Abortion surveillance report, Arizona

              HES 87.7:A25/980/89
Abortion
Surveillance
Report,
ARIZONA, 1980-1989
ARIZONA DEPARTMENf OFHEALTH SERVICES
Office ofPlanning and Health Status Monitoring
September 1990
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PURPOSE •••••••••••••••••.••••••••••.•.••••...••••.•••.•••••.••••••••••••••••2
METHODS AND SOURCES ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••2
SELECTED FINDINGS ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••2
FIGURES AND TABLES: •••••���••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 4-13
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1. Ratios of Induced Terminations of Pregnancy by Year, Arizona
and United States, 1977-1989 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••4
2. Ratios of Induced Terminations of Pregnancy by Age of Woman,
Arizona (I986 and 1989) and United States (I986) ••••••••••••••••••••••4
1. Abortions by Women's County of Residence, Arizona, 1980-1989 •••••••••5
2. Number of Women Having Abortions Per 1,000 Women Giving Birth,
Arizona, 1980-19~9 •••••••••••.••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••5
3. Age-Specific Number and Rates of Live Births and Abortions,
Arizona, 1980-1989 .........................•.•.........••.........6
4. Percent Distribution of Abortions by Type of Facility,
Arizona, 1980-1989 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••7
5. Abortions by Number of Women Hospitalized for Complications,
Arizona, 1980-1989 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••7
6. Abortions by Number of Previous Live Births and Year,
Arizona, 1980-1989 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••'7
7. Abortions by Number of Previous Spontaneous Terminations,
Arizona, 1980--1989 ••••••••••••••••.••.••••••••••••••••••••••••••••8
8. Abortions by Number of Previous Induced Terminations,
Arizona, 1980-1989 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••8
9. Abortions by Reason for Termination and Year, Arizona, 1980-1989 ••••••8
TABLE 10. Pregnancy Rates and Number of Live Births, Fetal Deaths and
Abortions by County of Residence, Arizona, 1989 •••••••••••••••••.••••9
TABLE 11. Pregnancy Rates, Number of Live Births, Fetal Deaths and
Abortions by Age, Arizona, 1989 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••9
TABLE 12. Abortions by Age and County of Residence, Arizona, 1989 •••••••••••••10
TABLE 13. Abortions by Education and County of Residence,
Arizona Residents, 1989 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••10
TABLE 14. Abortions by Ethnicity and Age, Arizona Residents, 1989 ••••••••••••••10
TABLE 15. Abortions as a Percentage of Total Pregnancies by Ethnicity,
Arizona Residents, 1989 •••.•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••11
TABLE 16. Abortions by Ethnicity and Marital Status, Arizona
Residents, 1989 ••••••.•••••••••••.•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••11
TABLE 17. Abortions by Ethnic Group and County of Residence, Arizona
Residents, 1989 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••11
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TABLE 19. ~~;J~~sl~~9~~~~~.f.~~~~~~i~~.~~:~~?~~:.~~~.~~~ ~.f.~~~~: •••••
TABLE 20. Abortions by Weeks of Gestation of Pregnancy and Type of
Termination Procedure, Arizona Residents, 1989 ••••••••••••••••••••
TABLE 21. Ratios of Induced Terminations of Pregnancy and Pregnancy
Rates by Year, Arizona and United States, 1977-1989 ••••••••••••••••
TABLE 22. Ratios of Induced Terminations of Pregnancy by Age of Woman
and Year, Arizona and United States, 1985-1989 •••••••••••••••••••••
TABLE 23. Number of Live Births, Abortions and Ratios of Induced Termination
of Pregnancy by Ethnic Group and Year, Arizona, 1980-1989 •••••••••••13
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1
ABORTION SURVEILLANCE REPORT,
ARIZONA, 1980-19891
PURPOSE
In July 1976 the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) began an Abortion
Surveillance Reporting Program in accordance with ACCR R9-19-302D, as authorized by
ARS 36-344. The program required the reporting and analysis of induced abortions
performed in hospitals, outpatient treatment centers and physicians' offices throughout
the state. This report is the annual update of abortion statistics for 1989. The data for
1989, the last year of the decade of the 80's, are placed in a temporal context by
comparison with the data for the prior nine years of the decade.
METHODS AND SOURCES
These data represent the number of abortions reported to the ADHS not the actual
number of abortions which occurred in the state. Although Arizona law requires that all
abortions performed within the state be reported to the ADHS there is no assurance of
complete reporting. Also, data about induced abortions on residents do not include those
performed on residents in out-of-state facilities.
In publications of the National Center for Health Statistics, induced abortions are
distinguished from spontaneous abortions or fetal deaths. Induced abortion means "the
purposeful interruption of pregnancy with the intention other than to produci a live-born
infant or to remove a dead fetus which does not result in a live birth." All other
terminations of pregnancy are "spontaneous." In this report, the term "abortion" refers
to "induced termination of pregnancy;" and these two terms are used interchangeably.
