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Table 5 Demographics of Women Obtaining Abortions in 2014: Age, Race/Ethnicity, Relationship Status and Sexual Orientation

From: Unintended pregnancy: a framework for prevention and options for midlife women in the US

AGE PERCENT RACE/ETHNICITY PERCENT
Younger than 20 11.9 White 38.7
20–29 60.0 Black 27.6
30–34 15.9 Hispanic 24.8
35–39 9.1 Asian/Pacific Islander 5.5
Older than 40 3.1 Other 3.4
RELATIONSHIP STATUS PERCENT SEXUAL ORIENTATION PERCENT
Married 14.3 Heterosexual 94.4
Living together not married 31.0 Homosexual 0.3
Single/never married/not living together 45.9 Bisexual 4.2
History of being married, not living together 8.8 Something else 1.1
  1. Adapted from Jones RK, Finer LB, Singh S. Characteristics of US abortion patients, 2008. New York: Guttmacher Institute, 2010, 20,101–8
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