TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH - BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS TABLE 33 -
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS OF INDUCED TERMINATIONS OF PREGNANCY REPORTED
TO THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH - 1998*
TOTAL: 81,834
RESIDENCE
Out-of-State/County Residents: 2,947
Texas: 78,887
AGE
11 Years or Less: 18
12-13 Years: 69
14-15 Years: 915
16-17 Years: 3,792
18-19 Years: 8,485
20-24 Years: 24,927
25-29 Years: 18,472
30-34 Years: 10,169
35-39 Years: 6,156
40 Years and Over: 2,233
Not Stated: 3,651
RACE
Asian: 2,600
Hispanic: 23,612
White: 29,480
Black: 15,615
Native American 124
Other: 772
Not Stated: 6,684
MARITAL STATUS
Married: 16,126
Single: 60,581
Not Stated: 2,180
FACILITY OF OCCURRENCE
Abortion Clinic: 64,340
Ambulatory Surgical Center: 37
Hospital: 689
Physicians' Office: 13,673
Out of State: 148
WEEKS OF GESTATION
8 Weeks or Less: 44,958
9-10 Weeks: 15,659
11-12 Weeks: 7,973
13-14 Weeks: 3,978
15-16 Weeks: 2,193
17-20 Weeks: 1,925
21-24 Weeks: 897
25 Weeks or More: 106
Not Stated: 1,198
TYPE OF PROCEDURE
Suction Curettage: 69,351
Medical (Non Surgical): 1,069
Dilation and Evacuation: 7,171
Intra-Uterine: 63
Sharp Curettage: 261
Hysterotomy/Hysterectomy: 5
Other: 69
Not Stated: 898
PREVIOUS LIVE BIRTHS
None: 32,131
One: 22,095
Two: 15,117
Three: 5,884
Four: 1,911
Five or More: 1,069
Not Stated: 680
PREVIOUS ABORTIONS
None: 46,368
One: 21,301
Two: 6,887
Three: 2,129
Four: 811
Five or More: 545
Not Stated: 846
PATIENT SURVIVED
78,887
*In previous years, this table included women residing outside of Texas.
Source: www.tdh.state.tx.us/bvs/reports.htm
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