MARRI 801 G St, NW Washington, DC 20001 202.393.2100 marri.us/abortion-demographics Demographics of Women Who Report Having an Abortion from The National Survey of Family Growth 2006-2010 Patrick F. Fagan, Ph.D. Scott Talkington, Ph.D. January 2014
MARRI 801 G St, NW Washington, DC 20001 202.393.2100 marri.us/abortion-demographics
Demographics of Women Who Report Having an Abortion
from
The National Survey of Family Growth 2006-2010
Patrick F. Fagan, Ph.D.
Scott Talkington, Ph.D.
January 2014
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Demographics of Women Who Report Having an Abortion:
Preliminary Inquiry from
The National Survey of Family Growth 2006-2010
Table of Contents
Introduction …3 Abortion …5 Abortion among Women Aged 41 and Older …6 Abortion among Ever-Pregnant Women Aged 41 and Older …7 Abortion among Women Who Have Ever Been Pregnant …8 By Age Bracket: Percent of Women Who Had One or More Abortions ...9 Age at First Abortion among Women Who Had One or More Abortions ...10 24 Years of Age and Under: Percent of Women Who Had One or More Abortions ...11 Area of Residence ...12 Area of Residence of All Women Aged 15 to 44 …13 Area of Residence of Women Who Had One or More Abortions ...14 By Area of Residence: Percent of Women Who Had One or More Abortions ...15 Birthplace, Foreign or Domestic, of Women Who Had One or More Abortions ...16 By Birthplace, Foreign or Domestic: Percent of Women Who Had One or More Abortions ...17 Ethnic Distribution ...18 Ethnic Distribution of All Women Aged 15 to 44 ...19 Ethnic Distribution of Women Who Had One or More Abortions ...20 By Ethnic Group: Percent of Women Who Had One or More Abortions ...21 Income and Education ...22 Family Income of Women Who Had One or More Abortions ...23 By Family Income Bracket: Percent of Women Who Had One or More Abortions ...24 Education Attained among Women Who Had One or More Abortions ...25 By Education Attained: Percent of Women Who Had One or More Abortions ...26 Family …27 Family Structure of Origin among Women Who Had One or More Abortions ...28 By Family Structure of Origin: Percent of Women Who Had One or More Abortions …29 Family Living Situation at Age 14 of Women Who Had One or More Abortions ...30 By Family Living Situation at Age 14: Percent of Women Who Had One or More Abortions ...31 Marriage ...32 Present Family Living Situation of Women Who Had One or More Abortions ...33 By Present Family Living Situation: Percent of Women Who Had One or More Abortions ...34
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Marriage History of Women Who Had One or More Abortions ...35 By Marriage History: Percent of Women Who Had One or More Abortions ...36 Current Marital Status of Women Who Had One or More Abortions ...37 By Current Marital Status: Percent of Women Who Had One or More Abortions ...38 Number of Marriages among Women Who Have Married and Who Had One or More Abortions …39 By Number of Marriages: Percent of Women Who Had One or More Abortions …40 Number of Cohabitations among Women Who Had One or More Abortions ...41 By Number of Cohabitations: Percent of Women Who Had One or More Abortions ...42 Births in and out of Wedlock ...43 Number of out-of-Wedlock [with in-Wedlock Only] Births among Women Who Had One or More
Abortions; If Ever Given Birth ...44 By Number of out-of-Wedlock [with in-Wedlock Only] Births: Percent of Women Who Had One or
More Abortions As Well ...45 Number of in-Wedlock [With out-of-Wedlock Only] Births among Women Who Had One or More
Abortions; If Ever Given Birth ...46 By Number of in-Wedlock [With out-of-Wedlock Only] Births: Percent of Women Who Had One or
More Abortions ...47 Religious Practice ...48 Current Religious Service Attendance among Women Who Had One or More Abortions ...49 By Current Religious Service Attendance: Percent of Women Who Had One or More Abortions …50 Current Importance of Religion in Daily Life among Women Who Had One or More Abortions …51 By Current Importance of Religion in Daily Life: Percent of Women Who Had One or More
Abortions ...52 Sexual Activity ...53 Age at First Intercourse among Women Who Had One or More Abortions ...54 By Age at First Intercourse: Percent of Women Who Had One or More Abortions ...55 Lifetime Total Number of Male Sexual Partners among Women Who Had One or More Abortions ...56 Lifetime Total Number of Male Sexual Partners among Women Who Had One or More Abortions ...57 By Lifetime Total Number of Male Sexual Partners: Percent of Women Who Had One or More
Abortions ...58 Contraception Use ...59 Contraception Use among Women Who Had One or More Abortions ...60 By Contraception Use: Percent of Women Who Had One or More Abortions ...61 Age at First Use of Birth Control among Women Who Have Ever Used Birth Control and Have Ever Been Pregnant ...62 Age at First Use of Birth Control among Women Who Have Ever Used Birth Control and Who Had One or More Abortions …63 By Age at First Use of Birth Control: Percent of Women Who Had One or More Abortions …64 Emergency “Contraception” Use ...65 Emergency “Contraception” Use among Women Who Had One or More Abortions ...66 By Emergency “Contraception” Use: Percent of Women Who Had One or More Abortions ...67 Appendix: Notes on the National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG) …68
