TABLE 23
REPORTED ABORTIONS BY AGE-GROUP OF PATIENT
BY SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
KANSAS, 1997

 
 Selected Characteristics Total Age-Group
Under 15 15-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45 & Over N.S.
Total Reported 11,507 94 2,633 3,701 2,448 1,456 884 266 22 3
Residency
Kansans in State  6,274 46 1,511 2,087 1,249 763 461 140 16 1
Kansans out-of-state 258 2 53 99 43 36 16 8 1 -
Non-residents in KS  4,973 46 1,068 1,515 1,156 657 406 118 5 2
NS 2 - 1 - - - 1 - - -
Race of Patient
White  8,686 62 2,103 2,707 1,738 1,128 710 221 16 1
Black  2,132 27 416 752 531 252 118 31 3 2
Other  647 4 106 228 167 71 54 13 3 -
NS 42 1 8 13 12 5 2 1 - -
Marital Status of Patient
Married  2,272 2 80 495 670 500 377 127 20 1
Not Married  9,207 92 2,546 3,197 1,775 951 504 138 2 2
NS 28 - 7 9 3 5 3 1 - -
Weeks Gestation
Under 9 6,643 29 1,271 2,206 1,527 875 546 174 12 3
9-12  2,673 26 670 880 532 335 179 49 2 -
13-16  873 11 283 270 155 84 53 17 - -
17-21  556 8 157 168 110 52 45 13 3 -
22 & Over  740 20 244 172 120 107 59 13 5 -
NS 22 - 8 5 4 3 2 - - -
Procedure
Suction Curettage  9,568 59 2,057 3,154 2,083 1,237 735 226 14 3
Sharp Curettage  145 1 27 59 35 11 10 2 - -
Dilation & Evac  1,144 18 343 340 220 112 84 25 2 -
Med Proc 1  - - - - - - - - - -
Med Proc 2  45 - 3 21 10 5 5 1 - -
Intra-Uterine Pros Instillation  1 - - - - 1 - - - -
Hysterotomy  - - - - - - - - - -
Hysterectomy  - - - - - - - - - -
Digoxin/Induction  603 16 203 126 100 90 50 12 6 -
Other  - - - - - - - - - -
NS* 1 - - 1 - - - - - -
Previous Pregnancies
None  3,839 90 1,882 1,216 408 152 61 26 4 -
1 2,531 4 544 1,058 496 240 154 31 2 2
2 2,065 - 148 749 564 333 207 58 5 1
3 1,419 - 46 383 443 304 189 51 3 -
4 800 - 11 174 248 190 130 45 2 -
5 & Over  852 - 2 121 288 237 143 55 6 -
NS 1 - - - 1 - - - - -
Previous Induced Abortions 
None  7,364 90 2,283 2,379 1,286 715 443 148 17 3
1 2,802 4 299 960 709 474 274 78 4 -
2 926 - 48 265 305 175 112 20 1 -
3 275 - 3 71 92 68 31 10 - -
4  79 - - 23 26 13 13 4 - -
5 & Over  60 - - 3 30 11 11 6 - -
NS 1 - - - 1 - - - - -
Number of Living Children 
None  5,525 94 2,208 1,895 767 329 178 48 6 -
1 2,917 - 361 1,143 735 391 223 58 3 3
2 1,983 - 59 510 625 424 278 82 5 -
3 757 - 1 128 233 218 133 40 4 -
4 214 - 2 17 61 69 42 22 1 -
5 & Over  109 - 1 8 26 25 30 16 3 -
NS 2 - 1 - 1 - - - - -
Children Born Alive Now Dead 
None  11,277 94 2,600 3,630 2,393 1,410 865 261 21 3
1 172 - 33 55 40 31 12 1 - -
2 35 - - 10 8 12 2 2 1 -
3 16 - - 6 3 3 3 1 - -
4 4 - - - 2 - 1 1 - -
5 & Over  2 - - - 1 - 1 - - -
NS 1 - - - 1 - - - - -
Spontaneous Terminations
None  9,856 94 2,536 3,253 1,970 1,130 674 181 16 2
1 1,321 - 92 388 375 248 157 57 3 1
2 234 - 4 49 74 51 38 18 - -
3 61 - 1 7 16 19 8 9 1 -
4 23 - - 2 9 5 5 - 2 -
5 & Over  11 - - 2 3 3 2 1 - -
NS 1 - - - 1 - - - - -

*Procedure information was not available for one Kansas resident whose abortion occurred out-of-state.

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