Table 19: Resident Induced Abortion Summary by Woman's Race/Ethnicity
Vital Statistics of New York State 2004
| Race1 | Ethnicity | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total2 Number |
Total Percent |
White Number |
White Percent |
Black Number |
Black Percent |
Other Number |
Other Percent |
Hispanic3 Number |
Hispanic Percent |
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| Total Abortions | 120,401 | 100.0 | 52,031 | 100.0 | 48,327 | 100.0 | 6,736 | 100.0 | 30,567 | 100.0 | |
| Woman's Age | |||||||||||
| <15 | 741 | 0.6 | 295 | 0.6 | 299 | 0.6 | 19 | 0.3 | 197 | 0.6 | |
| 15-17 | 8,499 | 7.1 | 3,643 | 7.0 | 3,499 | 7.3 | 312 | 4.6 | 2,245 | 7.4 | |
| 18-19 | 12,612 | 10.5 | 5,778 | 11.1 | 4,768 | 9.9 | 537 | 8.0 | 3,330 | 10.9 | |
| 20-24 | 37,000 | 30.8 | 16,637 | 32.0 | 14,591 | 30.3 | 1,748 | 26.0 | 10,047 | 33.0 | |
| 25-29 | 27,978 | 23.3 | 11,791 | 22.7 | 11,594 | 24.1 | 1,620 | 24.1 | 7,365 | 24.2 | |
| 30-34 | 18,136 | 15.1 | 7,310 | 14.1 | 7,578 | 15.7 | 1,330 | 19.8 | 4,289 | 14.1 | |
| 35-39 | 11,094 | 9.2 | 4,695 | 9.0 | 4,396 | 9.1 | 804 | 12.0 | 2,284 | 7.5 | |
| 40-44 | 3,757 | 3.1 | 1,638 | 3.2 | 1,365 | 2.8 | 320 | 4.8 | 684 | 2.2 | |
| 45+ | 287 | 0.2 | 131 | 0.3 | 100 | 0.2 | 26 | 0.4 | 47 | 0.2 | |
| Gestation | |||||||||||
| <9 Weeks | 66,718 | 60.1 | 29,838 | 61.4 | 26,600 | 58.1 | 4,196 | 67.1 | 17,543 | 60.9 | |
| 9-10 Weeks | 21,288 | 19.2 | 9,269 | 19.1 | 8,932 | 19.5 | 1,036 | 16.6 | 5,449 | 18.9 | |
| 11-12 Weeks | 10,676 | 9.6 | 4,465 | 9.2 | 4,793 | 10.5 | 456 | 7.3 | 2,686 | 9.3 | |
| 13-15 Weeks | 6,388 | 5.8 | 2,623 | 5.4 | 2,972 | 6.5 | 254 | 4.1 | 1,706 | 5.9 | |
| 16-19 Weeks | 3,975 | 3.6 | 1,590 | 3.3 | 1,728 | 3.8 | 202 | 3.2 | 954 | 3.3 | |
| 20+ Weeks | 2,013 | 1.8 | 802 | 1.7 | 775 | 1.7 | 107 | 1.7 | 453 | 1.6 | |
| Previous Abortions | |||||||||||
| None | 53,042 | 46.0 | 24,446 | 48.5 | 16,872 | 35.7 | 3,163 | 48.1 | 12,623 | 42.3 | |
| 1 | 29,439 | 25.5 | 13,201 | 26.2 | 13,119 | 27.7 | 1,772 | 26.9 | 8,158 | 27.3 | |
| 2 | 17,011 | 14.7 | 6,924 | 13.7 | 8,513 | 18.0 | 885 | 13.4 | 4,734 | 15.9 | |
| 3 | 8,108 | 7.0 | 3,061 | 6.1 | 4,391 | 9.3 | 408 | 6.2 | 2,168 | 7.3 | |
| 4 | 3,854 | 3.3 | 1,359 | 2.7 | 2,204 | 4.7 | 170 | 2.6 | 1,011 | 3.4 | |
| 5+ | 3,904 | 3.4 | 1,437 | 2.8 | 2,184 | 4.6 | 183 | 2.8 | 1,150 | 3.9 | |
| Institution | |||||||||||
| Hospital | 14,978 | 12.4 | 7,151 | 13.7 | 6,508 | 13.5 | 826 | 12.3 | 5,151 | 16.9 | |
| Not in Hospital | 105,423 | 87.6 | 44,880 | 86.3 | 41,819 | 86.5 | 5,910 | 87.7 | 25,416 | 83.1 | |
| Operative Procedure | |||||||||||
| D & C | 3,688 | 3.1 | 2,032 | 3.9 | 1,348 | 2.8 | 207 | 3.1 | 1,171 | 3.9 | |
| Suction & Cur | 90,233 | 75.6 | 38,246 | 74.3 | 37,339 | 77.7 | 5,076 | 76.0 | 23,969 | 78.9 | |
| D & E | 13,905 | 11.7 | 5,746 | 11.2 | 5,895 | 12.3 | 507 | 7.6 | 2,912 | 9.6 | |
| Saline Injection | 33 | 0.0 | 9 | 0.0 | 15 | 0.0 | 8 | 0.1 | 5 | 0.0 | |
| Prostaglandin | 55 | 0.0 | 40 | 0.1 | 6 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 6 | 0.0 | |
| Medical | 11,479 | 9.6 | 5,734 | 11.1 | 3,452 | 7.2 | 848 | 12.7 | 2,341 | 7.7 | |
| Other | 907 | 0.8 | 293 | 0.6 | 210 | 0.4 | 65 | 1.0 | 71 | 0.2 | |
- 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.