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Introduction This chart book is an initial exploration of the demographics of abortion in America. These “maps” of the background patterns of abortion in the U.S. are drawn from the combined data for the years 2006-2010 in the National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG), a large sample representative of the U.S. population. Note that the figures included are reported numbers, and that survey respondents are disposed to underreport on a matter as sensitive as abortion, possibly by as much as a factor of two. Abortions among Black women and, particularly, Hispanic women, appear to be more underreported than among White women. Unmarried women appear to underreport abortions at a greater rate than married women.1 In this study, in estimating the extent of abortion, we use the reports of women in their forties, not those of younger women, where conflicts about guilt stemming from recent abortions may be more prevalent. Confining the evaluation of abortion’s prevalence to women in their mid-forties also permits deferring analysis until the fertile years and an estimate of abortion prevalence can be straightforwardly obtained. Despite these shortcomings this is the best federal survey, by far, from which to estimate the correlates of abortion. Note that we do not here provide multiple figures based on estimated error rates due to underreporting. Today, by their mid-forties, one in six women reports having an abortion (page 6), and one fifth of those who have ever been pregnant report procuring an abortion (page 7). Most women who report ever aborting report having only one abortion (page 8) and report being quite young when they obtain their first abortion; nearly half of first reported abortions are to teenagers and 80 percent are to those 24 or younger (page 10). Abortion is less prevalent within some demographic subsets than others. The reported abortion rate among women born outside the United States is lower than that among their U.S.-born counterparts (page 17). When women are broken down by ethnicity, abortion is reported to be most prevalent among African-American women (page 21). The (reported) abortion rate does not vary significantly across income groups (page 24). The data suggested no clear relationship between reported abortion and educational attainment; the lowest percentage of women who reported an abortion is among women who have a ninth grade education or less and the highest percentage is among women who have “some college” education (page 26). When the statistics are broken down by family structure, reported abortion is rarest among women raised in an always-intact family: 16 percent vs. 26 percent (page 29). Reported abortion is more common among women who have been pregnant but never been married than among women who have been pregnant but who have ever been 1 Elise F. Jones and Jacqueline Darroch Forrest, “Underreporting of Abortion in Surveys of U.S. Women: 1976 to 1988,” Demography 29, no. 1 (February 1992): 113-126. It is to be noted that this research based on data from thirty years ago and that the climate on abortion has changed significantly since then, possibly increasing or even decreasing the underreporting.
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married (page 36). The percentage of women who report an abortion is higher among those separated, divorced, or never married than those currently married (page 38). Eighty-three percent of women who report having an abortion have cohabited at some time (page 41), and the fraction of women reporting an abortion increased within each category, as the number of cohabiting relationships increased (page 42). The fraction of women reporting an abortion is nearly twice as high among women who have had children out of wedlock as among women who have had all their children in wedlock (page 45). A smaller fraction of women with three or more in-wedlock births report having ever aborted than women with two in-wedlock births, and a smaller fraction of women with three or more or two in-wedlock births reported having ever aborted than women with one in-wedlock birth (page 47). Almost 20 percent more women who never worship report having procured one or more abortions than women who worship weekly or more than weekly (page 50). About 68 percent of women who report having one or more abortions now consider religion very or somewhat important in their daily lives (page 51). The survey does not permit an estimate of the importance of religion at the time the abortion(s) took place. A lower fraction of women who defer intercourse report having abortions than women who have an early sexual debut. Thirty-four to 38 percent of women who became sexually active as young girls (aged 12, 13, or 14) report having had an abortion, while “only” 6 percent of women who had their first intercourse at age 20 or later report having had an abortion (page 55). The fraction of women reporting abortions is far larger among women with multiple sexual partners than among monogamous women. Forty to 50 percent of women who have 10 or more (male) sexual partners report having an abortion, while “only” 6 percent of those who are monogamous (one male sexual partner) report having an abortion (page 58). Almost 90 percent of reported abortions are procured by women who have had three or more (male) sexual partners (pages 56, 57). Contraception seems not to preclude the “need” for abortion: 99 percent of women who report having an abortion have ever used contraception (page 60). Those who have used contraception report aborting at twice the rate of those who have not (page 61). The data make it clear that more women who report procuring abortions exhibit such behaviors as early first sexual intercourse, intercourse with greater numbers of sexual partners, contraceptive use, and low religious attendance. It is the hope of the authors that this exploration of the demographics of reported abortion will lead to more comprehensive research on abortion’s antecedents and effects. Patrick F. Fagan, Ph.D. and Scott Talkington, Ph.D. MARRI, The Marriage and Religion Research Institute
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tion: Women
ed: Distribu
1.8 percent ot age 14. 3.8 percent ond a stepfat4.4 percent oon-parental
n aged 15 to
ution by fam
of women wh
of women whher at age 1of women whsituation at
o 44 who had
ily living sit
ho had one o
ho had one o4. ho had one oage 14.