DATA ORGANIZATION
The data in tables 1-9 present annual statistical information for 1980-1989 to compare
changes in abortion practices in Arizona. The data in tables 10-20 provide detailed
information on abortions and total pregnancies in Arizona in 1989. Tables 21-22 refer to
the U.S. data and provide a comparative context for Arizona abortion statistics. Table
23 gives an overview of the ratios of induced termination of pregnancy relative to the
recorded numbers of live births by ethnic group in Arizona from 1980 to 1989.
SELECTED FINDINGS
This section presents some illustrative findings contained in the 23 tables which follow.
It is not intended to be an exhaustive analysis of the tabulated data.
In calendar year 1989, the Arizona Department of Health Services received 12,688
reports of abortions performed in Arizona, with 11,575 or 91.2 percent of the abortions
obtained by Arizona residents (Table 1). The resident induced abortion ratio (the number
Special gratitude is expressed to Roberta Durfee and Dorothy Reissig for their
patience and expertise in typing and formatting the manuscript.
2 National Center for Health Statistics: Kenneth D. Kochanek; Induced terminations of
pregnancy: Reporting States, 1985 and 1986, ~.1onthly Vital Statistics Report, Vol. 37,
No. 12 Supp. DHHS Pub. No. (PHS) 89-1120, Public Health Service, Hyattsville, MD.
1989.
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of induced terminations of pregnancy per 1,000 live births) decreased by 31.7 percent
from 252.4 in 1984 (the highest of the decade) to 172.4 in 1989 (Table 2). The resident
induced abortion rate (the number of abortions per 1,000 females of childbearing age, 15­44
years old) decreased by 34.9 percent from 20.9 in 1984 to 13.6 in 1989 (Table 3).
The typical woman who obtained an abortion during 1989 was unmarried (66.7 percent,
Table 16), less than 25 years old (53.4 percent, Tables 3, 11, and 12), and had completed
nine or more years of education (82.7 percent, Table 13). One-half (50.2 percent, Table
6) had at least one or more previous live births, and 37.2 percent (Table 8) had at least
one previous induced termination of pregnancy. Women aged 20-24 had the highest
abortion rate with 26.4 abortions per 1,000 resident females in this age group (Table 3).
Most abortions in the state in 1988 were performed in nonhospital clinics and physicians'
offices (97.3 percent, Table 4), with one-tenth of one percent in hospitals, and the site of
abortion for the remainder unknown. As in previous years, curettage was the procedure
used in almost all abortions (94.7 percent, Table 20). Two of the 11,575 Arizona women
who obtained abortions in 1989 were hospitalized for complications (less than two­hundredth
of one percent, and the lowest fraction of the decade, Table 5). No abortion­related
deaths occurred in Arizona during the period 1980-1989.
Among Arizona counties, only Maricopa and Coconino had abortion rates in 1989 which
exceeded the statewide rate (by 27.9 percent and 11 percent, respectively, Table 10).
The abortion rate for Apache County (2.0 per 1,000 females of childbearing age) was 8.7
times lower than the abortion rate in Maricopa County (17.4, Table 10).
The 1989 abortion ratio of 172.4 (the number of abortions per 1,000 live births) was the
lowest recorded since 1980 (Table 23). Black females exceeded the overall abortion ratio
by 26 percent and White females exceeded it by 17.2 percent (Table 23). The 1989
abortion ratio for Black females was 5.2 times higher than that for Native American
females, whose ratio was the lowest among the ethnic groups (41.7, Table 23).
Both abortion ratios and abort~n rates are lower for Arizona females than for females
nationally (Table 21). In 1987, the abortion ratio (the number of resident abortions per
1,000 resident live births) was 30.8 percent lower for Arizona than the nation (246.6 as
compared to 356.1). Moreover, all annual age-specific abortion ratios in Arizona from
1985 to 1989 were at least 23 percent lower than the corresponding national figures in
1985 and 1986 (Table 22). A comparison of 1985 abortion ratios among 50 states
indicated that Ariz<ana was one of 25 states with abortion ratios at least 25 percent lower
than the U.S. ratio.
3
4
See: Centers for Disease Control, Division of Reproductive Health: Abortion
Surveillance, 1986-1987, CDC Surveillance Summaries, MMWR, Vol.39/No. 33-2, June
1990.
See: Lnnsl:opher 1\.. Mreia: Abortion Surveiiiance Report: Arizona, 1983-1988,
Phoenix: Arizona Department of Health Services, June 1989.
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ARIZONA
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RATIOS OF INDUCED TERMINATION OF PIlliQWJCY· BY YEAR, ARIZONA (1977-1989) AND
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RATIOS OF INDUCED TERMINATION OF PREGNANCY· BY AGE OF l\QvfAN, ARIZONA (1986 & 1989)
AND UNITED STATES (1986)**#1:
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~umber of abortions per 1,000 live births.
~alues are given in Table 2l.
-Values are given in Table 22.
