TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH - BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS
TABLE 33 - SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS OF INDUCED ABORTIONS
REPORTED TO THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH - 1999*
TOTAL: 80,739
RESIDENCE
Texas: 77,291
Out-of-State: 3,110
Not Stated: 338
AGE
11 Years or Less: 28
12-13 Years: 102
14-15 Years: 845
16-17 Years: 3,823
18-19 Years: 8,586
20-24 Years: 25,616
25-29 Years: 18,440
30-34 Years: 10,478
35-39 Years: 6,262
40 Years and Over: 2,240
Not Stated: 871
RACE
Asian: 2,942
Black: 16,049
Hispanic: 25,687
Native American 114
White: 28,717
Other: 568
Not Stated: 3,214
MARITAL STATUS
Married: 16,208
Single: 58,686
Not Stated: 2,397
FACILITY OF OCCURRENCE
Abortion Clinic: 68,175
Ambulatory Surgical Center: 18
Hospital: 473
Physicians: 8,536
Out of State: 89
WEEKS OF GESTATION
8 Weeks or Less: 45,299
9-10 Weeks: 15,034
11-12 Weeks: 7,225
13-14 Weeks: 4,019
15-16 Weeks: 2,117
17-20 Weeks: 2,092
21-25 Weeks: 829
26 Weeks or More: 60
Not Stated: 616
TYPE OF PROCEDURE
Suction Curettage: 68,749
Medical (Non Surg.): 1,359
Dilation and Evacuation: 6,528
Intra-Uterine: 44
Sharp Curettage (D & C): 64
Hysterotomy/Hysterectomy: 5
Other: 58
Not Stated: 484
PREVIOUS LIVE BIRTHS
None: 31,375
One: 21,565
Two: 15,386
Three: 5,974
Four: 1,888
Five or More: 934
Not Stated: 169BR>
PREVIOUS INDUCED ABORTIONS
None: 45,601
One: 21,037
Two: 6,922
Three: 2,205
Four: 757
Five or More: 546
Not Stated: 223
PATIENT SURVIVED
77,291**
*In previous years, this table included women residing outside of Texas.
**Texas Residents.
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