TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH - BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS
TABLE 33 - SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS OF
INDUCED TERMINATIONS OF PREGNANCY
REPORTED TO THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH
TOTAL: 84,870
RESIDENCE
Texas: 81,526
Out-of-State: 3,322
Not Stated: 22
AGE
11 Years or Less: 14
12-13 Years: 82
14-15 Years: 1,022
16-17 Years: 4,405
18-19 Years: 9,544
20-24 Years: 27,619
25-29 Years: 20,691
30-34 Years: 11,280
35-39 Years: 6,761
40 Years and Over: 10
Not Stated: 1,146
RACE
Asian: 2,976
Black: 18,404
Hispanic: 26,633
Native American: 234
White: 33,753
Other: 670
Not Stated: 2,200
MARITAL STATUS
Married: 17,168
Not Married: 65,791
Not Stated: 1,911
FACILITY OF OCCURRENCE
Abortion Clinic: 67,678
Ambulatory Surgical Center: 40
Hospital: 507
Physicians: 15,115
Other: 1,340
Not Stated: 190
WEEKS OF GESTATION
8 Weeks or Less: 47,715
9-10 Weeks: 17,558
11-12 Weeks: 8,510
13-14 Weeks: 4,129
15-16 Weeks: 2,273
17-20 Weeks: 2,037
21-24 Weeks: 965
25 Weeks or More: 103
Not Stated: 1,580
TYPE OF PROCEDURE
Suction Curettage: 73,553
Medical (Non Surg.): 2,539
Dilation and Evacuation: 7,124
Intra-Uterine: 41
Sharp Curettage: 480
Hysterotomy: 7
Other: 51
Not Stated: 1,075
PREVIOUS LIVE BIRTHS
None: 36,594
One: 23,392
Two: 15,761
Three: 5,974
Four: 1,832
Five or More: 878
Not Stated: 439
PREVIOUS INDUCED ABORTIONS
None: 50,025
One: 23,044
Two: 7,592
Three: 2,369
Four: 748
Five or More: 537
Not Stated: 555
MATERNAL DEATHS: 1
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