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TABLE 1
ABORTIONS BY WOMEN'S COUNTY OF RESIDENCE, ARIZONA, 198cr1989
1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
Total Reported Abortions Per­formed
in Arizona
Total Abortions Performed to
Residents of Arizona
Apache County
Cochise County
Coconino County
Gi la County
Graham County
Greenlee County
La Paz County
Maricopa County
Mohave County
Navajo County
Pima County
Pinal County
Santa Cruz County
'Yavapai County
'Yuma County
Total Abortions Perfor~~d to
Non-Residents
Unknown Residence
9,278
8,959
33
138
374
60
37
12
NA
5,861
44
72
1,897
199
42
135
55
234
88
10,573
10,047
34
152
326
79
22
8
NA
6,609
27
62
2,316
166
43
170
33
437
89
12,539
11,965
39
220
389
84
30
17
NA
7,989
34
104
2,553
227
53
186
40
414
160
13,664
13,081
35
252
422
73
31
11
17
8,501
21
100
3,097
251
49
169
52
576
7
14,874
13,909
26
249
394
62
20
15
14
9,646
50
59
2,876
164
57
139
138
362
603
15,604
14,537
45
279
313
69
26
17
11
10,035
24
60
3,152
182
58
141
125
403
664
15,803
14,455
24
264
263
50
20
17
11
10,387
37
42
2,915
179
52
103
91
977
371
17,138
15,615
23
270
390
49
15
30
9
12,011
20
44
2,282
187
53
150
82
1,234
289
15,922
14,350
23
207
459
44
18
27
12
10,918
52
65
2,059
205
51
132
78
1,302
270
12,688
11,575
28
150
387
31
12
15
11
8,611
48
48
1,817
173
45
128
71
911
202
Included in 'Yuma County prior to 1983
TABLE 2
NUMBER OF WOMEN HAVING ABORTIONS PER 1,000 WOMEN GNING BIRTH,l
BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE, ARIZONA, 198cr1989
COUNTY OF
RESIDENCE
Apache
Cochise
Coconino
Gila
Graham
Greenlee
La Paz2
Maricopa
Mohave
Navajo
Pima
Pinal
Santa Cruz
Yavapai
Yuma
1980
20.3
87.9
205.0
85.1
72.3
44.1
NA
218.9
50.5
37.9
212.4
108.2
84.2
144.1
30.7
1981
20.2
92.3
188.1
103.9
43.2
26.7
NA
237.7
30.5
34.1
253.7
87.4
82.9
170.3
17.0
1982
21.1
141.5
220.0
103.7
64.1
66.4
NA
279.3
38.4
55.2
278.9
116.7
107.9
174.3
21.0
1983
19.6
161.0
233.4
106.9
71.3
59.5
72.0
295.6
22.7
52.3
323.1
134.3
107.2
158.4
30.9
1984
14.3
153.9
217.3
92.3
44.8
76.9
71.8
314.1
50.6
31.6
297.2
88.7
111.3
139.1
78.8
1985
24.3
179.0
160.8
107.5
64.0
105.6
47.0
297.1
24.8
31.7
306.7
88.8
110.9
129.6
63.7
1986
13.7
173.2
143.9
80.0
50.6
160.4
51.2
292.3
34.7
22.2
279.7
87.2
103.2
91.2
46.2
1987
12.4
168.1
194.1
86.1
33.7
241.9
45.5
328.0
17.0
22.2
208.9
88.0
96.9
128.1
41.6
1988
12.2
126.4
233.5
66.8
43.1
243.2
56.1
286.5
42.4
33.2
183.6
97.9
76.7
102.7
37.2
1989
15.7
86.7
109.7
47.6
26.8
144.2
50.7
219.8
35.5
24.1
161.4
82.5
64.3
102.9
30.3
Arizona, Total: 179.0 194.6 227.4 247.2 252.4 245.0 237.7 246.6 218.9 172.4
1 Ratios are calculated by relating county-specific number of resident abortions to county-specific
number of resident live births in a specified year. The number of live births by county of residence
2 (not shown in this report) is published annually in the Arizona Health Status and Vital Statistics.
Included in Yuma County prior to 1983.
