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Reported Induced Terminations Of Pregnancy By Selected Characteristics
New Jersey Occurrences, 2001

By Age, By Race
By Age 2001
  AGE GROUP
CHARACTERISTICS TOTAL < 15 15-17 18-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40+ NOT STATED
TOTAL 33,606 242 2,375 3,603 11,090 7,613 4,836 2,794 966 87
RACE
  White 10,111 36 754 1,205 3,058 1,922 1,456 1,142 511 27
  Black 15,193 165 1,168 1,549 5,216 3,727 2,155 957 232 24
  Other 8,239 41 446 839 2,800 1,953 1,215 691 218 36
  Not Stated 63 0 7 10 16 11 10 4 5 0
HISPANIC ETHNICITY
  Hispanic 7,370 28 245 477 2,258 1,924 1,337 774 312 15
  Non-Hispanic 26,165 213 2,121 3,112 8,813 5,674 3,492 2,016 652 72
  Not Stated 71 1 9 14 19 15 7 4 2 0
MARITAL STATUS
  Married 5,665 2 24 75 834 1,427 1,545 1,249 492 17
  Unmarried 27,848 240 2,343 3,516 10,229 6,167 3,276 1,536 472 69
  Not Stated 93 0 8 12 27 19 15 9 2 1
PREVIOUS TERMINATIONS
  None 21,629 219 2,041 2,775 7,151 4,269 2,792 1,665 634 83
  One 6,501 20 269 611 2,284 1,544 1,035 583 153 2
  Two 3,034 1 44 157 992 912 504 314 108 2
  Three or More 2,338 2 11 43 642 869 489 218 64 0
  Not Stated 104 0 10 17 21 19 16 14 7 0
GESTATION (in weeks)
  <7 7,789 29 340 695 2,432 1,928 1,272 768 289 36
  7 4,872 24 272 427 1,531 1,238 760 465 147 8
  8 5,678 18 339 564 1,837 1,344 904 490 176 6
  9 3,205 25 227 411 1,060 735 427 238 73 9
  10 2,935 23 231 332 972 626 410 248 88 5
  11 1,272 14 132 171 465 251 146 70 22 1
  12 1,064 16 117 121 351 236 127 67 27 2
  13 1,829 18 161 214 672 383 234 101 39 7
  14 721 9 78 96 249 136 87 50 15 1
  15 721 14 75 98 242 155 75 48 11 3
  16 840 15 109 129 299 135 92 46 12 3
  17 595 7 63 81 236 101 58 33 16 0
  18 461 5 49 54 167 74 59 37 13 3
  19 328 8 37 42 106 62 37 23 13 0
  20 397 6 42 53 152 60 45 35 3 1
  >20 760 11 92 104 280 116 78 60 17 2
  Not Stated 139 0 11 11 39 33 25 15 5 0
NOTE: THE TRUE NUMBER OF TERMINATIONS PERFORMED IN NEW JERSEY IS HIGHER THAN THE NUMBER REPORTED TO THE STATE.



By Race 2001
  RACE
CHARACTERISTICS TOTAL WHITE BLACK OTHER NOT STATED
TOTAL 33,606 10,111 15,193 8,239 63
AGE
  <15 242 36 165 41 0
  15-17 2,375 754 1,168 446 7
  18-19 3,603 1,205 1,549 839 10
  20-24 11,090 3,058 5,216 2,800 16
  25-29 7,613 1,922 3,727 1,953 11
  30-34 4,836 1,456 2,155 1215 10
  35-39 2,794 1,142 957 691 4
  40+ 966 511 232 218 5
  Not Stated 87 27 24 36 0
GESTATION (in weeks)
  <7 7,789 2,665 2,802 2,309 13
  7 4,872 1,665 1,959 1237 11
  8 5,678 1,718 2,592 1,358 10
  9 3,205 994 1,474 730 7
  10 2,935 809 1,473 647 6
  11 1,272 402 648 217 5
  12 1,064 259 598 207 0
  13 1,829 389 964 474 2
  14 721 156 433 130 2
  15 721 174 363 182 2
  16 840 160 497 183 0
  17 595 163 309 123 0
  18 461 144 224 93 0
  19 328 89 169 68 2
  20 397 105 203 89 0
  >20 760 180 418 161 1
  Not Stated 139 39 67 31 2
MARITAL STATUS
  Married 5,665 2,171 1,382 2,105 7
  Unmarried 27,848 7,923 13,781 6,122 22
  Not Stated 93 17 30 12 34
PREVIOUS TERMINATIONS
  None 21,629 7,007 8,534 6,070 18
  One 6,501 1,955 3,198 1,344 4
  Two 3,034 746 1,799 485 4
  Three or More 2,338 363 1,647 328 0
  Not Stated 104 40 15 12 37
NOTE: THE TRUE NUMBER OF TERMINATIONS PERFORMED IN NEW JERSEY IS HIGHER THAN THE NUMBER REPORTED TO THE STATE.
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