Table 23
Total Reported Abortions By Age-Group of Patient
 By Selected Characteristics
Kansas, 1998

Age-Group

Selected Characteristics Total
Under
15
 15-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44
45 &
Over
 N.S.
Total Reported 11,624 112 2,585 3,757 2,509 1,449 913 274 23 2
Residency
Kansans in State  6,311 55 1,486 2,030 1,329 732 502 161 14 2
Kansans out-of-state 129 - 16 49 33 20 9 2 - -
Non-residents in KS  5,184 57 1,083 1,678 1,147 697 402 111 9 -
NS - - - - - - - - - -
Race of Patient
White  8,685 71 2,037 2,743 1,783 1,080 732 221 17 1
Black  2,262 36 444 823 553 263 112 28 2 1
Other  591 4 88 166 153 92 60 25 3 -
NS 86 1 16 25 20 14 9 - 1 -
Marital Status of Patient
Married  2,232 1 60 482 628 536 379 132 13 1
Not Married  9,352 111 2,520 3,261 1,868 908 531 142 10 1
NS 40 - 5 14 13 5 3 - - -
Weeks Gestation
Under 9 6,795 30 1,270 2,207 1,572 903 614 182 15 2
9-12  2,832 29 717 962 565 329 171 52 7 -
13-16  847 13 237 290 164 78 50 15 - -
17-21  547 9 161 163 100 61 40 12 1 -
22 & Over  586 31 197 131 102 76 36 13 - -
NS* 17 - 3 4 6 2 2 - - -
Procedure
Suction Curettage  9,837 68 2,068 3,245 2,167 1,243 790 232 22 2
Sharp Curettage  22 - 6 7 5 3 - 1 - -
Dilation & Evac  1,114 14 324 346 206 119 79 25 1 -
Med Proc 1  - - - - - - - - - -
Med Proc 2  125 - 8 48 37 16 12 4 - -
Intra-Uterine Pros Instillation  3 - - 1 2 - - - - -
Hysterotomy  - - - - - - - - - -
Hysterectomy  - - - - - - - - - -
Digoxin/Induction  459 28 158 98 81 56 27 11 - -
"Partial Birth" Procedure 58 2 21 10 9 12 4 - -
Other ** 2 - - - 1 - 1 - - -
NS** 4 - - 2 1 - - 1 - -
Previous Pregnancies
None  3,835 110 1,837 1,224 417 159 64 22 1 1
1 2,470 1 535 1,021 521 240 124 25 3 -
2 2,101 1 152 742 620 319 205 59 3 -
3 1,506 - 48 447 445 292 202 65 7 -
4 807 - 8 192 227 197 135 45 3 -
5 & Over  904 - 5 130 279 242 183 58 6 1
NS 1 - - 1 - - - - - -
Previous Induced Abortions 
None  7,410 111 2,204 2,404 1,348 711 481 137 13 1
1 2,910 - 349 1,004 738 463 261 89 5 1
2 920 1 28 267 291 187 109 34 3 -
3 255 - 3 61 79 64 36 10 2 -
4  89 - 1 16 36 16 18 2 - -
5 & Over  37 - - 4 15 8 8 2 - -
NS 3 - - 1 2 - - - - -
Number of Living Children 
None  5,342 112 2,126 1,829 761 322 147 41 3 1
1 2,982 - 386 1,193 767 373 210 49 4 -
2 2,132 - 65 551 664 433 306 105 8 -
3 779 - 6 149 222 210 146 42 4 -
4 263 - - 25 72 73 67 24 1 1
5 & Over  121 - 1 8 22 37 37 13 3 -
NS 5 - 1 2 1 1 - - - -
Children Born Alive Now Dead 
None  11,449 112 2,574 3,688 2,462 1,424 895 269 23 2
1 111 - 9 42 24 17 16 3 - -
2 39 - 1 15 13 7 2 1 - -
3 17 - 1 8 6 1 - 1 - -
4 5 - - 1 4 - - - - -
5 & Over  1 - - 1 - - - - - -
NS 2 - - 2 - - - - - -
Spontaneous Terminations
None  9,952 111 2,520 3,281 2,030 1,121 674 199 14 2
1 1,338 1 61 392 393 252 176 55 8 -
2 237 - 2 66 61 50 44 14 - -
3 68 - 2 10 19 16 16 4 1 -
4 17 - - 4 4 6 3 - - -
5 & Over  9 - - 1 2 4 - 2 - -
NS 3 - - 3 - - - - - -
*Gestation information not available for 17 Kansas residents whose abortions occurred out-of-state.
**Method of abortion information not available for 6 Kansas residents whose abortions occurred out-of-state.

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