d one or mor
uation at ag
or more abor
or more abor
or more abor
re abortions.
ge 14.
rtions lived
rtions lived
rtions lived
.
with both b
with their b
in any other
biological par
biological mo
r parental or
30
rents
other
r
Populat
Sub-Pop
Measure
• 16b
• 26an
• 2614
tion: Women
pulations: F
ed: The perc
6.5 percent oeen pregnan6 percent of nd have ever6.2 percent o4 and have e
n aged 15 to
Family living
cent within
of women whnt had one or
women whor been pregnof women whever been pr
o 44 who hav
g situation a
each sub-po
ho lived withr more aborto lived with nant had oneho lived in aregnant had
ve ever been
at age 14.
pulation wh
h both biolotions. their biologie or more abany other paone or more
n pregnant.
ho had one or
ogical parent
ical mother abortions. arental or noe abortions.
r more abort
s at age 14 a
and a stepfa
on-parental s
tions.
and have ev
ather at age
situation at a
31
er
14
age
32
Marriage
Populat
Measure
• 16• 26
w• 14
h• 10
ch• 33
ch
tion: Women
ed: Distribu
6 percent of 6.7 percent o
without a spo4 percent of ave no child0.1 percent ohildren. 3.3 percent ohildren.
n aged 15 to
ution by pres
women whoof women whouse or partnwomen who
dren. of women wh
of women wh
o 44 who had
sent family l
o had one orho had one oner. o had one or
ho had one o
ho had one o
d one or mor
iving situati
more abortor more abor
more abort
or more abor
or more abor
re abortions.
ion.
ions live alortions live w
ions live wit
rtions are co
rtions live w
.
ne. with their ch
th a spouse o
ohabiting an
with their spo
ildren and
or partner an
nd live with t
ouse and
33
nd
their
Populat
Sub-Pop
Measure
• 4ab
• 24on
• 33ev
• 19ab
• 13
tion: Women
pulations: B
ed: The perc
1.7 percent obortions. 4.1 percent one or more a3.5 percent over been pre9.7 percent obortions. 3 percent of
n aged 15 to
By present f
cent within
of women wh
of women whabortions. of women whegnant had oof women wh
women who
o 44 who hav
family living
each sub-po
ho live alone
ho live witho
ho live with one or more ho live with
o live with th
ve ever been
situation.
pulation wh
e and have e
out a spouse
a spouse or abortions. their childre
heir spouse a
n pregnant.
ho had one or
ever been pre
e or partner
partner and
en and are c
and children
r more abort
egnant had o
and with th
d with no ch
cohabiting h
n had one or
tions.
one or more
heir children
hildren and h
ad one or m
more aborti
34
had
have
more
ions.
Populat
Measure
• 36• 63
tion: Women
ed: Distribu
6.5 percent o3.5 percent o
n aged 15 to
ution by whe
of women whof women wh
o 44 who had
ether ever m
ho had one oho had one o
d one or mor
arried.
or more aboror more abor
re abortions.
rtions have rtions have
.
never been mbeen marrie
married. d.
35
Populat
Sub-Pop
Measure
• 29on
• 17or
tion: Women
pulations: E
ed: The perc
9.1 percent one or more a7 percent of r more abort
n aged 15 to
Ever married
cent within
of women whabortions. women who
tions.
o 44 who hav
d or never m
each sub-po
ho have nev
o have ever b
ve ever been
married.
pulation wh
er been mar
been married
n pregnant.
ho had one or
rried and hav
d and have e
r more abort
ve ever been
ever been pr
tions.
n pregnant h
regnant had
36
had
one
Populat
Measure
• 4• 15• 6• 36
tion: Women
ed: Distribu
1 percent of 5.6 percent o.2 percent of6.5 percent o
n aged 15 to
ution by curr
women whoof women whf women whof women wh
o 44 who had
rent marital
o had one orho had one oo had one orho had one o
d one or mor
status.
more abortor more aborr more abortor more abor
re abortions.
ions are marrtions are ditions are seprtions have
.
rried. ivorced. parated. never been mmarried.
