,087 62.4 4,022 24.9 1,300 8.0 768 4.7 0 0.0 16,177 100.0
Mississippi 5,248 64.1 2,022 24.7 612 7.5 276 3.4 26 0.3 8,184 100.0
Missouri 9,294 60.1 4,218 27.3 1,301 8.4 621 4.0 39 0.3 15,473 100.0
Montana 2,275 70.5 670 20.8 193 6.0 52 1.6 36 1.1 3,226 100.0
Nebraska 4,184 67.5 1,308 21.1 419 6.8 241 3.9 42 0.7 6,194 100.0
Nevada 3,731 49.9 1,959 26.2 996 13.3 760 10.2 38 0.5 7,484 100.0
New Jersey & 17,879 47.6 11,217 29.9 5,118 13.6 3,327 8.9 0 0.0 37,541 100.0
New Mexico 3,686 64.2 1,350 23.5 435 7.6 253 4.4 21 0.4 5,745 100.0
New York 69,838 44.0 43,373 27.3 22,605 14.2 16,399 10.3 6,546 4.1 158,761 100.0
City 40,180 38.2 30,690 29.2 17,736 16.9 13,849 13.2 2,740 2.6 105,195 100.0
State 29,658 55.4 12,683 23.7 4,869 9.1 2,550 4.8 3,806 7.1 53,566 100.0
North Carolina 21,750 59.7 9,062 24.9 2,543 7.0 1,001 2.7 2,064 5.7 36,420 100.0
North Dakota 1,187 74.1 308 19.2 74 4.6 33 2.1 0 0.0 1,602 100.0
Oregon 7,722 54.0 3,980 27.8 1,516 10.6 868 6.1 224 1.6 14,310 100.0
Pennsylvania 30,445 59.7 13,600 26.7 4,583 9.0 2,305 4.5 55 0.1 50,988 100.0
Rhode Island 4,376 59.0 1,957 26.4 700 9.4 362 4.9 17 0.2 7,412 100.0
South Carolina 8,184 65.3 3,104 24.8 916 7.3 334 2.7 0 0.0 12,538 100.0
South Dakota 839 85.3 124 12.6 18 1.8 3 0.3 0 0.0 984 100.0
Tennessee 12,848 65.0 4,827 24.4 1,419 7.2 677 3.4 8 0.0 19,779 100.0
Texas 54,840 59.6 24,446 26.6 7,314 8.0 3,494 3.8 1,853 2.0 91,947 100.0
Utah 2,721 64.6 972 23.1 335 8.0 177 4.2 8 0.2 4,213 100.0
Vermont 1,870 62.0 740 24.5 247 8.2 157 5.2 1 0.0 3,015 100.0
Virginia 18,298 57.3 8,503 26.6 2,807 8.8 1,228 3.8 1,107 3.5 31,943 100.0
Washington 15,055 49.8 8,500 28.1 3,585 11.9 2,304 7.6 799 2.6 30,243 100.0
West Virginia 1,114 69.7 352 22.0 89 5.6 41 2.6 2 0.1 1,598 100.0
Wyoming 258 69.9 74 20.1 27 7.3 9 2.4 1 0.3 369 100.0
Total 433,996 54.7 210,602 26.6 81,602 10.3 47,273 6.0 19,672 2.5 793,145 100.0
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* All 39 states for which data were available, the District of Columbia, and New York City.
+ Includes residents only.
& Based on known distribution for 1990 data.
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TABLE 13. Number and percentage of reported legal abortions, by race, age group,
and marital status of women who obtained abortions -- United States, 1991
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Race
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White + Black/Other Total
Age group (yrs)/ ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
Marital status * No. % No. % No. %
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Age group
<15 2,457 0.6 2,993 1.3 5,450 0.8
15-19 90,335 20.9 46,294 19.4 136,629 20.4
20-24 148,090 34.3 81,867 34.3 229,957 34.3
25-29 93,316 21.6 56,255 23.6 149,571 22.3
30-34 58,041 13.4 32,305 13.5 90,346 13.5
35-39 31,026 7.2 15,113 6.3 46,139 6.9
>=40 8,964 2.1 3,895 1.6 12,859 1.9
Total & 432,229 100.0 238,722 100.0 670,951 100.0
Marital status
Married 87,408 23.7 40,379 18.7 127,787 21.8
Unmarried 281,769 76.3 175,824 81.3 457,593 78.2
Total @ 369,177 100.0 216,203 100.0 585,380 100.0
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* Excludes unknowns.
+ Includes Hispanics.
& Reported by 34 states and New York City.
@ Reported by 31 states and New York City.