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TABLE 3
AGE-SPECIFIC NUMBER AND RATES OF LNE BIRTHS (8) AND ABORTIONS (A),
ARIZONA, 1980 - 1989
illQ .!W. 1982 1983 ~ 1985 1986 1987 1988 ~
AGE GROUP _8_ A _8_ A _8_ A _8_ A _8_ A _8_ " _8_ _ A_ _8_ A _8_ A _8_ _ A_
Under 15
Number 138 115 123 59 131 107 123 101 110 114 110 116 152 99 142 112 160 75 159 69
Rote 1.1 0.5 1.2 0.9 1.1 0.9 1.1 0.9 1.0 0.7 0.9 1.0 1.3 0.9 1.2 0.7 1.3 0.6 1.2 0.5
15-19
Nulllber 8,1H 2,808 8,114 2.749 8,097 3,233 7.686 3.382 7.513 3,338 7.916 3.501 8.224 3,118 8,633 3,422 8,883 3,207 9.216 2.519
Rote 65.8 24.3 67.4 28.3 65.9 26.6 65.9 26.6 63.6 28.6 67.0 29.6 66.7 25.0 69.1 27.4 69.9 25.2 71.7 19.6
20-24
Nulllber 17 .897 3,489 18.277 3,878 18.171 4,585 18,046 5,008 18,772 5,637 19.721 5,800 19,505 5.000 19.334 5.393 19,372 4,640 19,501 3.595
Rote 134.9 28.6 137.0 33.7 132.8 36.8 132.8 36.8 137.4 41.3 144.8 42.6 142.9 36.6 142.5 39.8 142.8 34.2 143.4 26.4
25-29
Number 14,487 1,821 14.984 2.050 15.567 2,447 15,880 2,796 16,582 3,125 17 ,979 3,251 18.562 3.313 19,712 3,611 20 ,513 3,265 20,450 2.555
Rote 119.7 16.6 119.9 18.8 117.2 20.6 117.2 20.6 116.7 22.0 118.8 20.6 117.8 21.0 122.6 22.5 126.2 20.1 124.4 15.5
I 30-34
0"\ NUMber 6,951 581 7.581 870 7,925 1.064 8,224 1,250 8,980 1,444 9,990 1,636 10,505 1,600 11 ,206 1,827 11.912 1,788 12,760 1,563
I Rote 67.9 7.8 67.5 9.3 67.6 10.5 67.6 10.5 70.1 11 .5 H.8 11.5 74.1 11 .3 74.7 12.2 75.2 11.3 76.8 9.4
35-39
Number 2.002 205 2.143 302 2.339 419 2,526 464 2,711 622 3.126 686 3,357 735 3,736 744 4.062 778 4.266 660
Rote 24.9 3.5 25.5 4.5 25.6 4.7 25.6 4.7 25.6 5.9 27.0 5.6 23.7 6.0 29.3 5.8 30.5 5.8 304 4.7
40-44
Number 378 63 381 67 369 121 409 120 420 143 483 160 497 155 534 173 622 155 689 153
Rote 5.3 0.9 5.0 1.6 5.2 1.5 5.2 1.5 5.0 1.7 5.5 1.7 5.2 1.8 5.2 1.7 5.7 1.4 5.9 1.3
45 &over
Number 19 4 15 7 25 7 22 10 20 6 15 14 17 12 22 9 18 8 27 7
Rote 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.1
TOTAL 2
Number3 50,049 9.278 51.620 10.573 52.628 12.539 52,919 13,664 55.109 14.874 59,344 15,604 60.822 14,455 63,320 15,615 65,544 14,350 67,128 11.575
Rote 79.0 16.3 78.7 18.8 77.1 19.6 77.1 19.6 77.2 20.9 79.6 19.7 78.2 18.6 79.0 19.5 79.3 17.4 78.8 13.6
1 The ~ge-specWc live birth ~r abortion rate is the number of live births or abortions per 1,000 females in a specifi~ age group. For females under 15 the calculated
2 rate Includes emale populatIon 10-14 years of age. For women over 44 the rate is calculated for the female populatIon 45-49 years of age.
3 The totell includes records with unspecified av.e and is not the sum of the age groups.
The value for. live births is the general fertIlity rate. It is computed by dividing the total number of live births, regardless of age of mother, by the fo~ulationof
women l'Jf childbearing ~e (15-44 years of age" and mUltiplfiing the result by 1,000. SimilarlY, the general abortion rate is computed per 1,000 women 0 C ildbearing
age (15-'44 years old'. wing the period from 1983-1985 a I reported abortions, regardless 0 the place of residence, were used in calCUlating the rates for Arizona
females. From 1986-1989 only records specifying Arizona as place of residence were used in calCUlating the age-specific and total abortion rates.
TABLE 4
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION OF ABORTIONS BY TYPE OF FACILITY,
ARIZONA, 1980-1989
!Y2! 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
Hospital 1.0 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.1
Clinic 64.8 66.7 70.9 65.9 67.4 63.2 53.9 62.3 65.4 57.7
Doctor's Office 34.2 32.9 28.6 33.8 27.6 32.1 39.7 30.9 26.4 39.6
Other 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Unknown 0.1 0.1 0.1 6.0 4.3 6.0 6.4 8.0 2.6
Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
TABLE 5
ABORTIONS BY NUMBER OF WOMEN HOSPITALIZED FOR COMPLICATIONS,
ARIZONA, 1980-1989
Hospitalized for
Complicatiol18 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986* 1987* 1988* 1989*
Yes NA 18 8 14 5 9 5 21 6 2
No NA 10,555 12,531 13,650 14,869 15,595 14,440 15,594 14,344 11,573
'.J Total 9,278 10,573 12,539 13,664 14,874 15,604 14,445 15,615 14,350 11,575
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TABLE 6
ABORTIONS BY NUMBER OF PREVIOUS LNE BIRTHS AND YEAR,
ARIZONA, 1980-1989
Previous
Live Birttw 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986* 1987* 1988* 1989*
0 6,150 6,722 7,851 8,150 8,597 8,892 7,852 8,248 7,465 5,763
1 1,586 1,948 2,385 2,761 3,060 3,259 3,054 3,419 3,127 2,601
2 960 1,193 1,398 1,781 2,032 2,145 2,202 2,461 2,325 1,903
3 351 433 592 620 766 832 844 973 925 865
4 144 163 194 232 267 272 308 353 344 310
5 50 66 56 58 76 97 120 98 96 79
6 12 20 22 23 31 36 33 35 35 26
7 and over 25 28 41 39 47 50 35 27 33 28
Unknown 21 74 1
TOTAL 9,278 10,573 12,539 13,664 14,874 15,604 14,455 15,615 14,350 11,575
* Alrizona residents only.
