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Reported Induced Terminations Of Pregnancy By Selected Characteristics
New Jersey Occurrences, 2002

By Age, By Race

By Age 2002
  AGE GROUP
CHARACTERISTICS TOTAL < 15 15-17 18-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40+ NOT STATED
TOTAL   32,854 181 2,266 3,428 10,957 7,383 4,773 2,846 984 36
RACE
 
White
10,188 33 696 1,140 3,132 1,965 1,516 1,190 501 15
 
Black
14,588 119 1,130 1,495 5,089 3,540 2,012 949 243 11
 
Other
7,592 27 408 755 2,564 1,765 1,164 672 227 10
 
Not Stated
486 2 32 38 172 113 81 35 13 0
HISPANIC ETHNICITY
 
Hispanic
7,972 14 2,62 561 2,513 2,065 1,409 851 290 7
 
Non-Hispanic
24,876 167 2,004 2,867 8,442 5,317 3,364 1,994 692 29
 
Not Stated
6 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 0
MARITAL STATUS
 
Married
5,458 0 17 73 770 1,383 1,465 1,240 504 6
 
Unmarried
27,288 181 2,248 3,354 10,173 5,957 3,278 1,596 474 27
 
Not Stated
108 0 1 1 14 43 30 10 6 3
PREVIOUS TERMINATIONS
 
None
22,005 165 1,994 2,693 7,399 4,429 2,881 1,789 626 29
 
One
5,595 14 229 524 1,970 1,323 854 499 178 4
 
Two
2,840 1 35 159 984 785 504 280 90 2
 
Three or More
2,308 0 4 43 584 822 512 258 84 1
 
Not Stated
106 1 4 9 20 24 22 20 6 0
GESTATION (in weeks)
  <7 7,956 36 368 687 2,547 1,945 1,305 768 289 11
  7 5,055 11 269 444 1,611 1,228 869 464 152 7
  8 5,270 20 341 476 1,697 1,272 795 501 163 5
  9 3,232 19 214 344 1,091 727 468 266 100 3
  10 2,464 15 191 271 876 515 321 199 72 4
  11 1,231 12 108 165 409 239 166 100 32 0
  12 943 12 93 129 317 183 115 68 24 2
  13 1,644 10 154 212 603 353 189 94 29 0
  14 575 6 52 72 226 102 64 39 14 0
  15 668 5 71 89 238 146 64 46 9 0
  16 776 3 88 104 279 152 75 61 13 1
  17 523 4 53 83 198 82 51 33 17 2
  18 449 9 44 62 142 82 46 47 17 0
  19 332 4 38 33 130 48 35 34 10 0
  20 360 5 35 47 110 65 55 34 9 0
  >20 793 10 103 125 267 127 93 47 20 1
  Not Stated 583 0 44 85 216 117 62 45 14 0
NOTE: THE TRUE NUMBER OF TERMINATIONS PERFORMED IN NEW JERSEY IS HIGHER THAN THE NUMBER REPORTED TO THE STATE.



By Race 2002
  RACE
CHARACTERISTICS TOTAL WHITE BLACK OTHER NOT STATED
TOTAL 32,854 10,188 14,588 7,592 486
AGE
  <15 181 33 119 27 2
  15-17 2,266 696 1,130 408 32
  18-19 3,428 1,140 1,495 755 38
  20-24 10,957 3,132 5,089 2,564 172
  25-29 7,383 1,965 3,540 1,765 113
  30-34 4,773 1,516 2,012 1,164 81
  35-39 2,846 1,190 949 672 35
  40+ 984 501 243 227 13
  Not Stated 36 15 11 10 0
GESTATION (in weeks)
  <7 7,956 2,727 2,807 2,276 146
  7 5,055 1,715 2,083 1,211 46
  8 5,270 1,586 2,428 1,139 117
  9 3,232 1,027 1,495 675 35
  10 2,464 719 1,244 471 30
  11 1,231 416 616 171 28
  12 943 258 545 118 22
  13 1,644 374 840 417 13
  14 575 153 319 88 15
  15 668 165 342 153 8
  16 776 183 397 180 16
  17 523 141 284 98 0
  18 449 120 215 112 2
  19 332 91 151 88 2
  20 360 85 177 96 2
  >20 793 197 420 176 0
  Not Stated 583 231 225 123 4
MARITAL STATUS
 
Married
5,458 2,151 1,298 1,902 107
 
Unmarried
27,288 8,004 13,258 5,666 360
 
Not Stated
108 33 32 24 19
PREVIOUS TERMINATIONS
 
None
22,005 7,235 8,432 6,076 262
 
One
5,595 1,819 2,730 945 101
 
Two
2,840 684 1,753 347 56
 
Three or More
2,308 387 1,640 215 66
 
Not Stated
106 63 33 9 1
NOTE: THE TRUE NUMBER OF TERMINATIONS PERFORMED IN NEW JERSEY IS HIGHER THAN THE NUMBER REPORTED TO THE STATE.
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