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Table 2. Number of reported abortions, abortion rate and percentage change in rate, by cen-
abortions in 1996 might have been 3-4%
sus division and state in which the abortions occurred, 1992, 1995 and 1996
greater than the number we counted. (We
Census division
Number
Rate*
did not adjust the number of abortions or
and state
% change
1992
1995
1992-
providers for this estimated undercount.)
1996
1992
1995
1996
1996
The total could be even greater if facilities
Total
1,528,930
1.363,690
1,365,730
25.9
22.9
22.9
-12
with large abortion caseloads were miss-
New England
ing from our list of possible providers, but
78,360
71,940
71,280
25.2
23.6
23.5
-7
Connecticut
19,720
16,680
16,230
26.2
we believe it is unlikely that large
23.0
22.5
-14
Maine
4,200
2,690
2,700
14,7
9.6
9.7
providers would be missed. The under-
-34
Massachusetts
40,660
41,190
41,160
28.4
29.2
29.3
3
count may be offset in part by inadvertent
New Hampshire
3,890
3,240
3,470
14.6
12.0
12.7
-13
Rhode Island
double counting of facilities listed under
6,990
5,720
5,420
30.0
25.5
24,4
-19
Vermont
2,900
two different names.
2,420
2,300
21.2
17.9
17.1
-19
Middle Atlantic
300,450
278,310
270,220
34.6
32.7
32.0
-8
Results
New Jersey
55,320
61,130
63,100
31,0
34.5
35.8
16
New York
Numbers and Rates
195,390
176,420
167,600
46.2
42.8
41.1
-11
Pennsylvania
49,740
40,760
39,520
18.6
15.5
15.2
The number of abortions performed in the
-18
United States fell sharply to 1.36 million in
East North Central
204,810
185,800
190,050
20.7
18.9
19.9
-7
Illinois
1995, after reaching a peak of 1.61 million
68,420
68,160
69,390
25.4
25.6
26,1
3
Indiana
15,840
14,030
14,850
12.0
in 1990 (Table 1). The steady decline
10.6
11.2
-7
Michigan
55,580
49,370
48,780
25.2
22.0
22.3
-11
plateaued in 1996, however, when about the
Ohio
49,520
40,940
42,870
19.5
16.2
17.0
-13
Wisconsin
same number of abortions were performed
15,450
13,300
14,160
13.6
11.6
12.3
-9
(1.37 million) as in 1995. The abortion rate
West North Central
57,340
48,530
48,660
14.3
11.9
11.9
per 1,000 women aged 15-44 followed a
-16
Iowa
6,970
6,040
5,780
11.4
9.8
9.4
Kansas
-17
similar pattern-a drop of 16% from 1990
12,570
10,310
10,630
22.4
18.3
18.9
-16
Minnesota
to 1995, and then no change in 1996. The
16,180
14,910
14,660
15.6
14.2
13.9
Missouri
-11
13,510
10,540
10,810
11.6
8.9
abortion rate in 1995 and 1996 was 23 per
9.1
Nebraska
-21
5,580
4,360
4,460
15.7
12.1
12,3
North Dakota
-22
1,000 women aged 15-44, lower than in any
1,490
1,330
1,290
10.7
9.6
9.4
South Dakota
-13
year since 1975 (when it was 22 per 1,000).
1,040
1,040
1,030
6.8
6,6
6.5
4
In 1995 and 1996, the abortion ratio was
South Atlantic
269,200
261,990
263,600
25.9
24.6
24.7
Delaware
in
26 abortions per 100 live births plus abor-
5,730
5,790
4,090
35.2
34.4
24.1
District of Columbia
-32
tions-i.e., 26% of pregnancies (excluding
21,320
21,090
20,790
138.4
151.7
154.5
Florida
12
miscarriages) were terminated by abor-
84,680
87,500
94,050
30.0
30.0
32.0
7
Georgia
39,680
36,940
37,320
tion. Including an estimate of the number
24.0
21.2
21.1
-12
Maryland
31,260
30,520
31,310
26.4
25.6
26.3
o
of pregnancies ending in miscarriage" de-
North Carolina
36,180
34,600
33,550
22.4
21.0
20.2
South Carolina
-10
creases the percentage of pregnancies end-
12,190
11,020
9,940
14.2
12.9
11.6
-19
Virginia
ing in abortion to 22%. The abortion ratio
35,020
31,480
29,940
22.7
20.0
18.9
West Virginia
-16
3,140
3,050
2,610
7.7
7.8
6.6
-14
has fallen since 1990, when it was 28 per
100, but it has not declined as much as the
East South Central
54,060
44,010
46,100
14.9
12.0
12.5
Alabama
-17
abortion rate because the number of births
17,450
14,580
15,150
18.2
15.0
15.6
Kentucky
-15
10,000
7,770
also dropped somewhat.