37
Populat
Sub-Pop
Measure
• 14ab
• 27ab
• 24ab
• 29on
tion: Women
pulations: C
ed: The perc
4.3 percent obortions. 7.1 percent obortions. 4.8 percent obortions. 9.1 percent one or more a
n aged 15 to
Current mar
cent within
of women wh
of women wh
of women wh
of women whabortions.
o 44 who hav
rital status.
each sub-po
ho are marri
ho are divor
ho are separ
ho have nev
ve ever been
pulation wh
ied and have
ced and hav
rated and ha
er been mar
n pregnant.
ho had one or
e ever been p
ve ever been
ave ever been
rried and hav
r more abort
pregnant ha
pregnant ha
n pregnant h
ve ever been
tions.
ad one or mo
ad one or mo
had one or m
n pregnant h
38
ore
ore
more
had
Populat
Measure
• 82• 13• 3
ti
tion: Women
ed: Distribu
2.9 percent o3.2 percent o.9 percent ofimes.
n aged 15 to
ution by num
of women whof women whf women wh
o 44 who hav
mber of times
ho had one oho had one oo had one or
ve ever been
s married.
or more aboror more aborr more abort
n married and
rtions have rtions have tions have b
d had one or
been marriebeen marrie
been married
r more abort
d once. d twice.
d three or mo
39
tions.
ore
Populat
Sub-Pop
Measure
• 16on
• 18on
• 26h
tion: Women
pulations: N
ed: The perc
6.5 percent one or more a8.7 percent one or more a6.2 percent oad one or m
n aged 15 to
Number of t
cent within
of women whabortions. of women whabortions. of women wh
more abortion
o 44 who hav
imes married
each sub-po
ho have been
ho have been
ho have beenns.
ve ever been
d.
pulation wh
n married on
n married tw
n married th
n married and
ho had one or
nce and have
wice and hav
hree times an
d have ever
r more abort
e ever been
ve ever been
nd have ever
been pregna
tions.
pregnant ha
n pregnant ha
r been pregn
40
ant.
ad
ad
nant
Populat
Measure
• 17• 40• 25• 16
ti
tion: Women
ed: Distribu
7.4 percent o0.5 percent o5.9 percent o6.1 percent oimes.
n aged 15 to
ution by num
of women whof women whof women whof women wh
o 44 who had
mber of coha
ho had one oho had one oho had one oho had one o
d one or mor
bitations.
or more aboror more aboror more aboror more abor
re abortions.
rtions have rtions have rtions have rtions have
.
never cohabcohabited oncohabited twcohabited th
bited. nce. wice. hree or more
41
e
Populat
Sub-Pop
Measure
• 1or
• 19m
• 29m
• 40p
tion: Women
pulations: N
ed: The perc
1.1 percent or more abort9 percent of
more abortion9 percent of
more abortion0.9 percent oregnant had
n aged 15 to
Number of c
cent within
of women whtions. women who
ns. women who
ns. of women wh
d one or more
o 44 who hav
cohabitations
each sub-po
ho have nev
o have cohab
o have cohab
ho have cohe abortions.
ve ever been
s.
pulation wh
er cohabited
bited once an
bited twice a
abited three
n pregnant.
ho had one or
d and have e
nd have ever
and have eve
e or more tim
r more abort
ever been pre
r been pregn
er been preg
mes and have
tions.
egnant had o
nant had one
nant had on
e ever been
42
one
e or
ne or
43
Populatabortions
Measure
• 37of
• 32of
• 18ou
• 1th
tion: Womens.
ed: Distribu
7.7 percent of-wedlock bi2.5 percent of-wedlock bi8 percent of ut-of-wedloc1.8 percent ohree or more
n aged 15 to
ution by the
of women whrths. of women whrth. women who
ck births. of women whe out-of-wedl
o 44 who hav
number of o
ho had one o
ho had one o
o had one or
ho had one olock births.
ve ever given
out-of-wedloc
or more abor
or more abor
more abort
or more abor
n birth and h
ck births.
rtions and h
rtions and h
ions and hav
rtions and h
have had on
have given bi
have given bi
ve ever given
have ever giv
ne or more
irth had no
irth had one
n birth had
ven birth had
44
out-
e out-
two
d
Populat
Sub-Pop
Measure
• 2w
• 22w
• 2ab
• 12
tion: Women
pulations: N
ed: The perc
1.5 percent owell. 2.4 percent o
well. 1.6 percent obortions as w2.8 percent o
n aged 15 to
Number of o
cent within
of women wh
of women wh
of women whwell. of women wh
o 44 who hav
out-of-wedloc
each sub-po
ho had one o
ho had two
ho had three
ho had no ou
ve ever given
ck births.
pulation wh
out-of-wedlo
out-of-wedlo
e or more ou
ut-of-wedloc
n birth.
ho had one or
ock birth had
ock births ha
ut-of-wedlock
ck births had
r more abort
d one or mor
ad one or mo
k births had
d one or mor
tions.
re abortions
ore abortion
one or more
re abortions.
45
as
ns as
e
.