TABLE 7
ABORTIONS BY NUMBER OF PREVIOUS SPONTANEOUS TERMINATIONS,
ARIZONA, 1980-1989
Previous
Spontaneous
Terminations 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986* 1987* 1988* 1989"
0 8,686 9,804 11,626 12,664 13,636 14,239 13,071 13,971 12,914 10,351
1 459 618 710 772 963 1,049 1,088 1,282 1,146 984
.2 83 93 144 140 197 ' 208 199 252 192 160
.3 30 36 38 49 43 61 52 53 61 53
·4 7 8 13 18 19 20 23 25 12 10
5 7 4 2 9 4 11 5 9 7 6
6 2 1 1 2 1 9 3 4 3 3
7 and over 3 9 5 10 11 5 6 10 14 7
Unknown 1 2 2 3 1 1
TOTAL 9,278 10,573 12,539 13,664 14,874 15,604 14,455 15,615 14,350 11,575
TABLE 8
ABORTIONS BY NUMBER OF PREVIOUS INDUCED TERMINATIONS,
ARIZONA, 1980-1989
PJlEVIOUS
I INDUCED
00 TEJlMINATIONS 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986" 1987" 1988" 1989"
I
0 6,728 7,482 8,610 9,172 9,798 10,201 9,217 9,856 9,045 7,272
1 2,003 2,375 2,897 3,229 3,611 3,747 3,607 4,025 3,616 3,040
2 437 543 752 919 1,044 1,127 1,165 1,246 1,208 892
3 76 127 204 241 292 358 309 317 318 243
4 18 29 51 61 80 93 97 110 94 128
5 8 8 8 17 21 30 26 30 41
f~ and over 8 9 17 25 28 38 30 16 27
Unknown 0 0 10 4 15 1
TOTAL 9,278 10,573 12,539 13,664 14,874 15,604 14,455 15,615 14,350 11,575
TABLE 9
ABORTIONS BY REASON FOR TERMINATION AND YEAR, ARIZONA,
1980-1989
Reason for
Te,rmination 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986* 1987* 1988* 1989"
Elective 8,961 10,193 10,511 13,328 14,611 15,274 14,300 15,228 14,068 11,078
Medical 18 33 15 14 23 16 7 11 11 7
Unknown 299 347 2,013 322 240 314 148 376 271 490
TotaZ 9,278 10,573 12,539 13,664 14,874 15,604 14,455 15,615 14,350 11,575
... Adzona residents only
TABLE 10
PREGNANCY RATES AND NUMBER OF LIVE BIRTHS, FETAL DEATHS AND
ABORTIONS BY COUNTY OF RESIDENCE, ARIZONA, 1989
Total Pregnanciu:a
Estimated Female Percent
County or Population of Live Fetal Induced
Rateb
Ending in Abortion
Ruidence ChUdbearing Age: Birt.h8 DeatN AbortioM Number Abortion RateC
Apache 14,059 1,781 7 28 1,816 129.2 1.5 2.0
Cochise 23,644 1,730 5 150 1,885 79.7 8.0 6.3
Coconino 25,713 2,040 9 387 2,436 94.7 15.9 15.1
Gila 8,323 651 5 31 687 82.5 4.5 3.7
Graham 5,275 448 6 12 466 88.3 2.6 2.3
Greenlee 2,074 104 3 15 122 58.8 12.3 7.2
La Paz 2,774 217 2 11 230 82.9 4.8 4.0
Maricopa 493,965 39,179 213 8,611 48,003 97.2 17.9 17.4
Mohave 17,157 1,353 6 48 1,407 82.0 3.4 2.8
Navajo 20,825 1,993 17 48 2,058 98.8 2.3 2.3
Pima 169,586 11,257 62 1,817 13,136 77.5 13.8 10.7
Pinal 23,501 2,097 12 173 2,282 97.1 7.6 7.4
Santa Cruz 6,893 700 2 45 747 108.4 6.0 6.5
Yavapai 19,440 1,244 7 128 1,379 70.9 9.3 6.6
Yuma 18,951 2,334 19 71 2,242 127.9 2.9 3.7
Total 852,180 67,128 375 11,575 79,078 92.8 14.6 13.6
ab
c
Sum of recorded live births, reported fetal deaths and reported induced terminatiOM of pregnancy.
The number of pregnancies per 1,000 females of childbearing age. Rates computed by relating
total pregnancies, regardless of age of mother, to women aged 15-44. Pregnancies to females
under 15 and those 45 years and over constitute 0.33 percent of all pregnancies.
The number of abortions per 1,000 females of childbearing age. Rates computed by relating total
abortions, regardless of mot~ers age, to women aged 15-44.
