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INDUCED ABORTIONS, PROCEDURE BY WEEKS OF GESTATION
ARKANSAS RESIDENTS 2000
TOTAL <7 7-8 9-10 11-12 13-15 16-20 21+ UNKNOWN
TOTAL 5,844 1,017 1,485 814 487 335 352 54 1300
SUCTION CURETTAGE 4,320 1,016 1,485 812 443 230 97 6 231
SHARP CURETTAGE 135 1 0 2 28 38 66 0 0
DILATION AND EVACUATION 320 0 0 0 16 67 186 38 13
INTRA-UTERINE
SALINE INSTILLATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
INTRA-UTERINE
PROSTAGLANDIN INSTILLATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HYSTEROTOMY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HYSTERECTOMY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
OTHER 12 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 0
UNKNOWN 1,057 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1056
INDUCED ABORTIONS, AGE OF FEMALE BY RACE
ARKANSAS RESIDENTS 2000
AGE TOTAL WHITE BLACK OTHER UNKNOWN
TOTAL 5,844 3,412 2,214 143 75
<15 61 24 37 0 0
15-17 413 254 146 10 3
18-19 720 427 271 12 10
20-24 2,070 1,131 880 38 21
25-29 1,297 726 524 34 13
30-34 680 428 214 23 15
35-39 426 301 100 16 9
40+ 124 97 18 7 2
UNKNOWN 53 24 24 3 2
INDUCED ABORTIONS BY MARITAL STATUS OF FEMALE
ARKANSAS RESIDENTS 2000
NUMBER PERCENT
MARRIED 1,085 18.6
UNMARRIED 4,530 77.5
UNKNOWN 229 3.9
TOTAL 5,844 100.0
INDUCED ABORTIONS BY HISPANIC ORIGIN OF FEMALE
ARKANSAS RESIDENTS 2000
NUMBER PERCENT
NON-HISPANIC 4,467 76.4
HISPANIC 174 3.0
UNKNOWN 1,203 20.6
TOTAL 5,844 100.0
NOTE: DATA RECEIVED FROM OTHER STATES CONTAINS LIMITED FIELDS. THIS
ACCOUNTS FOR THE SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF UNKNOWNS.
SOURCE: CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS, ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
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