Populat
Measure
• 42in
• 24in
• 23in
• 10th
tion: Women
ed: Distribu
2.1 percent on-wedlock bi4.3 percent on-wedlock bi3 percent of n-wedlock bi0.6 percent ohree or more
Out‐of‐Births O
NumbOnly]
M
n aged 15 to
ution by the
of women whrths. of women whrth. women whorths. of women whe in-wedlock
‐Wedlock nly, 42.1%
ber of in] Births aMore Ab
NSFG, Female
o 44 who hav
number of in
ho had one o
ho had one o
o had one or
ho had one obirths.
Three or M10.6%
n‐Wedlocamong Wbortionse Respondents, 20
ve ever given
n-wedlock b
or more abor
or more abor
more abort
or more abor
More, %
ck [WithWomen s, If Ever006‐2010; Scott Ta
n birth and h
births.
rtions and h
rtions and h
ions and hav
rtions and h
O
h out‐of‐Who Har Given Balkington, PhD; M
had one or m
have ever giv
have ever giv
ve ever given
have ever giv
ne, 24.3%
Two, 2
‐Wedlocad One oBirthMARRI
more abortio
ven birth had
ven birth had
n birth had
ven birth had
23.0%
ck or
46
ons.
d no
d one
two
d
Populat
Sub-Pop
Measure
• 18• 14• 10
ab• 22
tion: Women
pulations: N
ed: The perc
8 percent of 4.5 percent o0.6 percent obortions. 2.2 percent o
n aged 15 to
Number of in
cent within
women whoof women whof women wh
of women wh
o 44 who hav
n-wedlock bi
each sub-po
o had one in-ho had two ho had three
ho had only
ve ever given
irths.
pulation wh
-wedlock birin-wedlock be or more in-
out-of-wedlo
n birth.
ho had one or
rth had one births had on-wedlock bir
ock births h
r more abort
or more abone or more arths had one
had one or m
tions.
ortions. abortions. e or more
more abortion
47
ns.
48
Religious Practice
Populat
Measure
• 5on
• 12w
• 9th
• 6m
• 13ti
• 2tw
• 30
tion: Women
ed: Distribu
.5 percent ofnce a week. 2.7 percent o
week. .9 percent ofhree times a .9 percent of
month. 3 percent of imes a year. 1.3 percent owice a year. 0.6 percent o
n aged 15 to
ution by curr
f women wh
of women wh
f women whmonth.
f women wh
women who
of women wh
of women wh
o 44 who had
rent religious
o had one or
ho had one o
o had one or
o had one or
o had one or
ho had one o
ho had one o
d one or mor
s service atte
r more abort
or more abor
r more abort
r more abort
more abort
or more abor
or more abor
re abortions.
endance.
tions attend
rtions attend
tions attend
tions attend
ions attend
rtions attend
rtions never
.
religious ser
d religious se
religious ser
religious ser
religious ser
d religious se
attend relig
rvices more
ervices once
rvices two to
rvices once a
vices three t
ervices once
gious service
49
than
a
o
a
to 11
or
s.
Populat
Sub-Pop
Measure
• 10ev
• 12p
• 15h
• 17p
• 2h
• 28b
• 29h
tion: Women
pulations: C
ed: The perc
0.4 percent over been pre2.1 percent oregnant had5.9 percent oave ever bee7.5 percent oregnant had1.6 percent oave ever bee8.9 percent oeen pregnan9 percent of ad one or m
n aged 15 to
Current relig
cent within
of women whegnant had oof women wh
d one or moreof women when pregnant of women wh
d one or moreof women when pregnant of women wh
nt had one orwomen who
more abortion
o 44 who hav
gious service
each sub-po
ho attend reone or moreho attend ree abortions.ho attend rehad one or mho attend ree abortions.ho attend rehad one or mho attend rer more aborto never attenns.
ve ever been
e attendance
pulation wh
eligious serviabortions.
eligious servi
eligious servimore abortioeligious servi
eligious servimore abortioeligious servitions. nd religious s
n pregnant.
.
ho had one or
ices more tha
ices once a w
ices two to tons. ices once a m
ices three to ons. ices once or
services and
r more abort
an once a w
week and hav
three times a
month and h
eleven time
twice a year
d have ever b
tions.
eek and hav
ve ever been
a month and
have ever bee
es a year and
r and have e
been pregnan
50
ve
n
d
en
d
ver
nt
Populat
Measure
• 38th
• 29im
• 5th
• 26
tion: Women
ed: Distribu
8 percent of heir daily life9.6 percent omportant in .7 percent ofheir daily life6.6 percent o
n aged 15 to
ution by the
women whoe. of women whtheir daily lf women whe. of women wh
o 44 who had
importance
o had one or
ho had one olife. o had one or
ho had one o
d one or mor
of religion in
more abort
or more abor
r more abort
or more abor
re abortions.
n their daily
ions conside
rtions consid
tions conside
rtions have
.
y life.
