Article: Characteristics of women who obtained legal abortions--United States, selected years, 1972-1999.(Illustration)

Table 1 
 
Characteristics of women who obtained legal abortions--United States, 
selected years, 1972-1999 
 
Characteristic  1972   1976  1980 
 
Reported no. of legal abortions *  586,760   988,267  1,297,606 
Reported no. of legal abortions 
excluding AK, CA, NH, OK + 
 
Percent distributions (ss) 
 
Residence 
  In-state/area 56.2   90.0  92.6 
  Out-of-state/area 43.8   10.0  7.4 
Age (yrs) 
   [less than or equal to] 19   32.6   32.1  29.2 
  20-24 32.5   33.3  35.5 
   [greater than or euqual to]2534.9   34.6  35.3 
Race (n) 
  White  ...

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