United States yearbook - 1982 (1)

Legal Abortions 6 9
No. 102. Legal Abortions—Estimated Number, Rate, and Ratio by Ra c e: 1972 to 1980
[Refers to women 15-44 years old at time of abortion. NA-Not available]
W H I T E
B L A C K A N D O T H E R
Y E A R
Women,
15-44 yr.
old (1,000)
Number
of
abortions
(1.000)
Abortion
rate per
1,000
women
Abortion
ratio per
1,000 live
births
Women,
15-44 yr.
old (1,000)
Number
of
abortions
(1,000)
Abortion
rate per
1,000
women
Abortion
ratio per
1,000 live
births
10 7 ? 455.3 6,056 131.5 21.7 223
1975.................................. 40,857 701.2 17.2 276 6>49 333.0 49.3 565
1976.................................. 41,721 784.9 18.8 296 7,000 394.4 56.3 638
1977.................................. 42,567 888.8 20.9 333 7,247 427.9 59.0 679
1978.................................. 43,427 969.4 22.3 356 7,493 440.2 58.7 665
1979.................................. 44,266 1,062.4 24.0 373 7,750 435.3 56.2 625
1980.................................. 44,942 1,093.6 24.3 (NA) 8,106 460.3 56.8 (N A )
Sources: The Alan Guttmacher Institute, New York, N.Y., unpublished data.
No. 103. Reported Legal Abortions, 1975 to 1980, and C haracteristics, 1979—S tates
[By State of occurrence. Based on available data from central health agencies with statewide reporting systems] therefore, figures
may differ from those shown in table 104 which are based on surveys of hospitals and physicians]
S T A T E O F
O C C U R -
R E N C E
N U M B E R O F
A B O R T I O N S (1,000)
RA T I O : A B O R T I O N S
T O 1 , 0 0 0
LIVE B I R T H S
Race
1 9 7 5 1 9 7 9 1 9 8 0 1 9 7 5 1 9 7 9 1 9 8 0 White and
Black
other
P E R C E N T D I S T R I B U T I O N * 1 9 7 9
Marital
status
Married
Unmarried
Weeks of
gestation
1 2
or
less
1 3
or
more
Number of previous live
births s
None 1 2
3 or
more
Ala.............. (NA) 15.4 17 .9 (NA) 2 4 7 2 8 3 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Alaska........ 1.2 1.9 1.9 1 6 9 2 0 8 2 0 2 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Arfz............. (NA) 7.8 9.3 (NA) 1 6 7 1 8 5 6 2 . 9 12.1 23.1 72.4 9 1 . 5 7.4 6 3 . 3 16.9 1 2 . 4 7 . 4
Ark.............. 1.9 6.1 6.0 5 7 1 6 7 1 6 1 7 8 . 9 21.1 25 . 9 73.7 9 2 . 2 7.0 (NA) (NA) (NA) (N A )
Calif............ 142.1 187.3 199.1 4 4 8 4 9 4 4 9 4 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Colo........... 9.7 16,5 17.6 2 4 1 3 4 9 3 5 4 6 7 . 9 7.6 22 . 6 71 . 8 8 1 . 9 15 . 7 6 6 . 2 15.8 10.1 6.1
Conn........... 10.8 14.2 14.8 3 0 1 3 6 7 4 3 5 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 9 3 . 9 2.9 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Dei.............. (NA) 3.6 3.7 (NA) 4 0 7 4 2 2 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
D.C............. 22.7 28.7 27 . 2 (3 ) n n 35 . 9 6 3 . 4 2 4 . 4 73.5 9 1 . 9 6.4 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Fla.............. (NA) 56.2 61.7 (NA) 464 466 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Ga.............. 23.7 36.6 33.3 2 9 7 4 1 6 361 64 . 4 34.6 23 . 9 74.5 8 8 . 6 11.3 5 9 . 8 19.5 1 3 . 3 7 . 5
Hawaii..... 4.5 6.1 6.6 2 9 0 349 357 32 . 7 54.4 27 . 9 68.4 91 . 3 8.6 3 4 . 4 11.4 9.1 S. 3
Idaho.......... (NA) 2.4 2.6 (NA) 1 2 2 1 2 7 9 5 . 3 2.9 25.1 72.2 92 . 7 4.4 6 2 . 3 15.9 1 2 . 4 6 . 5
Ill................. 58.7 68.2 67 . 6 3 4 7 3 7 0 355 6 6 . 5 26.9 25 . 5 72.1 9 3 . 6 6.1 5 3 . 4 10.7 1 4 . 5 1 1 . 3
Ind.............. 7.9 14.7 16.5 9 5 168 1 8 7 7 9 . 9 18.2 21 . 0 76.5 95.1 .6 5 6 . 7 18.8 13 . 2 7 . 8
Iowa........... (NA) 6.2 6.9 (NA) 134 1 4 3 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Kans........... 9.2 12.3 11.8 2 7 2 3 1 6 2 9 0 65.1 13.4 22 . 7 76 . 5 8 4 . 4 15.5 6 4 . 7 16.4 1 1 . 7 6.6
Ky............... (NA) 11.3 7.5 (NA) 193 1 2 3 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
La............... 4.2 13.5 16.5 62 170 201 3 7 . 3 3 9 . 4 26 . 8 62 . 6 90 . 9 6.5 (NA) (NA) N A ) (NA)