er religion ve
der religion s
er religion no
no religion.
ery importan
somewhat
ot importan
51
nt in
t in
Populat
Sub-Pop
Measure
• 15ab
• 20m
• 32ab
• 3
tion: Women
pulations: I
ed: Percent
5.1 percent obortions. 0.5 percent o
more abortion2.9 percent obortions. 1.3 percent o
n aged 15 to
Importance o
of women w
of women wh
of women whns. of women wh
of women wh
o 44 who hav
of religion in
within each s
ho consider
ho consider
ho consider
ho have no r
ve ever been
n daily life.
sub-populatio
religion very
religion som
religion unim
religion had
n pregnant.
on who had
y important
mewhat impo
mportant in
one or more
one or more
in daily life
ortant in dail
daily life ha
e abortions.
e abortions.
had one or
ly life had on
ad one or mo
52
more
ne or
ore
53
Sexual Activity
Populat
Measure
• 4yo
• 7• 18• 19• 2• 12• 7• 4• 5
tion: Women
ed: Distribu
.2 percent ofounger. .2 percent of8 percent of 9.7 percent o1.3 percent o2.4 percent o.3 percent of.9 percent of.0 percent of
n aged 15 to
ution by age
f women wh
f women whwomen who
of women whof women whof women whf women whf women whf women wh
o 44 who had
at first inter
o had one or
o had one oro had one orho had one oho had one oho had one oo had one oro had one oro had one or
d one or mor
rcourse.
r more abort
r more abortmore abort
or more aboror more aboror more aborr more abortr more abortr more abort
re abortions.
tions first ha
tions first haions first hartions first hrtions first hrtions first htions first hations first hations first ha
.
ad intercours
ad intercoursad intercourshad intercouhad intercouhad intercouad intercoursad intercoursad intercours
se at 12 or
se at 13. se at 14. urse at 15. urse at 16. urse at 17. se at 18. se at 19. se at 20 or o
54
older.
Populat
Sub-Pop
Measure
• 35p
• 33on
• 37on
• 27on
• 22on
• 17on
• 12on
• 1on
• 6p
tion: Women
pulations: A
ed: The perc
5.9 percent oregnant had3.7 percent one or more a7.9 percent one or more a7.1 percent one or more a2.9 percent one or more a7.1 percent one or more a2.8 percent one or more a1.5 percent one or more a.2 percent ofregnant had
n aged 15 to
Age at first
cent within
of women whd one or moreof women whabortions. of women whabortions. of women whabortions. of women whabortions. of women whabortions. of women whabortions. of women whabortions. f women wh
d one or more
o 44 who hav
intercourse.
each sub-po
ho first had e abortions.ho first had
ho first had
ho first had
ho first had
ho first had
ho first had
ho first had
o first had ine abortions.
ve ever been
pulation wh
intercourse
intercourse
intercourse
intercourse
intercourse
intercourse
intercourse
intercourse
ntercourse a
n pregnant.
ho had one or
at 12 or you
at 13 and ha
at 14 and ha
at 15 and ha
at 16 and ha
at 17 and ha
at 18 and ha
at 19 and ha
at 20 or older
r more abort
unger and ha
ave ever bee
ave ever bee
ave ever bee
ave ever bee
ave ever bee
ave ever bee
ave ever bee
r and have e
tions.
ave ever bee
en pregnant
en pregnant
en pregnant
en pregnant
en pregnant
en pregnant
en pregnant
ever been
55
n
had
had
had
had
had
had
had
Populat
Measure
• 6p
• 4p
• 89se
tion: Women
ed: Distribu
.4 percent ofartner. .6 percent ofartners. 9 percent of exual partne
n aged 15-44
ution by num
f women wh
f women wh
women whoers.
4 who ever h
mber of lifeti
o have had a
o have had a
o have had a
had an abort
me partners
an abortion
an abortion
an abortion h
tion.
s.
have had on
have had tw
have had thr
ne lifetime m
wo lifetime m
ree or more
male sexual
male sexual
lifetime mal
56
le
Populat
Measure
• 6• 4• 6
p• 6
p• 16
p• 15
p• 12
p• 7
p• 6
p• 6
p• 8
p• 3
p
tion: Women
ed: Distribu
.4 percent of
.6 percent of
.9 percent ofartners. .6 percent ofartners. 6.1 percent oartners. 5 percent of artners. 2.4 percent oartners. .5 percent ofartners. .9 percent ofartners. .4 percent ofartners. percent of wartners. .2 percent ofartners.
n aged 15 to
ution by lifet
f women whf women whf women wh
f women wh
of women wh
women who
of women wh
f women wh
f women wh
f women wh
women who
f women wh
o 44 who had
ime number
o had one oro had one oro had one or
o had one or
ho had one o
o had one or
ho had one o
o had one or
o had one or
o had one or
had one or m
o had one or
d one or mor
r of male sex
r more abortr more abortr more abort
r more abort
or more abor
more abort
or more abor
r more abort
r more abort
r more abort
more abortio
r more abort
re abortions.
