INDUCED TERMINATIONS OF PREGNANCY








TABLE F1.  REPORTED INDUCED TERMINATIONS OF PREGNANCY,
PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION, AND INDUCED TERMINATION RATIOS,
BY AGE AND RACE OF PATIENT
PROCEDURES PERFORMED IN MISSISSIPPI, 1997

                                                                                        
                      NUMBER                  PERCENT         INDUCED TERMINATION RATIO*
AGE OF                     NON-  UNK.                  NON-                         NON-
PATIENT     TOTAL  WHITE  WHITE  RACE   TOTAL  WHITE  WHITE    TOTAL     WHITE     WHITE

TOTAL       4,325  1,418  2,906     1   100.0  100.0  100.0    104.1      64.4     149.0

UNDER 15       61     16     45     0     1.4    1.1    1.5    225.9     326.5     203.6
15-19         896    351    545     0    20.7   24.8   18.8    107.9     115.1     103.7
20-24       1,582    449  1,132     1    36.6   31.7   39.0    118.8      69.8     164.4
25-29         969    281    688     0    22.4   19.8   23.7     92.5      41.9     182.0
30-34         429    161    268     0     9.9   11.4    9.2     69.8      40.1     125.8
35-39         295    116    179     0     6.8    8.2    6.2    116.6      75.6     179.9
40-44          90     42     48     0     2.1    3.0    1.6    190.3     175.0     206.0
45-49           1      0      1     0      **      -     **    111.1         -     166.7
UNKNOWN         2      2      0     0      **    0.1      -                             

 * INDUCED TERMINATIONS PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS IN SPECIFIED GROUP.                       

** LESS THAN 0.06 PERCENT.