8,470
11.4
8.8
9.6
Mississippi
-16
7,550
3,420
4,490
12.4
5.5
Tennessee
7.2
A
Abortion numbers and rates vary wide-
19,060
18,240
17,990
16.2
15.2
14.8
8
ly among the states (Table 2). As is to be
West South Central
127,070
119,200
expected, the most populous states report
120,610
19.6
18.0
18.1
Arkansas
&
7,130
6,010
6,200
the largest numbers of abortions: Califor-
13.5
11.1
Louisiana
11.4
-15
13,600
14,820
14,740
13.4
14.7
14,7
Oklahoma
10
nia (238,000), New York (168,000), Flori-
8,940
9,130
8,400
12.5
12.9
11.8
Texas
-5
da (94,000) and Texas (91,000). Since 1992,
97,400
89,240
91,270
23.1
20.5
20.7
-10
Florida has replaced Texas as the state
Mountain
69,600
63,390
67,020
21.0
17.9
18.6
Arizona
-12
with the third most abortions. Wyoming
20,600
18,120
19,310
24.1
19.1
Colorado
19.8
-18
reported the fewest abortions (280), and
19,880
15,690
18,310
23.6
18.0
Idaho
20,9
-12
Idaho, North Dakota and South Dakota
1,710
1,500
1,600
7.2
58
Montana
6.1
-15
3,300
3,010
2,900
each reported fewer than 2,000.
18.2
16.2
15.6
Nevada
-14
13,300
15,600
15,450
44.2
467
New Mexico
44.6
1
The highest abortion rates by state of oc-
6,410
5,450
5,470
17.7
14.4
Utah
14.4
-19
currence were in Nevada (45 abortions per
3,940
3,740
3,700
9.3
8.1
Wyoming
7.8
-16
460
280
280
1,000 female residents aged 15-44), New
4.3
2.7
2.7
-37
York (41) and New Jersey (36), and rates
Pacific
368,040
290,520
288,190
38.7
30.5
Alaska
30.1
-22
were above 30 per 1,000 in California and
2,370
1,990
2,040
16.5
California
14.2
14.6
-11
304,230
240,240
237,830
42.1
33.4
Hawall
33.0
-22
12,190
"Miscarriages were estimated as 10% of abortions plus
7,510
6,930
46.0
Oregon
29.3
27.3
-41
16,060
15,590
20% of births. These proportions attempt to account for
15,050
23.9
22.6
Washington
21.6
-10
33,190
25,190
26,340
27.7
pregnancies that miscarry after lasting long enough to
20.2
20.9
-24
be noted by the woman (6-7 weeks after the last men-
"Abartions per 1,000 women aged 15-44. Note: In this and subsequent tables, numbers of abortions are rounded to the nearest 10.
Sources: 1992-reference 1; 1995-1996-sources to Table 1.
strual period). (See: Leridon H, Human Fertility: The Basic
Components, Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1977,
Table 4.20.)
