Table 19: Induced Abortion Summary by Woman's Race/Ethnicity - New York State 2012

Category1 Total2 Number Total Percent Non-Hispanic Hispanic
Non-Hispanic Total2 Non-Hispanic Percent White Only Number White Only Percent Black Only Number Black Only Percent Other Number Other Percent Hispanic3 Total Hispanic Percent White Only Number White Only Percent Black Only Number Black Only Percent
Total Abortions 97,502 100.0 71,976 100.0 22,169 100.0 36,633 100.0 7,634 100.0 25,526 100.0 9,847 100.0 3,623 100.0
Woman's Age
< 15 365 0.4 264 0.4 39 0.2 174 0.5 28 0.4 101 0.4 49 0.5 12 0.3
15-17 4,543 4.7 3,237 4.5 810 3.7 1,924 5.3 265 3.5 1,306 5.1 534 5.4 200 5.5
18-19 8,385 8.6 6,006 8.4 1,726 7.8 3,308 9.0 516 6.8 2,379 9.3 931 9.5 329 9.1
20-24 30,648 31.5 22,231 30.9 6,917 31.3 11,486 31.4 2,186 28.6 8,417 33.0 3,307 33.6 1,234 34.1
25-29 24,557 25.2 18,160 25.3 5,789 26.2 9,137 25.0 1,875 24.6 6,397 25.1 2,407 24.5 958 26.5
30-34 16,380 16.8 12,237 17.0 3,697 16.7 6,148 16.8 1,384 18.1 4,143 16.2 1,530 15.6 573 15.8
35-39 9,001 9.2 6,887 9.6 2,135 9.6 3,251 8.9 933 12.2 2,114 8.3 842 8.6 242 6.7
40-44 3,247 3.3 2,638 3.7 926 4.2 1,085 3.0 402 5.3 609 2.4 212 2.2 66 1.8
45+ 293 0.3 246 0.3 95 0.4 93 0.3 43 0.6 47 0.2 24 0.2 7 0.2
Gestation
<9 Weeks 58,689 65.1 42,459 64.5 12,999 66.1 21,647 62.3 5,185 71.6 16,230 66.7 5,918 62.7 2,268 64.8
9-10 Weeks 14,259 15.8 10,507 16.0 3,142 16.0 5,690 16.4 931 12.9 3,752 15.4 1,562 16.5 576 16.4
11-12 Weeks 7,071 7.8 5,267 8.0 1,549 7.9 2,938 8.5 416 5.7 1,804 7.4 787 8.3 268 7.7
13-15 Weeks 4,649 5.2 3,477 5.3 961 4.9 1,987 5.7 309 4.3 1,172 4.8 529 5.6 175 5.0
16-19 Weeks 3,135 3.5 2,322 3.5 554 2.8 1,437 4.1 215 3.0 813 3.3 378 4.0 134 3.8
20+ Weeks 2,375 2.6 1,812 2.8 462 2.3 1,064 3.1 181 2.5 563 2.3 272 2.9 81 2.3
Previous Abortions
None 35,249 40.9 25,574 40.6 9,981 52.1 10,624 32.1 3,019 43.5 9,675 41.6 4,367 49.5 1,208 34.5
1 21,343 24.7 15,693 24.9 4,806 25.1 8,253 24.9 1,796 25.9 5,650 24.3 1,949 22.1 882 25.2
2 13,637 15.8 10,043 15.9 2,402 12.5 6,183 18.7 997 14.4 3,594 15.5 1,213 13.8 612 17.5
3 7,448 8.6 5,458 8.7 1,076 5.6 3,571 10.8 556 8.0 1,990 8.6 635 7.2 349 10.0
4 3,806 4.4 2,802 4.4 423 2.2 1,983 6.0 272 3.9 1,004 4.3 284 3.2 197 5.6
5+ 4,799 5.6 3,469 5.5 463 2.4 2,528 7.6 303 4.4 1,330 5.7 371 4.2 258 7.4
Institutions
Hospital 9,293 9.5 6,474 9.0 1,614 7.3 3,624 9.9 545 7.1 2,819 11.0 1,253 12.7 118 3.3
Not in Hospital 88,209 90.5 65,502 91.0 20,555 92.7 33,009 90.1 7,089 92.9 22,707 89.0 8,594 87.3 3,505 96.7
Financial Coverage
Medicaid 42,753 45.8 30,169 44.0 7,399 34.6 18,115 50.5 2,936 39.3 12,584 50.6 4,482 46.7 1,436 39.9
HMO 4,063 4.3 3,710 5.4 2,114 9.9 1,188 3.3 140 1.9 353 1.4 230 2.4 33 0.9
Other Ins 25,665 27.5 19,095 27.9 5,349 25.0 10,631 29.6 1,915 25.6 6,570 26.4 2,855 29.8 1,509 41.9
Self Pay 20,453 21.9 15,184 22.2 6,381 29.8 5,755 16.0 2,474 33.1 5,269 21.2 1,974 20.6 612 17.0
More Than One 487 0.5 390 0.6 172 0.8 188 0.5 13 0.2 97 0.4 48 0.5 12 0.3
Operative Procedure
D & C 2,905 3.0 2,192 3.1 906 4.1 729 2.0 244 3.2 713 2.8 252 2.6 39 1.1
Suction & Cur 70,592 72.9 51,637 72.3 14,304 65.3 27,913 76.4 5,623 73.9 18,955 74.5 7,632 78.1 2,874 79.4
D & E 8,454 8.7 6,573 9.2 1,703 7.8 3,811 10.4 637 8.4 1,881 7.4 769 7.9 294 8.1
Saline Injection 84 0.1 56 0.1 13 0.1 25 0.1 5 0.1 28 0.1 14 0.1 6 0.2
Prostaglandin 33 0.0 28 0.0 18 0.1 5 0.0 1 0.0 5 0.0 5 0.1 0 0.0
Medical 17,307 17.9 12,649 17.7 5,190 23.7 5,100 14.0 1,362 17.9 4,658 18.3 1,458 14.9 496 13.7
Other 532 0.5 506 0.7 409 1.9 66 0.2 16 0.2 26 0.1 14 0.1 4 0.1

1 Categories will not add to Total Number because of unknown information.

2 Total includes records with unknown race.

3 Hispanic Total includes non-white and non-black births.