TABLE 11
PREGNANCY RATES, NUMBER OF LIVE BIRTHS,
FETAL DEATHS AND ABORTIONS BY AGE,
ARIZONA, 1989
Total Pregnanciu:
Estimated Percent
Female Live Fetal Induced Ending in Abort· n
Age Population Birt.h8 DeatN AbortioM Number Rate1 Abortion Ratio~
Under 15 128,990 159 69 229 1.8 30.1 434.0
15-19 128,585 9,216 49 2,519 11,784 91.6 21.4 273.3
20-24 136,024 19,501 95 3,595 23,191 170.5 15.5 184.4
25-29 164,418 20,450 113 2,555 23,118 140.6 11.1 124.9
30-34 166,112 12,760 72 1,563 14,395 86.7 10.9 122.5
35-39 140,473 4,266 39 660 4,965 35.3 13.3 154.7
40-44 116,568 689 6 153 848 7.3 18.0 220.1
45 and over 94,841 27 0 7 34 0.4 20.6 259.9
Unknown age 60 454 514 88.3
TOTAL 852,1803 67,128 375 11,575 79,078 92.7 14.6 172.4
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1
2
3
The age-specific pregnancy rate is the number of pregnancies per 1,000 women specified age
group. For females under 15 the calculated rate includes the female population 10-14 years of
age. For women over 44 the rate calculated includes the female population 45-49 years of age~
The total pregnancy rote is computed by relating the total number or preg-nancies, regardless or
age of mother, to the population of women of child-bearing age (15-44 years of age).
Ratios are calculated by relating age-specific number of resident abortions to the age-specific
number of resident live births.
Estimated female population of .childbearing age in Arizona in 1989. Population estimates for
females under 15 and over 44 are excluded from the total population of women of childbearing
age.
TABLE 12
ABORTIONS BY AGE AND COUNTY OF RESIDENCE
ARIZONA, 1989
AGE
ALL UNllER UN<NOWN
~ ~ II .!1:.!l ~ 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 ~ 45+ ~
ARIZONA , 1.575 69 829 1.690 3.595 2.555 1.563 660 153 7 454
Apache 28 0 1 5 5 5 10 2 0 0 0
Cochise 150 1 14 14 J6 35 15 8 2 0 25
Coconino 387 0 16 70 127 85 59 25 1 0 4
Gila 31 1 4 3 \I 4 3 3 2 0 0
Graham 12 0 0 2 3 3 0 1 1 0 2
Green lee 15 0 0 2 7 3 1 1 0 0 1
La paz 11 0 1 6 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
Maricopa 8.611 54 627 1.285 2,781 1.982 1.194 507 115 6 60
I40have 48 0 2 \I \I 12 9 3 0 0 0
Navajo 48 1 5 4 \I 12 8 5 0 0 2
Pima 1.817 7 122 229 486 327 202 SO 25 1 338
Pinal 173 3 20 27 53 J6 23 4 1 0 6
Santa Cruz 45 0 5 7 7 " 7 3 0 0 12
Vavapal 128 0 9 15 23 32 27 15 5 0 2
V....o 71 2 3 10 33 13 4 3 1 0 2
TABLE 13
ABORTIONS BY EDUCATION AND COUNTY OF RESIDENCE,
ARIZONA RESIDENTS, 1989
Yeal'3 o( Education
COlDlty Total None 1-8 9-12 13-16 17 and Over Not Stated
ARIZONA 11,575 11 258 5,878 3,377 315 1,736
Apache 28 0 1 12 11 0 4
Cochise 150 0 4 86 51 6 3
Coconino 387 0 2 188 148 11 38
Gila 31 0 1 20 6 0 4
Graham 12 0 1 8 3 0 0
Greenlee 15 0 0 7 4 1 3
La Paz 11 0 0 8 3 0 0
Maricopa 8,611 9 189 4,356 2,338 144 1,575
Mohave 48 0 1 24 12 1 10
Navajo 48 0 0 29 16 1 2
Pima 1,817 0 50 912 669 141 45
Pinal 173 1 6 104 30 4 28
Santa Cruz 45 0 2 20 17 2 4
Yavapai 128 0 0 67 45 2 14
Yuma 71 1 1 37 24 2 6
TABLE 14
ABORTIONS BY ETHNICITY AND AGE, ARIZONA RESIDENTS,
1989
Total
All Ethnic • Native Other
Age ~ White American Black Race Hispanic UnIcnown
10-14 69 33 1 7 0 22 6
15-17 829 614 14 29 1 130 41
18-19 1,690 1,184 27 100 16 263 100
20-24 3,595 2,488 73 188 35 571 240
25-29 2,555 1,777 73 110 46 414 135
30-34 1,553 1,087 44 52 44 208 118
35-39 660 460 18 25 19 86 52
40-44 153 101 1 3 7 30 11
45 and over 7 5 0 0 0 1 1
Unknown 454 229 13 25 jj i46 33
