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| Table 3. Induced Abortions of Residents by Selected Indicators, 2006 | ||||||
| A. Age of Woman | B. Weeks of Gestation2 | |||||
| Age | Number | Percent1 | Weeks of Gestation | Number | Percent1 | |
| State Total | 24,790 | 100.0 | State Total | 24,790 | 100.0 | |
| Under 15 | 86 | 0.3 | 1-4 | 264 | 1.1 | |
| 15-19 | 4,450 | 18.0 | 5-8 | 14,899 | 60.1 | |
| 15-17 | 1,654 | 6.7 | 9 | 2,382 | 9.6 | |
| 18-19 | 2,796 | 11.3 | 10 | 1,753 | 7.1 | |
| 20-24 | 8,214 | 33.1 | 11 | 1,366 | 5.5 | |
| 25-29 | 5,720 | 23.1 | 12 | 1,034 | 4.2 | |
| 30-34 | 3,191 | 12.9 | 13-15 | 1,426 | 5.8 | |
| 35-39 | 2,258 | 9.1 | 16-19 | 1,060 | 4.3 | |
| 40-44 | 752 | 3.0 | 20 and Over | 548 | 2.2 | |
| 45 and Over | 92 | 0.4 | Unknown | 58 | 0.2 | |
| Unknown | 27 | 0.1 | ||||
| C. Previous Abortions | D. Previous Live Births | |||||
| Previous Abortions | Number | Percent1 | Previous Live Births | Number | Percent1 | |
| State Total | 24,790 | 100.0 | State Total | 24,790 | 100.0 | |
| 0 | 13,121 | 52.9 | 0 | 11,545 | 46.6 | |
| 1 | 6,474 | 26.1 | 1 | 6,021 | 24.3 | |
| 2 | 2,933 | 11.8 | 2 | 4,458 | 18.0 | |
| 3 | 1,222 | 4.9 | 3 | 1,826 | 7.4 | |
| 4 | 546 | 2.2 | 4 | 599 | 2.4 | |
| Over 4 | 469 | 1.9 | Over 4 | 326 | 1.3 | |
| Unknown | 25 | 0.1 | Unknown | 15 | 0.1 | |
| E. Previous Pregnancies | F. Race and Hispanic Ethnicity | |||||
| Previous Pregnancies | Number | Percent1 | Race | Number3 | ||
| State Total | 24,790 | 100.0 | State Total | 24,790 | ||
| 0 | 7,239 | 29.2 | White | 12,251 | ||
| 1 | 4,968 | 20.0 | Black | 1,185 | ||
| 2 | 4,023 | 16.2 | Native American | 371 | ||
| 3 | 3,166 | 12.8 | Asian | 1,400 | ||
| 4 | 2,130 | 8.6 | Multiple Races | 452 | ||
| Over 4 | 3,227 | 13.0 | Other | 158 | ||
| Unknown | 37 | 0.1 | Unknown | 8,973 | ||
| Hispanic Origin4 | 1,566 | |||||
| 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, 12/2007. | ||||||
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