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"ocrText": "Table 2. Number of reported abortions, abortion rate and percentage change in rate, by cen-\nabortions in 1996 might have been 3-4%\nsus division and state in which the abortions occurred, 1992, 1995 and 1996\ngreater than the number we counted. (We\nCensus division\nNumber\nRate*\ndid not adjust the number of abortions or\nand state\n% change\n1992\n1995\n1992-\nproviders for this estimated undercount.)\n1996\n1992\n1995\n1996\n1996\nThe total could be even greater if facilities\nTotal\n1,528,930\n1.363,690\n1,365,730\n25.9\n22.9\n22.9\n-12\nwith large abortion caseloads were miss-\nNew England\ning from our list of possible providers, but\n78,360\n71,940\n71,280\n25.2\n23.6\n23.5\n-7\nConnecticut\n19,720\n16,680\n16,230\n26.2\nwe believe it is unlikely that large\n23.0\n22.5\n-14\nMaine\n4,200\n2,690\n2,700\n14,7\n9.6\n9.7\nproviders would be missed. The under-\n-34\nMassachusetts\n40,660\n41,190\n41,160\n28.4\n29.2\n29.3\n3\ncount may be offset in part by inadvertent\nNew Hampshire\n3,890\n3,240\n3,470\n14.6\n12.0\n12.7\n-13\nRhode Island\ndouble counting of facilities listed under\n6,990\n5,720\n5,420\n30.0\n25.5\n24,4\n-19\nVermont\n2,900\ntwo different names.\n2,420\n2,300\n21.2\n17.9\n17.1\n-19\nMiddle Atlantic\n300,450\n278,310\n270,220\n34.6\n32.7\n32.0\n-8\nResults\nNew Jersey\n55,320\n61,130\n63,100\n31,0\n34.5\n35.8\n16\nNew York\nNumbers and Rates\n195,390\n176,420\n167,600\n46.2\n42.8\n41.1\n-11\nPennsylvania\n49,740\n40,760\n39,520\n18.6\n15.5\n15.2\nThe number of abortions performed in the\n-18\nUnited States fell sharply to 1.36 million in\nEast North Central\n204,810\n185,800\n190,050\n20.7\n18.9\n19.9\n-7\nIllinois\n1995, after reaching a peak of 1.61 million\n68,420\n68,160\n69,390\n25.4\n25.6\n26,1\n3\nIndiana\n15,840\n14,030\n14,850\n12.0\nin 1990 (Table 1). The steady decline\n10.6\n11.2\n-7\nMichigan\n55,580\n49,370\n48,780\n25.2\n22.0\n22.3\n-11\nplateaued in 1996, however, when about the\nOhio\n49,520\n40,940\n42,870\n19.5\n16.2\n17.0\n-13\nWisconsin\nsame number of abortions were performed\n15,450\n13,300\n14,160\n13.6\n11.6\n12.3\n-9\n(1.37 million) as in 1995. The abortion rate\nWest North Central\n57,340\n48,530\n48,660\n14.3\n11.9\n11.9\nper 1,000 women aged 15-44 followed a\n-16\nIowa\n6,970\n6,040\n5,780\n11.4\n9.8\n9.4\nKansas\n-17\nsimilar pattern-a drop of 16% from 1990\n12,570\n10,310\n10,630\n22.4\n18.3\n18.9\n-16\nMinnesota\nto 1995, and then no change in 1996. The\n16,180\n14,910\n14,660\n15.6\n14.2\n13.9\nMissouri\n-11\n13,510\n10,540\n10,810\n11.6\n8.9\nabortion rate in 1995 and 1996 was 23 per\n9.1\nNebraska\n-21\n5,580\n4,360\n4,460\n15.7\n12.1\n12,3\nNorth Dakota\n-22\n1,000 women aged 15-44, lower than in any\n1,490\n1,330\n1,290\n10.7\n9.6\n9.4\nSouth Dakota\n-13\nyear since 1975 (when it was 22 per 1,000).\n1,040\n1,040\n1,030\n6.8\n6,6\n6.5\n4\nIn 1995 and 1996, the abortion ratio was\nSouth Atlantic\n269,200\n261,990\n263,600\n25.9\n24.6\n24.7\nDelaware\nin\n26 abortions per 100 live births plus abor-\n5,730\n5,790\n4,090\n35.2\n34.4\n24.1\nDistrict of Columbia\n-32\ntions-i.e., 26% of pregnancies (excluding\n21,320\n21,090\n20,790\n138.4\n151.7\n154.5\nFlorida\n12\nmiscarriages) were terminated by abor-\n84,680\n87,500\n94,050\n30.0\n30.0\n32.0\n7\nGeorgia\n39,680\n36,940\n37,320\ntion. Including an estimate