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INDUCED ABORTIONS, PROCEDURE BY WEEKS OF GESTATION
ARKANSAS RESIDENTS 2001
TOTAL <7 7-8 9-10 11-12 13-15 16-20 21+ UNKNOWN
TOTAL 5,674 1,892 1,308 721 503 280 378 24 568
SUCTION CURETTAGE 5,107 1,871 1,303 720 502 267 370 12 62
SHARP CURETTAGE 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
DILATION AND EVACUATION 22 0 3 0 1 13 5 0 0
INTRA-UTERINE
SALINE INSTILLATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
INTRA-UTERINE
PROSTAGLANDIN INSTILLATION 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
HYSTEROTOMY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HYSTERECTOMY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
OTHER 37 21 0 0 0 0 1 11 4
UNKNOWN 503 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 502
INDUCED ABORTIONS, AGE OF FEMALE BY RACE
ARKANSAS RESIDENTS 2001
AGE TOTAL WHITE BLACK OTHER UNKNOWN
TOTAL 5,674 3,159 1,697 248 570
<15 36 19 15 1 1
15-17 333 222 100 5 6
18-19 651 418 202 28 3
20-24 1,803 1,035 671 72 25
25-29 1,150 641 430 61 18
30-34 656 444 163 40 9
35-39 384 271 82 25 6
40+ 132 90 27 15 0
UNKNOWN 529 19 7 1 502
INDUCED ABORTIONS BY MARITAL STATUS OF FEMALE
ARKANSAS RESIDENTS 2001
NUMBER PERCENT
MARRIED 827 14.6
UNMARRIED 4,227 74.5
UNKNOWN 620 10.9
TOTAL 5,674 100.0
INDUCED ABORTIONS BY HISPANIC ORIGIN OF FEMALE
ARKANSAS RESIDENTS 2001
NUMBER PERCENT
NON-HISPANIC 4,894 86.3
HISPANIC 607 10.7
UNKNOWN 173 3.0
TOTAL 5,674 100.0
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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