Maine......... (NA) 4.0 4.0 (NA) 2 4 2 2 4 4 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Md.............. 16.6 25.5 27.8 3 5 8 4 3 8 4 6 4 58 . 5 36.1 24 . 9 74.1 9 2 . 7 7.2 6 1 . 2 2 0 . 8 1 1 . 7 5.8
Mass.......... (NA) 44.0 (NA) (NA) 6 2 3 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 92 . 6 7.4 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Mich............ (NA) 54.1 45 . 5 (NA) 374 3 1 3 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Minn............ 10.6 18.7 19.0 1 8 7 2 8 6 2 7 9 8 4 . 4 5.5 16.8 79.9 85.1 14.9 7 3 . 2 12.7 a.e 5.3
Miss............ .3 4.4 (NA) 7 96 (NA) 6 2 . 7 37.1 24 . 8 74.9 9 2 . 6 5.3 55 . 7 20.1 14 . 9 9.2
Mo.............. 10.2 17.3 19.0 1 5 0 226 2 4 2 70 . 5 29.0 24.1 74.9 91 . 3 7.7 5 1 . 2 2 0 . 0 14 . 4 9.2
Wont........... 1.5 3.4 3.5 1 3 0 2 4 5 2 4 4 8 2 . 9 5.1 20 . 0 68 . 2 9 1 . 7 8.2 67.1 15.0 11.1 6.7
Nebr........... 3.4 4.6 6.1 1 4 4 1 7 6 222 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 6 8 . 3 13.6 1 0 . 5 7.5
Nev............. 1.8 6.4 7.3 2 0 4 5 1 5 5 3 6 89 . 2 10.8 26 . 4 72 . 9 99.1 .5 5 6 . 6 19.9 1 2 . 6 6.1
N.H............. 1.4 3.1 3.4 1 2 6 2 4 3 2 5 1 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
N,J.............. (NA) 2 4 . 7 (NA) (NA) 2 5 6 (NA) 6 4 . 4 35 . 0 28.1 71.5 9 0 . 6 6.4 55.1 16,3 15 . 2 9.6
N. Mex....... (NA) 5.2 5.7 (NA) 2 0 3 2 1 3 86 . 4 11.6 23 . 4 76.4 65 . 4 10.8 54 . 0 19.8 1 2 . 0 7.7
N.Y............. 1 4 7 . 2 15 4 . 2 1 5 1 . 0 6 2 4 6 5 3 6 2 9 61 . 6 3 5 . 2 24 . 6 74.7 87,6 12.2 48 . 9 19.4 1 5 . 5 11.1
N.C............. 20.0 29.5 32.0 2 4 7 3 5 2 3 7 9 63.1 3 4 . 2 28 . 8 68 . 8 8 4 . 5 9.3 5 4 . 6 18.6 12.1 6.6
N. Dak........ (NA) 2.8 2.6 (NA) 2 3 8 2 2 1 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Ohio........... (NA) 41.9 42 . 2 (NA) 2 5 1 2 5 0 6 4 . 9 2 2 . 2 2 1 . 4 76.0 6 7 . 8 3.2 6 0 . 9 16.5 12.6 7.8
Okla........... (NA) 10.7 11.3 (NA) 2 1 8 2 1 6 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Oreg........... 10.6 14.5 15.7 3 1 9 3 4 6 3 6 5 93.1 4.6 2 4 . 4 74.9 8 8 . 7 11.0 6 4 . 6 17.5 1 1 . 0 5.7
Pa............... 43.3 64.1 65 . 8 2 9 1 4 0 6 4 1 5 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 94 . 7 5.1 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
R.l............... 3.3 5.4 6.6 3 0 3 4 5 4 5 4 5 8 5 . 5 8.5 2 6 . 5 7 2 ,2 9 2 . 9 7.1 6 2 . 9 17.1 1 1 . 4 7,6
S.C......... . 4.5 11.0 12.3 9 7 2 1 7 2 3 6 59 . 8 4 0 . 2 24 . 6 75.3 93 . 3 6.6 5 7 . 9 19.7 1 2 . 4 9.6
S. Dak........ 1.5 1.4 1.3 1 3 1 1 0 7 99 86 . 0 13.8 P0.P 79.2 77 . 9 21 . 6 60.1 17.2 1 0 . 2 8.0
Tenn........... 11.1 23.4 23 . 3 1 7 8 3 4 2 3 3 7 7 4 . 0 2 5 . 8 26 . 8 72.8 94 . 5 5.3 56 . 3 20 . 7 1 2 . 8 7.9
Tex............. (NA) 77 . 0 84 . 5 (NA) 3 0 3 3 0 9 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Utah........... 2.1 3.7 3.0 6 8 9 0 91 9 0 . 4 6.8 25 . 4 73.1 93 . 0 7.0 5 6 . 9 17.4 1 3 . 3 1 0 . 0
Vt................ 2.1 2.9 3.2 3 1 3 3 8 9 4 1 5 98.1 .7 19.6 78.8 96 . 9 3.1 7 4 . 6 11.2 8.4 5.3
Va............... 18.0 31.4 32 .0 2 5 7 4 0 8 4 0 8 68 . 3 30.7 2 0 . 6 77.9 89 . 8 9.8 61 . 7 18.8 1 1 . 8 7.1
Wash.......... 21.0 29.7 (NA) 4 1 2 4 6 2 (NA) (NA) (NA) 2 1 . 9 73 . 5 95 . 7 4.2 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
W. Va......... (NA) 3.0 3.1 (NA) 9 6 1 0 2 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (n a )
WIs............. (NA) 20.0 21 . 8 ( N A 2 7 3 2 9 1 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
Wyo............ (NA) .8 .8 (NA) 7 7 7 6 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 96.1 3.4 68 . 5 12 . 4 1 0 . 9 6. 5
NA Not available. '"Unknown” categories not shown separately. 3For Idaho and Ohio, data represent number of living
children. 3 More than 1,000.
Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, Ga., A b o rtio n S u rv e illa n c e R e p o rt— L e g a l A b o rtio n s , annual; 1979 and 1980,
unpublished data.