Vital Statistics - 2001 Annual Report

Table 19: Resident Induced Abortion Summary
by Woman's Race/Ethnicity
 
New York State - 2001
 
  Race Ethnicity
  Total(1) Number Total Percent White Number White Percent Black Number Black Percent Other Number Other Percent Hispanic(2) Number Hispanic Percent
Total Abortions 122,271 100.0 56,266 100.0 51,213 100.0 6,133 100.0 31,624 100.0
 
Woman's Age
<15 744 0.6 291 0.5 397 0.8 18 0.3 205 0.7
15-17 8,681 7.1 4,064 7.2 3,805 7.5 242 4.0 2,350 7.5
18-19 13,046 10.7 6,307 11.2 5,240 10.3 485 7.9 3,474 11.0
20-24 37,137 30.5 17,887 31.9 15,081 29.5 1,555 25.5 10,471 33.2
25-29 27,521 22.6 12,241 21.8 11,847 23.2 1,530 25.0 7,306 23.2
30-34 19,491 16.0 8,524 15.2 8,415 16.5 1,225 20.0 4,630 14.7
35-39 11,439 9.4 5,005 8.9 4,824 9.4 737 12.1 2,396 7.6
40-44 3,554 2.9 1,653 2.9 1,341 2.6 286 4.7 653 2.1
45+ 268 0.2 116 0.2 100 0.2 32 0.5 38 0.1
 
Gestation
<9 Weeks 66,082 58.5 31,443 59.3 27,541 56.3 3,902 66.8 17,754 59.0
9-10 Weeks 22,583 20.0 10,808 20.4 9,747 19.9 990 17.0 6,122 20.4
11-12 Weeks 11,339 10.0 5,118 9.7 5,265 10.8 438 7.5 2,897 9.6
13-15 Weeks 6,543 5.8 2,833 5.3 3,232 6.6 220 3.8 1,722 5.7
16-19 Weeks 4,135 3.7 1,714 3.2 2,098 4.3 178 3.0 1,047 3.5
20+ Weeks 2,353 2.1 1,102 2.1 1,051 2.1 112 1.9 525 1.7
 
Previous Abortions
None 52,106 45.0 26,645 49.0 18,683 37.2 3,012 50.5 13,125 42.8
1 29,941 25.8 14,039 25.8 13,497 26.9 1,525 25.6 8,047 26.3
2 17,541 15.1 7,192 13.2 9,176 18.3 787 13.2 4,763 15.5
3 8,394 7.2 3,342 6.1 4,529 9.0 337 5.7 2,329 7.6
4 3,963 3.4 1,531 2.8 2,199 4.4 157 2.6 1,147 3.7
5+ 3,897 3.4 1,602 2.9 2,082 4.2 145 2.4 1,227 4.0
 
Institution
Hospital 14,308 11.7 6,856 12.2 5,897 11.5 867 14.1 4,321 13.7
Not in Hospital 107,963 88.3 49,410 87.8 45,316 88.5 5,266 85.9 27,303 86.3
 
Financial Coverage
Medicaid 43,806 37.8 19,520 35.9 21,748 43.4 1,196 20.0 14,568 47.1
HMO 5,235 4.5 2,930 5.4 1,112 2.2 84 1.4 300 1.0
Other Ins 20,361 17.6 8,398 15.4 10,016 20.0 1,083 18.1 4,248 13.7
Self Pay 46,347 40.0 23,486 43.1 17,088 34.1 3,611 60.4 11,812 38.2
More Than One 237 0.2 105 0.2 110 0.2 3 0.1 19 0.1
 
Operative Procedure
D & C 8,581 7.1 3,758 6.7 3,056 6.0 448 7.4 2,411 7.7
Suction & Cur 93,796 77.7 43,240 77.7 39,520 78.0 4,755 78.4 25,066 80.1
D & E 13,846 11.5 6,475 11.6 6,326 12.5 462 7.6 3,115 9.9
Saline Injection 397 0.3 53 0.1 325 0.6 10 0.2 52 0.2
Prostaglandin 79 0.1 62 0.1 6 0.0 2 0.0 9 0.0
Medical 4,069 3.4 2,174 3.9 1,313 2.6 352 5.8 775 2.5
Other 1,489 1.2 906 1.6 413 0.8 86 1.4 126 0.4
 
Each Operative Procedure is counted separately. Total operative procedures will be greater than the total of Induced Abortions.
For Induced Abortions occurring in New York City, only primary operative procedure is reported.
New York City combines saline and prostaglandin injection and this combination is reported in the saline injection procedure.
(1) Total Induced Abortions = White + Black + Other + Not Stated
(2) Hispanic Induced Abortions is a separate count equal to Hispanic White + Hispanic Black + Hispanic Other + Hispanic Not Stated