xual partners
tions have htions have htions have h
tions have h
rtions have
ions have ha
rtions have
tions have h
tions have h
tions have h
ons have had
tions have h
.
s.
had one malehad two malehad three ma
had four male
had five or s
ad seven to n
had 10 or 11
had 12 to 14
had 15 to 19
had 20 to 24
d 25 to 49 m
had 50 or mo
e sexual parte sexual partale sexual
e sexual
six male sexu
nine male se
1 male sexua
male sexual
male sexual
male sexual
male sexual
ore male sexu
57
tner. tners.
ual
exual
al
l
l
l
ual
Populat
Sub-Pop
Measure
• 6.m
• 8.m
• 12or
• 13or
• 18on
• 28ha
• 44on
• 45on
• 45on
• 41on
• 51on
• 41ha
tion: Women
pulations: L
ed: The perc
.2 percent of wmore abortions..5 percent of w
more abortions.2.4 percent of r more abortio3.7 percent of r more abortio8.7 percent of ne or more abo8.5 percent of ad one or mor4.2 percent of ne or more abo5.3 percent of ne or more abo5.2 percent of ne or more abo1.1 percent of ne or more abo1.7 percent of ne or more abo1.8 percent of ad one or mor
n aged 15 to
Lifetime tota
cent within
women who ha. women who ha. women who h
ons. women who h
ons. women who hortions. women who he abortions. women who hortions. women who hortions. women who hortions. women who hortions. women who hortions. women who he abortions.
o 44 who hav
al number of
each sub-po
ave had one m
ave had two m
have had three
have had four m
have had five o
have had seven
have had 10 or
have had 12 to
have had 15 to
have had 20 to
have had 25 to
have had 50 or
ve ever been
f male sexua
pulation wh
ale sexual par
male sexual par
e male sexual p
male sexual pa
or six male sex
n to nine male
r 11 male sexu
o 14 male sexu
o 19 male sexu
o 24 male sexu
o 49 male sexu
r more male se
n pregnant.
al partners.
ho had one or
rtner and have
rtners and hav
partners and h
artners and ha
xual partners a
sexual partne
ual partners an
ual partners an
ual partners an
ual partners an
ual partners an
exual partners
r more abort
e ever been pre
ve ever been p
have ever been
ave ever been
and have ever
ers and have e
nd have ever b
nd have ever b
nd have ever b
nd have ever b
nd have ever b
and have eve
tions.
egnant had on
regnant had o
n pregnant had
pregnant had
been pregnan
ever been pregn
been pregnant
been pregnant
been pregnant
been pregnant
been pregnant
r been pregna
58
ne or
one or
d one
one
nt had
nant
had
had
had
had
had
nt
59
ContraceptionUse
Populat
Measure
• 0• 99
tion: Women
ed: Distribu
.8 percent of9.2 percent o
n aged 15 to
ution by cont
f women whof women wh
o 44 who had
traception u
o had one orho had one o
d one or mor
se.
r more abortor more abor
re abortions.
tions have nrtions have
.
never used coused contrac
ontraceptionception.
60
n.
Populat
Sub-Pop
Measure
• 10• 20
tion: Women
pulations: C
ed: The perc
0 percent of 0.2 percent o
n aged 15 to
Contraceptiv
cent within
women whoof women wh
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ve use and n
each sub-po
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non-use.
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r used contrar used contr
n pregnant.
ho had one or
aception hadaception had
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d one or mord one or mor
tions.
re abortions.re abortions
61
.
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Measure
• 15u
• 45u
• 19u
• 20u
tion: Women.
ed: Distribu
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n aged 15 to
ution by age
of women whntrol when lof women whntrol when 1of women whntrol when 1of women whntrol when 2
o 44 who hav
at first use
ho have usedless than 15ho have used15 to 17 yearho have used18 or 19 yearho have used20 years old
ve ever used
of birth cont
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birth contro
trol.
rol and have
rol and have
rol and have
rol and have
ol and have
e ever been p
e ever been p
e ever been p
e ever been p
ever been
pregnant firs
pregnant firs
pregnant firs
pregnant firs
62
st
st
st
st
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Measure
• 23th
• 53to
• 13or
• 9ye
tion: Womens.
ed: Distribu
3.3 percent ohan 15 years3.6 percent oo 17 years ol3.6 percent or 19 years ol.5 percent ofears old or o
n aged 15 to
ution by age
of women whs old. of women whld. of women whld. f women wholder.
o 44 who hav
at first use
ho had one o
ho had one o
ho had one o
o had one or
ve ever used
of birth cont
or more abor
or more abor
or more abor
r more abort
birth contro
trol.