TOTAL 11,575 7,978 264 549 176 1,871 137
• Non-Hispanic
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TABLE 15
ABORTIONS AS A PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL PREGNANCIES BY ETHNIClTY,
ARIZONA RESIDENTS, 1989
prjP£anci~
Live Fetal Induced ercent Endrng
Ethnic Group Births Deaths AbortiON Number in AbortiON
•• White 39,484 305 7,978 47,767 16.7
Native American 6,338 31 264 6,633 4.0
Black 2,528 33 549 3,110 17.7
Other Race 1,106 6 176 1,288 13.7
Hispanic 17,663 NA 1,871 19,534 9.6
Un!O'lown 9 737 746 NA
TOTAL 67,128 375 11,575 79,078 14.6
.. The number of abortions per 1,000 live births•
Non-Hispanic
TABLE 16
ABORTIONS BY ETHNIClTY AND MARITAL STATUS,
ARIZONA RESIDENTS, 1989
Ethnic Group Married Single Unlalown Total
White• 1,781 5,640 557 7,978
Native American 74 167 23 264
Black 114 368 67 549
Other Race 88 66 22 176
Hispanic 456 1,168 247 1,871
Unlalown 134 310 293 737
Total 2,647 1,719 1,209 11,515
• Non-Hispanic
TABLE 17
ABORTIONS BY ETHNIC GROUP AND COUNTY OF RESIDENCE
ARIZONA RESIDENTS, 1989
Abortion
Ratio"
202.1
41.7
217.2
159.1
105.9
NA
172.4
.. Native Other
COlDlty Total White American Black Race Hi.spa11ic Unlatown
ARIZONA 11,575 7,978 264 549 176 1,871 737
Apache 28 7 14 I 0 3 3
Cochise 150 91 I 11 9 33 5
Coconino 387 264 65 1 4 28 25
Gila 31 20 5 0 0 4 2
Graham 12 8 0 0 0 4 0
Greenlee 15 11 0 1 0 3 0
La Paz 11 6 1 0 0 3 1
Maricopa 8,611 6,196 110 434 124 1,217 530
Mohave 48 32 0 2 0 8 6
Navajo 48 21 22 0 0 4 1
Pima 1,817 1,056 35 92 38 461 135
Pinal 173 106 6 3 1 50 7
Santa Cruz 45 10 2 0 0 31 2
Yavapai 128 106 2 0 0 6 14
Yuma 71 44 1 4 0 16 6
• Non-Hispanic
TABLE 18
ABORTIONS BY MARITAL STATUS AND COUNTY OF RESIDENCE,
ARIZONA RESIDENTS, 1989
County Total Married Single Unlalown
ARIZONA 11,575 2,647 7,719 1,209
Apache 28 8 15 5
Cochise 150 55 87 8
Coconino 387 74 264 49
Gila 31 9 19 3
Graham 12 4 7 ,
.L
Greenlee 15 1 11 3
La Paz 11 3 6 2
Maricopa 8,611 2,002 5,710 899
Mohave 48 13 31 4
Navajo 48 12 34 2
Pima 1,817 363 1,269 185
Pinal 173 35 116 22
Santa Cruz 45 9 31 5
Yavapai 128 35 76 17
Yuma 71 24 43 4
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TABLE 19
ABORTIONS BY WEEK OF GESTATION OF PREGNANCY AND AGE OF WOMAN,
ARIZONA, 1989
Weelaof
Age
Gestation < 15 15-19 2tr24 25-29 3tr34 35-39 40+ Unknown Total
8 27 1,086 1,709 1,321 857 381 101 165 5,647
9 13 419 536 419 227 88 24 87 1,813
10 12 361 483 298 176 69 13 57 1,469
11 3 205 274 180 97 44 9 36 848
12 4 176 239 142 78 29 3 36 707
13 3 111 118 75 43 18 4 22 394
14 1 58 78 43 31 7 1 15 236
15 1 23 33 13 9 2 0 0 81
16 0 12 26 13 6 1 0 0 59
17 1 6 6 7 1 1 0 0 21
18 0 13 5 5 2 1 1 2 30
19 0 1 7 3 0 0 0 0 11
20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21+ 0 0 4 1 3 1 0 0 9
Unknown 1 48 77 35 33 18 4 34 250
Total 69 2,519 3,595 2,555 1,563 660 160 454 11,575
TABLE 20
ABORTIONS BY WEEKS OF GESTATION AND TYPE OF TERMINATION
PROCEDURE, ARIZONA RESIDENTS, 1989
Typ~:!,trocedure
Weela of SUction
Gestation Curettage Curettage Other Unknown TOTAL
8 5,364 3 280 5,647
9 1,720 93 1,813
10 1,387 82 1,469
11 787 I 60 848
12 673 2 32 707
13 375 19 394
14 220 16 236
15 76 5 81
16 55 4 59
17 21 21
18 29 30
19 11 11
20 0
21 9 9
Unknown 232 18 250
Total 10,959 6 610 11,575
TABLE 21
RATIOS OFANDUCED TERMINATIONS OF PREGNANCyG AND ABORTION
RATES BY YEAR, ARIZONA AND UNITED STATES,c 1977 -1989
ABORTION RATIOS ABORTION RATES
YEAR ARIZONAd U.S. ARIZONAe U.S.
