Personal and relationship characteristics of women obtaining abortions, quantitative and qualitative sample, 2008 Abortion Patient Survey
| Quantitative | Qualitative | |
|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | (%) (n=9493) | (%) (n=49) |
| Age group (years) | ||
| <17 | 6.6 | 0.0 |
| 18–19 | 11.0 | 10.2 |
| 20–24 | 33.4 | 51.0 |
| 25–29 | 24.4 | 16.3 |
| 30–34 | 13.5 | 18.4 |
| 35–39 | 8.2 | 2.0 |
| 40+ | 2.9 | 2.0 |
| Race and ethnicity | ||
| Non-Hispanic White | 36.1 | 46.9 |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 29.6 | 10.2 |
| Asian, South Asian, API | 6.7 | 4.1 |
| Non-Hispanic other | 2.7 | 4.0 |
| Hispanic | 24.9 | 34.7 |
| Poverty status | ||
| <100% | 42.4 | 28.6 |
| 100–99% | 26.5 | 38.8 |
| 200+% | 31.1 | 32.7 |
| Education | ||
| Less than 12th grade | 18.3 | 8.2 |
| High school graduate or GED | 29.5 | 14.3 |
| Some college or associate degree | 35.8 | 63.3 |
| College graduate or above | 16.5 | 14.3 |
| Prior births | ||
| 0 | 39.1 | 49.0 |
| 1 | 26.5 | 14.3 |
| 2+ | 34.5 | 36.7 |
| Union status | ||
| Married | 14.8 | 22.4 |
| Cohabiting | 29.2 | 22.4 |
| Never married | 45.0 | NA |
| Divorced or widowed | 5.3 | NA |
| Separated from husband | 5.7 | NA |
API, Asian Pacific Islander; GED, General Educational Development degree; NA, not available.