Table 19: Induced Abortion Summary Information by Race/Ethnicity, New York State 2017

Category1 Total2 Number Total Percent Non-Hispanic Hispanic
Non-Hispanic Total2 Non-Hispanic Percent White Only Number White Only Percent Black Only Number Black Only Percent Other Number Other Percent Hispanic3 Total Hispanic Percent White Only Number White Only Percent Black Only Number Black Only Percent
Total Abortions 77,810 100.0 59,924 100.0 18,108 100.0 26,644 100.0 5,957 100.0 17,886 100.0 4,779 100.0 2,164 100.0
Woman's Age
< 15 171 0.2 106 0.2 19 0.1 69 0.3 6 0.1 65 0.4 21 0.4 6 0.3
15-17 2,360 3.0 1,678 2.8 425 2.4 935 3.5 125 2.1 682 3.8 175 3.7 81 3.7
18-19 4,839 6.2 3,505 5.9 974 5.4 1,753 6.6 312 5.2 1,334 7.5 324 6.8 166 7.7
20-24 21,648 27.9 16,304 27.3 4,782 26.5 7,603 28.6 1,571 26.4 5,344 29.9 1,440 30.2 625 28.9
25-29 22,232 28.6 17,205 28.8 5,214 28.9 7,794 29.3 1,588 26.7 5,027 28.1 1,303 27.3 672 31.1
30-34 14,698 18.9 11,564 19.3 3,502 19.4 4,954 18.6 1,207 20.3 3,134 17.5 882 18.5 395 18.3
35-39 8,640 11.1 6,941 11.6 2,283 12.6 2,644 9.9 788 13.2 1,699 9.5 445 9.3 180 8.3
40-44 2,829 3.6 2,282 3.8 788 4.4 782 2.9 313 5.3 547 3.1 173 3.6 35 1.6
45+ 269 0.3 227 0.4 65 0.4 73 0.3 38 0.6 42 0.2 11 0.2 4 0.2
Gestation
<9 Weeks 48,455 69.1 36,516 68.3 10,684 70.0 16,316 66.6 3,921 69.9 11,939 71.6 2,715 68.3 1,487 71.6
9-10 Weeks 9,869 14.1 7,637 14.3 2,096 13.7 3,701 15.1 733 13.1 2,232 13.4 542 13.6 274 13.2
11-12 Weeks 4,782 6.8 3,754 7.0 1,003 6.6 1,826 7.5 351 6.3 1,028 6.2 249 6.3 132 6.4
13-15 Weeks 3,259 4.6 2,553 4.8 731 4.8 1,104 4.5 262 4.7 706 4.2 203 5.1 96 4.6
16-19 Weeks 2,177 3.1 1,691 3.2 394 2.6 874 3.6 223 4.0 486 2.9 146 3.7 62 3.0
20+ Weeks 1,590 2.3 1,298 2.4 364 2.4 661 2.7 118 2.1 292 1.8 121 3.0 27 1.3
Previous Abortions
None 29,160 43.3 21,417 42.1 6,853 46.6 9,324 38.2 2,724 49.5 7,743 46.8 2,195 56.5 700 33.8
1 17,329 25.7 13,082 25.7 3,705 25.2 6,243 25.6 1,370 24.9 4,247 25.7 874 22.5 554 26.8
2 11,324 16.8 9,119 17.9 2,737 18.6 4,282 17.5 748 13.6 2,205 13.3 438 11.3 348 16.8
3 4,935 7.3 3,798 7.5 825 5.6 2,273 9.3 361 6.6 1,137 6.9 188 4.8 197 9.5
4 2,263 3.4 1,702 3.3 311 2.1 1,107 4.5 150 2.7 561 3.4 93 2.4 117 5.6
5+ 2,400 3.6 1,744 3.4 274 1.9 1,188 4.9 152 2.8 656 4.0 98 2.5 155 7.5
Institutions
Hospital 6,513 8.4 4,753 7.9 1,342 7.4 2,121 8.0 556 9.3 1,760 9.8 797 16.7 55 2.5
Not in Hospital 71,243 91.6 55,126 92.1 16,741 92.6 24,511 92.0 5,398 90.7 16,117 90.2 3,980 83.3 2,108 97.5
Financial Coverage
Medicaid 37,275 49.6 26,986 46.8 7,100 40.5 14,182 54.2 2,469 42.3 10,289 58.9 2,794 61.2 975 45.6
HMO 3,362 4.5 2,978 5.2 1,549 8.8 767 2.9 115 2.0 384 2.2 227 5.0 38 1.8
Other Ins 22,942 30.5 18,648 32.3 5,816 33.2 8,245 31.5 2,074 35.6 4,294 24.6 923 20.2 882 41.2
Self Pay 11,095 14.8 8,648 15.0 2,864 16.3 2,837 10.8 1,149 19.7 2,447 14.0 590 12.9 233 10.9
More Than One 496 0.7 443 0.8 209 1.2 138 0.5 26 0.4 53 0.3 34 0.7 12 0.6
Operative Procedure
D & C 3,164 4.1 2,647 4.5 997 5.6 791 3.0 395 6.7 517 2.9 179 3.8 29 1.3
Suction & Cur 46,464 60.6 36,028 61.2 9,188 51.7 17,070 64.5 3,461 58.5 10,436 58.7 2,684 57.0 1,387 64.5
D & E 5,899 7.7 4,664 7.9 1,405 7.9 2,251 8.5 440 7.4 1,235 6.9 386 8.2 176 8.2
Saline Injection 68 0.1 56 0.1 10 0.1 13 0.0 5 0.1 12 0.1 4 0.1 2 0.1
Prostaglandin 29 0.0 27 0.0 14 0.1 3 0.0 3 0.1 2 0.0 0 0.0 1 0.0
Medical 22,669 29.6 16,729 28.4 6,354 35.7 7,052 26.7 1,764 29.8 5,940 33.4 1,593 33.8 613 28.5
Other 480 0.6 436 0.7 295 1.7 128 0.5 11 0.2 44 0.2 29 0.6 5 0.2

1 Categories will not add to Total Number because of unknown information.

2 Total includes records with unknown race.

3 Hispanic Total includes non-white and non-black births.