1977 141.7 324.5 11.4 22.0
1978 153.7 341.3 11.1 23.0
1979 164.0 358.3 15.0 24.0
1980 119.0 359.2 16.3 25.0
1981 194.6 358.4 18.8 24.0
1982 227.4 354.3 19.6 24.0
1983 247.2 348.7 19.6 23.0
1984 252.4 364.1 20.9 24.0
1985 245.0 353.8 19.7 24.0
1986 237.7 354.2 17.1 23.0
1981 246.6 356.1 19.5 24.0
1988 218.9 NA 17.4 NA
1989 172.4 NA 13.6 NA
a
bc
d
e
Number of abortions per 1,000 live births
Number of abortions per 1,000 females aged 15-44
Source: Abortion Surveillance, United States, 1984-1985; CDC Surveillance
Summaries, September 1989; also: Abortion Surveillance: Preliminary Analysis
United States, 1988 and 1987; MMWR, September 29, 1989, Vol. 38, lL./O. 38.
Number of resident abortions occurring in Arizona per 1,000 resident live births.
Number of resident abortions occurring in Arizona per 1,000 resident females aged
15-44.
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TABLE 22
RATIOS OF INDUCED TERMINATIONS OF PREGNANCyO- BY
AGE OF WOMAN AND YEAR.
ARIZONA AND UNITED STATES, 1985-1989
UNITED STATESJ ARIZONAc
AGE 1985 1986 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
All ages 353.8 347.2 262.9 237.7 246.6 218.9 172.4
Under 14 years 1,728.1 1,760.3 900.0 916.7 833.3 575.8 434.0
14 years 1,371.1 1,240.8 966.7 601.5 525.4 440.9 404.8
15-19 years 720.8 696.3 402.2 379.1 396.4 361.0 442.0
15 years 1,084.3 1,037.6 590.1 496.5 658.6 337.0 338.6
16 years 892.6 909.6 456.0 408.5 430.4 358.0 279.5
17 years 751.2 731.9 286.5 317.8 310.0 332.6 227.6
18 years 739.6 703.4 474.6 416.9 480.5 428.7 309.3
19 years 589.3 559.4 367.3 355.1 361.5 327.8 257.9
20-24 years 410.1 405.5 294.1 256.3 278.9 239.5 184.4
25-29 years 237.2 237.2 180.8 178.5 183.2 159.2 124.9
30-34 years 218.5 213.8 163.8 152.3 163.0 150.1 122.5
35-39 years 344.9 331.6 219.4 218.9 199.1 191.5 154.7
40 years and over 652.7 605.0 349.4 323.0 327.3 254.7 223.5
a Number of abortions per 1,000 live births.
b Source: National Center for Health Statistics: Kenneth D. Kochanek: Induced
terminations of pregnancy: Reporting States, 1985 and 1986, Monthly Vital Statistics
C
Report, Vol. 37, No 12 Supp. DHHS. Pub.
Number of resident abortions occurring in Arizona per 1,000 resident live births to
females in specified age group.
TABLE 23
NUMBER OF LIVE BIRTHS, ABORTIONS AND RATIOS1 OF INDUCED TERMINATIONS
OF PREGNANCY BY ETHNIC GROUP AND YEAR, ARIZONA, 1980-1989
Ethnic Group ~ ~ 1982 1983 1984 1985 ~ 1987 ~ .!lli
Total, all
ethnic groups2
Births 50,049 51,620 52,628 52,919 55,109 59,344 60,822 63,320 65,544 67,128
Abortions 8,959 10,047 11,965 13,081 13,909 14,537 14,455 15,615 14,350 11,575
Abortion ratio 179.0 194.6 227.4 247.2 252.4 245.0 237.7 246.6 218.9 172.4
WHITE 3
Births 31,597 32,495 33,419 33.664 35,183 37,972 38,044 39,616 39,821 39,484
Abortions 6,665 8,069 9,282 10,039 10,344 10,328 9,388 11,093 9,918 7,978
Abortion ratio 210.9 248.3 277.7 298.2 294.0 272.0 246.8 280.0 249.1 202.1
HISPANIC
Births 11,495 11,896 11,630 11,477 12,067 13,062 14,044 14,402 15,952 17,663
Abortions 1,075 1,002 1,000 1,074 1,665 1,812 2,054 2,258 2,074 1,871
Abortion ratio 93.5 84.2 85.9 93.6 138.7 138.7 146.3 156.8 130.0 105.9
BLACK
Births 1,634 1,759 1,800 1,820 1,911 1,969 2,157 2,289 2,406 2.528
Abortions 430 378 463 603 663 660 741 810 728 549
Abortion ratio 263.2 197.8 257.2 331.3 346.9 335.2 343.5 353.9 302.6 217.2
NATIVE AMERICAN
Births 4.796 4,878 5.137 5,297 5,265 5,478 5.718 6.036 6,240 6.338
Abortions 152 123 175 241 232 262 251 285 322 264
Abortion ratio 31.7 25.2 34.1 45.5 44.1 47.8 43.9 47.2 51.6 41.7
OTHER RACE
Births 527 592 642 661 683 863 859 977 1.125 1.106
Abortions 206 349 384 395 318 329 219 230 198 176
Abortion ratio 390.9 589.5 598.1 597.6 465.6 381.2 254.9 235.4 176.0 159.1
1 Number of resident abortions performed in Arizona per 1,000 resident live births in specified
2 ethnic group.
3 Total for all ethnic groups inciudes record with unknown or unspecified ethnic group.
4 NWohnite-H0isnHnisicpanic origin.
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