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ol and had o
used birth co
used birth co
used birth co
sed birth con
one or more
ontrol when
ontrol when
ontrol when
ntrol when 2
63
less
15
18
20
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Measure
• 30h
• 23h
• 14h
• 9h
tion: Women.
pulations: A
ed: The perc
0.8 percent oave ever bee3.8 percent oave ever bee4.4 percent oave ever bee.5 percent ofave ever bee
n aged 15 to
Age at first
cent within
of women when pregnant of women when pregnant of women when pregnant f women when pregnant
o 44 who hav
use of birth
each sub-po
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ve ever used
control.
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d birth contrmore abortiod birth contrmore abortiod birth contrmore abortiobirth contromore abortio
birth contro
ho had one or
rol when lessons. rol when 15 tons. rol when 18 oons. ol when 20 yeons.
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s than 15 yea
to 17 years o
or 19 years o
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ever been
tions.
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old and who
old and who
older and wh
64
who
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ho
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• 89• 10
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tion: Women
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at we have adcy contraceptiergency contron effects” (i.ew human beinnce to PrevenJuly 12, 2013
n aged 15 to
ution by use
of women haof women ha
dded quotationion” (pages 65raception maye., inhibit the ng. See James nt Unintended3).
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of emergenc
ave never usave used eme
n marks arou5-67). We havy not only preimplantationTrussell and
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ption.”2
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Measure
• 8“c
• 18“c
3 Note tha“emergenccalled emefertilizatioof the newLast Chan(accessed
tion: Women
ed: Distribu
1.6 percent ocontraception8.4 percent ocontraception
at we have adcy contraceptiergency contron effects” (i.ew human beinnce to PrevenJuly 12, 2013
n aged 15 to
ution by use
of women whn.” of women whn.”
dded quotationion” (pages 65raception maye., inhibit the ng. See James nt Unintended3).
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of emergenc
ho had one o
ho had one o
n marks arou5-67). We havy not only preimplantationTrussell and
d Pregnancy,”
d one or mor
cy “contracep
or more abor
or more abor
und the word “ve done so to event ovulation of a zygote i
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re abortions.
ption.”3
rtions have
rtions have
“contraceptioindicate that
on or fertilizatin the uterine. Raymond, “Eprinceton.edu
.
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used emerge
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revent the suContraception:EC-Review.pd
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urvival : A df
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Sub-Pop
Measure
• 44p
• 17b
4 Note tha“emergenccalled emefertilizatioof the newLast Chan(accessed
tion: Women
pulations: E
ed: The perc
4.7 percent oregnant had7.8 percent oeen pregnan
at we have adcy contraceptiergency contron effects” (i.ew human beinnce to PrevenJuly 12, 2013
n aged 15 to
Emergency “
cent within
of women whd one or moreof women wh
nt had one or
dded quotationion” (pages 65raception maye., inhibit the ng. See James nt Unintended3).
o 44 who hav
“contraceptio
each sub-po
ho have usede abortions.ho have nevr more abort
n marks arou5-67). We havy not only preimplantationTrussell and
d Pregnancy,”
ve ever been
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pulation wh
d emergency
er used emertions.
und the word “ve done so to event ovulation of a zygote i
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n pregnant.
non-use.
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y “contracept
rgency “cont
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on or fertilizatin the uterine. Raymond, “Eprinceton.edu
r more abort
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n
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ase ly ost-
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68
Appendix: Notes on the National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG)
The 2006-2010 National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG) is a large national survey of over 20,000 respondents procured by National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), which is part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The population included in this analysis is the female population aged 15 to 44, which consists of 12,279 respondents. (There is a parallel section of the survey restricted to men.) Regarding our use of the data, a few observations are in order: This survey, like any national survey dealing with abortion, suffers from underreporting. Women may underreport past abortions for a variety of reasons. Hence, the prevalence of abortion is likely higher than represented across all measures considered here, but this is the survey best available. A typical survey question elicits valid responses as well as non-responses and, in some cases, a response of “don’t know” or “don’t care.” This is also true of this 2006-2010 NSFG. In some surveys, a small number of responses might necessitate interpreting the results of value questions as “neutral,” in order to maintain their credibility. However, because the NSFG uses a very large sample, including oversamples (extra respondents) for some demographics, we chose to simply exclude any such “none” or “don’t know” responses from our analysis. We also excluded people for whom a given question was not relevant. For instance, we omitted those who had never engaged in sexual intercourse from questions about sexual experience, pregnancy, etc. The other consideration that deserves mention is the employment of “weights.” Since some demographics were oversampled (to provide statistically meaningful results for some smaller demographics), rather than exclude these “oversample” respondents from analysis, we “weighted” them according to their expected frequency in the general population. The results of this adjustment for both point and significance estimates were then normalized back to the survey sample size so that frequencies and percentages would make sense to the lay reader. The weights used in all cases were those suggested by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which compiled the survey.