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2001 Indiana Induced Termination of Pregnancy
Report
There were 11,873 terminated pregnancies reported in Indiana in 2001.
Of the 11,873 women who had a pregnancy terminated, 11,369 (95.8%) were Indiana residents.
7,464 (62.9%) of the women were white, 3,249 (27.4%) were black, 268 (2.3%) were of "other" races, and 892 (7.5%) were of unknown race (Indiana occurrences).
9,549 (80.4%) of the women were non-Hispanic in origin, 654 (5.5%) were of Hispanic origin. Ethnicity was unknown for 1,670 (14.1%) of the women who had a terminated pregnancy (Indiana occurrences).
8,730 (73.5%) of the women who had a pregnancy terminated were not married and 1,670 (14.1%) were married. Marital status was unknown for 1,473 (12.4%) of the women who had a terminated pregnancy (Indiana occurrences).
At the time of termination (Indiana occurrences):
- Less than 1%
(68) of the women were under the age of 15;
- 5.4% (640) were 15-17 years of
age;
- 11.2% (1,330) were 18-19 years of age;
36.3% (4,309) were 20-24 years of
age;
21.8% (2,593) were 25-29 years of
age;
13.0% (1,538) were 30-34 years of
age;
7.2% (854) were 35-39 years of age;
2.8% (331) were age 40 or more; and
Age was unknown for 1.8% (210).
In 2001, 11,281 (95.0%) of the terminations were performed in clinics; 592 (5.0%) were performed in hospitals (Indiana occurrences).