of the number\n24.0\n21.2\n21.1\n-12\nMaryland\n31,260\n30,520\n31,310\n26.4\n25.6\n26.3\no\nof pregnancies ending in miscarriage\" de-\nNorth Carolina\n36,180\n34,600\n33,550\n22.4\n21.0\n20.2\nSouth Carolina\n-10\ncreases the percentage of pregnancies end-\n12,190\n11,020\n9,940\n14.2\n12.9\n11.6\n-19\nVirginia\ning in abortion to 22%. The abortion ratio\n35,020\n31,480\n29,940\n22.7\n20.0\n18.9\nWest Virginia\n-16\n3,140\n3,050\n2,610\n7.7\n7.8\n6.6\n-14\nhas fallen since 1990, when it was 28 per\n100, but it has not declined as much as the\nEast South Central\n54,060\n44,010\n46,100\n14.9\n12.0\n12.5\nAlabama\n-17\nabortion rate because the number of births\n17,450\n14,580\n15,150\n18.2\n15.0\n15.6\nKentucky\n-15\n10,000\n7,770\nalso dropped somewhat.\n8,470\n11.4\n8.8\n9.6\nMississippi\n-16\n7,550\n3,420\n4,490\n12.4\n5.5\nTennessee\n7.2\nA\nAbortion numbers and rates vary wide-\n19,060\n18,240\n17,990\n16.2\n15.2\n14.8\n8\nly among the states (Table 2). As is to be\nWest South Central\n127,070\n119,200\nexpected, the most populous states report\n120,610\n19.6\n18.0\n18.1\nArkansas\n&\n7,130\n6,010\n6,200\nthe largest numbers of abortions: Califor-\n13.5\n11.1\nLouisiana\n11.4\n-15\n13,600\n14,820\n14,740\n13.4\n14.7\n14,7\nOklahoma\n10\nnia (238,000), New York (168,000), Flori-\n8,940\n9,130\n8,400\n12.5\n12.9\n11.8\nTexas\n-5\nda (94,000) and Texas (91,000). Since 1992,\n97,400\n89,240\n91,270\n23.1\n20.5\n20.7\n-10\nFlorida has replaced Texas as the state\nMountain\n69,600\n63,390\n67,020\n21.0\n17.9\n18.6\nArizona\n-12\nwith the third most abortions. Wyoming\n20,600\n18,120\n19,310\n24.1\n19.1\nColorado\n19.8\n-18\nreported the fewest abortions (280), and\n19,880\n15,690\n18,310\n23.6\n18.0\nIdaho\n20,9\n-12\nIdaho, North Dakota and South Dakota\n1,710\n1,500\n1,600\n7.2\n58\nMontana\n6.1\n-15\n3,300\n3,010\n2,900\neach reported fewer than 2,000.\n18.2\n16.2\n15.6\nNevada\n-14\n13,300\n15,600\n15,450\n44.2\n467\nNew Mexico\n44.6\n1\nThe highest abortion rates by state of oc-\n6,410\n5,450\n5,470\n17.7\n14.4\nUtah\n14.4\n-19\ncurrence were in Nevada (45 abortions per\n3,940\n3,740\n3,700\n9.3\n8.1\nWyoming\n7.8\n-16\n460\n280\n280\n1,000 female residents aged 15-44), New\n4.3\n2.7\n2.7\n-37\nYork (41) and New Jersey (36), and rates\nPacific\n368,040\n290,520\n288,190\n38.7\n30.5\nAlaska\n30.1\n-22\nwere above 30 per 1,000 in California and\n2,370\n1,990\n2,040\n16.5\nCalifornia\n14.2\n14.6\n-11\n304,230\n240,240\n237,830\n42.1\n33.4\nHawall\n33.0\n-22\n12,190\n\"Miscarriages were estimated as 10% of abortions plus\n7,510\n6,930\n46.0\nOregon\n29.3\n27.3\n-41\n16,060\n15,590\n20% of births. These proportions attempt to account for\n15,050\n23.9\n22.6\nWashington\n21.6\n-10\n33,190\n25,190\n26,340\n27.7\npregnancies that miscarry after lasting long enough to\n20.2\n20.9\n-24\nbe noted by the woman (6-7 weeks after the last men-\n\"Abartions per 1,000 women aged 15-44. Note: In this and subsequent tables, numbers of abortions are rounded to the nearest 10.\nSources: 1992-reference 1; 1995-1996-sources to Table 1.\nstrual period). (See: Leridon H, Human Fertility: The Basic\nComponents, Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1977,\nTable 4.20.)\nVolume 30, Number 6, Novernber/December 1998\n265\n04/10 'd\nFAX NO. 2235756\nDEC-08-98 TUE 05:42 PM"
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