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TABLE 14. Number and percentage of reported legal abortions, by Hispanic ethnicity,
age group, and marital status of women who obtained abortions -- United States, 1991
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Hispanic ethnicity
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Hispanic Non-Hispanic Total
Age group (yrs)/ --------------- --------------- ---------------
Marital status * No. % No. % No. %
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Age group
<15 413 0.6 3,153 0.8 3,566 0.8
15-19 12,082 18.5 80,901 19.9 92,983 19.7
20-24 22,653 34.6 137,758 33.9 160,411 34.0
25-29 15,838 24.2 91,283 22.5 107,121 22.7
30-34 8,952 13.7 55,907 13.8 64,859 13.8
35-39 4,304 6.6 28,817 7.1 33,121 7.0
>=40 1,207 1.8 8,033 2.0 9,240 2.0
Total + 65,449 100.0 405,852 100.0 471,301 100.0
Marital status
Married 15,654 26.3 75,041 21.3 90,695 22.0
Unmarried 43,867 73.7 278,171 78.8 322,038 78.0
Total & 59,521 100.0 353,212 100.0 412,733 100.0
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* Excludes unknowns.
+ Reported by 19 states and New York City.
& Reported by 18 states and New York City.
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TABLE 15. Number and percentage of reported legal abortions, by weeks of gestation, age group, race, and Hispanic ethnicity of women who
obtained abortions -- United States, 1991
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Weeks of gestation
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Age group (yrs)/ <=8 9-10 11-12 13-15 16-20 >=21 Total
Race/Hispanic ---------------- ---------------- --------------- --------------- -------------- -------------- -----------------
ethnicity * No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %
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Age group
<15 2,140 36.3 1,521 25.8 879 14.9 635 10.8 522 8.8 206 3.5 5,903 100.0
15-19 65,303 43.4 40,112 26.7 21,301 14.2 12,640 8.4 8,426 5.6 2,622 1.7 150,404 100.0
20-24 128,093 50.7 65,541 25.9 30,537 12.1 16,150 6.4 9,839 3.9 2,650 1.0 252,810 100.0
25-29 91,729 55.8 40,481 24.6 17,198 10.5 8,427 5.1 5,117 3.1 1,456 0.9 164,408 100.0
30-34 59,021 59.0 23,645 23.6 9,312 9.3 4,381 4.4 2,822 2.8 804 0.8 99,985 100.0
35-39 31,369 61.3 11,581 22.6 4,274 8.3 2,027 4.0 1,539 3.0 408 0.8 51,198 100.0
>=40 8,931 62.6 3,085 21.6 1,174 8.2 548 3.8 427 3.0 109 0.8 14,274 100.0
Total + 386,586 52.3 185,966 25.2 84,675 11.5 44,808 6.1 28,692 3.9 8,255 1.1 738,982 100.0
Race
White 229,858 55.2 101,916 24.5 43,880 10.5 22,467 5.4 14,049 3.4 4,302 1.0 416,472 100.0
Black/Other 110,980 47.2 60,870 25.9 30,969 13.2 17,279 7.3 11,753 5.0 3,285 1.4 235,136 100.0
Total & 340,838 52.3 162,786 25.0 74,849 11.5 39,746 6.1 25,802 4.0 7,587 1.2 651,608 100.0
Hispanic
ethnicity
Hispanic 33,539 53.6 14,666 23.4 6,708 10.7 4,184 6.7 2,741 4.4 775 1.2 62,613 100.0
Non-Hispanic 210,517 51.9 99,735 24.6 46,958 11.6 26,206 6.5 16,918 4.2 5,391 1.3 405,725 100.0
Total @ 244,056 52.1 114,401 24.4 53,666 11.5 30,390 6.5 19,659 4.2 6,166 1.3 468,338 100.0
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* Excludes unknowns.
+ Reported by 37 states and New York City.
& Reported by 33 states and New York City.
@ Reported by 19 states and New York City.
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TABLE 16. Number and percentage of reported legal abortions, by weeks of gestation and type of procedure -- United States, 1991
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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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Type of procedure * No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %
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Curettage
(suction or
sharp) + 376,126 99.9 179,989 99.9 81,666 99.5 42,497 98.5 23,998 86.6 6,293 79.5 710,569 99.0
Intrauterine
saline
instillation 40 0.0 & 42 0.0 & 47 0.1 207 0.5 1,497 5.4 593 7.5 2,426 0.3
Intrauterine
prostaglandin
instillation 46 0.0 & 27 0.0 & 47 0.1 138 0.3 1,142 4.1 543 6.9 1,943 0.3
Hysterotomy/
Hysterectomy 55 0.0 & 13 0.0 & 8 0.0 & 6 0.0 & 20 0.1 4 0.1 106 0.0 &
Other @ 207 0.1 79 0.0 & 290 0.4 309 0.7 1,056 3.8 483 6.1 2,424 0.3
Total ** 376,474 100.0 180,150 100.0 82,058 100.0 43,157 100.0 27,713 100.0 7,916 100.0 717,468 100.0
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* Excludes unknowns.
+ Includes dilatation and evacuation.
& <=0.05%.
@ Includes instillation procedures not reported as a specific category.
** Reported by 36 states and New York City.
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