| Characteristic |
Abortions per 100
live births1 |
| 1973 |
1975 |
1980 |
1985 |
1990 |
1995 |
19994 |
20005 |
20015 |
20025 |
20036 |
|
Total
|
19.6
|
27.2
|
35.9
|
35.4
|
34.4
|
31.1
|
25.6
|
24.5
|
24.6
|
24.6
|
24.1
|
|
Age
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Under 15 years |
123.7 |
119.3 |
139.7 |
137.6 |
81.8 |
66.4 |
70.9 |
70.8 |
74.4 |
75.3 |
83.0 |
| 15–19 years |
53.9 |
54.2 |
71.4 |
68.8 |
51.1 |
39.9 |
37.5 |
36.1 |
36.6 |
36.8 |
37.4 |
| 20–24 years |
29.4 |
28.9 |
39.5 |
38.6 |
37.8 |
34.8 |
31.6 |
30.0 |
30.4 |
30.3 |
30.0 |
| 25–29 years |
20.7 |
19.2 |
23.7 |
21.7 |
21.8 |
22.0 |
20.8 |
19.8 |
20.0 |
20.0 |
19.5 |
| 30–34 years |
28.0 |
25.0 |
23.7 |
19.9 |
19.0 |
16.4 |
15.2 |
14.5 |
14.7 |
14.8 |
14.4 |
| 35–39 years |
45.1 |
42.2 |
41.0 |
33.6 |
27.3 |
22.3 |
19.3 |
18.1 |
18.0 |
18.0 |
17.3 |
| 40 years and over |
68.4 |
66.8 |
80.7 |
62.3 |
50.6 |
38.5 |
32.9 |
30.1 |
30.4 |
31.0 |
29.3 |
|
Race
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| White2 |
32.6 |
27.7 |
33.2 |
27.7 |
25.8 |
20.3 |
17.7 |
16.7 |
16.5 |
16.4 |
16.5 |
| Black3 |
42.0 |
47.6 |
54.3 |
47.2 |
53.7 |
53.1 |
52.9 |
50.3 |
49.1 |
49.5 |
49.1 |
|
Marital status
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Married |
7.6 |
9.6 |
10.5 |
8.0 |
8.7 |
7.6 |
7.0 |
6.5 |
6.5 |
6.5 |
6.3 |
| Unmarried |
139.8 |
161.0 |
147.6 |
117.4 |
86.3 |
64.5 |
60.4 |
57.0 |
57.2 |
57.0 |
53.8 |
NOTE: Data are based on reporting by state health
departments and by hospitals and other medical facilities.
1. For calculation of ratios according to
each characteristic, abortions with the characteristic unknown have been
distributed in proportion to abortions with the characteristic
known.
2. For 1989 and later years, white race
includes women of Hispanic ethnicity.
3. Before 1989 black race includes races
other than white.
4. In 1989 and 1999, Alaska, California, New Hampshire, and Oklahoma did not report abortion data to CDC. For comparison, in 1997, the 48 corresponding reporting areas reported about 900,000 legal abortions.
5. In 2000, 2001, and 2002, Alaska, California, and New Hampshire did not report abortion date to CDC.
6. In 2003, California, New Hampshire, and West Virginia did not report abortion data to CDC.
Source: Health, United States, 2007, Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention.
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