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Reported Induced Terminations Of Pregnancy By Selected Characteristics
New Jersey Occurrences, 1995

By Age, By Race
By Age 1995
  AGE GROUP
CHARACTERISTICS TOTAL < 15 15-17 18-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40+ NOT STATED
TOTAL 32,947 191 2,183 3,351 10,661 8,008 4,833 2,739 854 127
RACE
  White 11,751 39 730 1,159 3,363 2,623 1,950 1,345 477 65
  Black 15,165 131 1,136 1,647 5,305 3,841 1,960 887 216 42
  Other 4,872 15 240 428 1,579 1,259 767 429 136 19
  Not Stated 1,159 6 77 117 414 285 156 78 25 1
HISPANIC ETHNICITY
  Hispanic 5,448 22 320 523 1,915 1,359 772 383 130 24
  Non-Hispanic 25,867 155 1,749 2,638 8,242 6,280 3,814 2,206 686 97
  Not Stated 1,632 14 114 190 504 369 247 150 38 6
MARITAL STATUS
  Married 5,630 4 28 79 826 1,492 1,574 1,177 438 12
  Unmarried 27,149 187 2,147 3,264 9,802 6,469 3,235 1,543 413 89
  Not Stated 168 0 8 8 33 47 24 19 3 26
PREVIOUS TERMINATIONS
  None 14,699 162 1,634 2,057 4,821 2,870 1,710 1,034 352 59
  One 9,017 16 350 766 3,159 2,328 1,385 758 222 33
  Two 4,278 3 51 217 1,333 1,294 800 424 135 21
  Three or More 3,299 0 14 79 867 1,173 699 370 87 10
  Not Stated 1,654 10 134 232 481 343 239 153 58 4
GESTATION (in weeks)
  <7 6,176 15 240 453 1,904 1,660 1,057 603 216 28
  7 4,093 12 187 373 1,249 1,053 688 386 131 14
  8 6,860 42 471 588 2,212 1,690 1,039 624 169 25
  9 3,259 21 220 402 1,088 779 433 236 75 5
  10 3,010 20 247 331 963 729 418 230 67 5
  11 1,060 17 121 150 351 210 127 64 18 2
  12 1,080 6 94 155 378 236 125 64 22 0
  13 2,053 13 120 230 755 507 264 127 28 9
  14 889 8 99 128 301 178 107 54 11 3
  15 392 5 50 42 132 84 45 26 8 0
  16 1,208 15 102 126 431 279 150 77 18 10
  17 595 4 53 77 207 130 71 36 13 4
  18 442 1 29 62 132 106 54 39 15 4
  19 338 6 25 44 104 64 43 33 16 3
  20 517 2 44 70 166 108 63 40 15 9
  >20 672 3 59 107 227 131 84 43 15 3
  Not Stated 303 1 22 13 61 64 65 57 17 3

NOTE: THE TRUE NUMBER OF TERMINATIONS PERFORMED IN NEW JERSEY IS HIGHER THAN THE NUMBER REPORTED TO THE STATE.




By Race 1995
  RACE
CHARACTERISTICS TOTAL WHITE BLACK OTHER NOT STATED
TOTAL 32,947 11,751 15,165 4,872 1,159
AGE
  <15 191 39 131 15 6
  15-17 2,183 730 1,136 240 77
  18-19 3,351 1,159 1,647 428 117
  20-24 10,661 3,363 5,305 1,579 414
  25-29 8,008 2,623 3,841 1,259 285
  30-34 4,833 1,950 1,960 767 156
  35-39 2,739 1,345 887 429 78
  40+ 854 477 216 136 25
  Not Stated 127 65 42 19 1
GESTATION (in weeks)
  <7 6,176 2,522 2,257 1,103 294
  7 4,093 1,839 1,424 740 90
  8 6,860 2,385 3,233 844 398
  9 3,259 1,265 1,488 460 46
  10 3,010 869 1,602 417 122
  11 1,060 392 551 87 30
  12 1,080 275 649 85 71
  13 2,053 539 1,099 397 18
  14 889 216 539 97 37
  15 392 140 207 39 6
  16 1,208 327 684 177 20
  17 595 157 331 103 4
  18 442 151 240 48 3
  19 338 115 165 54 4
  20 517 173 258 86 0
  >20 672 256 312 103 1
  Not Stated 303 130 126 32 15
MARITAL STATUS
  Married 5,630 2,751 1,310 1,323 246
  Unmarried 27,149 8,957 13,806 3,529 857
  Not Stated 168 43 49 20 56
PREVIOUS TERMINATIONS
  None 14,699 6,167 5,502 2,500 530
  One 9,017 3,113 4,311 1,297 296
  Two 4,278 1,177 2,396 555 150
  Three or More 3,299 706 2,082 379 132
  Not Stated 1,654 588 874 141 51


NOTE:THE TRUE NUMBER OF TERMINATIONS PERFORMED IN NEW JERSEY IS HIGHER THAN THE NUMBER REPORTED TO THE STATE.

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