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| Table 3. Induced Abortions of Residents by Selected Indicators, 2007 | ||||||
| A. Age of Woman | B. Weeks of Gestation2 | |||||
| Age | Number | Percent1 | Weeks of Gestation | Number | Percent1 | |
| State Total | 24,735 | 100.0 | State Total | 24,735 | 100.0 | |
| Under 15 | 107 | 0.4 | 1-4 | 351 | 1.4 | |
| 15-19 | 4,538 | 18.3 | 5-8 | 14,908 | 60.3 | |
| 15-17 | 1,722 | 7.0 | 9 | 2,238 | 9.0 | |
| 18-19 | 2,816 | 11.4 | 10 | 1,717 | 6.9 | |
| 20-24 | 8,163 | 33.0 | 11 | 1,456 | 5.9 | |
| 25-29 | 5,730 | 23.2 | 12 | 1,057 | 4.3 | |
| 30-34 | 3,219 | 13.0 | 13-15 | 1,388 | 5.6 | |
| 35-39 | 2,137 | 8.6 | 16-19 | 1,011 | 4.1 | |
| 40-44 | 739 | 3.0 | 20 and Over | 514 | 2.1 | |
| 45 and Over | 71 | 0.3 | Unknown | 95 | 0.4 | |
| Unknown | 31 | 0.1 | ||||
| C. Previous Abortions | D. Previous Live Births | |||||
| Previous Abortions | Number | Percent1 | Previous Live Births | Number | Percent1 | |
| State Total | 24,735 | 100.0 | State Total | 24,735 | 100.0 | |
| 0 | 13,112 | 53.0 | 0 | 11,552 | 46.7 | |
| 1 | 6,379 | 25.8 | 1 | 5,982 | 24.2 | |
| 2 | 2,913 | 11.8 | 2 | 4,437 | 17.9 | |
| 3 | 1,247 | 5.0 | 3 | 1,811 | 7.3 | |
| 4 | 558 | 2.3 | 4 | 605 | 2.4 | |
| Over 4 | 476 | 1.9 | Over 4 | 309 | 1.2 | |
| Unknown | 50 | 0.2 | Unknown | 39 | 0.2 | |
| E. Previous Pregnancies | F. Race and Hispanic Ethnicity | |||||
| Previous Pregnancies | Number | Percent1 | Race | Number3 | ||
| State Total | 24,735 | 100.0 | State Total | 24,735 | ||
| 0 | 7,302 | 29.5 | White | 12,563 | ||
| 1 | 4,852 | 19.6 | Black | 1,445 | ||
| 2 | 3,996 | 16.2 | Native American | 373 | ||
| 3 | 3,066 | 12.4 | Asian | 1,529 | ||
| 4 | 2,201 | 8.9 | Multiple Races | 442 | ||
| Over 4 | 3,244 | 13.1 | Other | 129 | ||
| Unknown | 74 | 0.3 | Unknown | 8,254 | ||
| Hispanic Origin4 | 1,749 | |||||
| 1 Detail may not add to 100% due to rounding. | ||||||
| 2 Weeks of gestation are estimated by the physician and may differ from weeks calculated from last known menses. | ||||||
| 3 Due to the large number of unknowns, percent by race is not calculated. | ||||||
| 4 Hispanic Origin is considered an ethnicity not a race. Abortions for women of Hispanic Origin are also counted under the woman's race. | ||||||
| Source: Center for Health Statistics, Washington State Department of Health, 09/2008. | ||||||
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