Table 1

Characteristics in percentages of Isle of Man residents obtaining abortion in England and Wales and requesting abortion through Women on Web in 2016

CharacteristicTravelled to England and Wales  (%) (n=88)Requested abortion through Women on Web (%) (n=54)
Age (years)
 Under 2023.00.0
 20–2424.022.2
 25–2917.033.3
 30–3418.024.4
 35–3913.015.6
 40+6.04.4
Children (n)
 052.034.9
 1+48.065.1
Gestational age (weeks)
 <1076.0100.0
 10–1215.00.0
 ≥139.00.0
Reason for abortion
 Ground C/variety of personal circumstances≥97.0*100.0
  • *This figure is ‘at least 97%’ because the Department of Health & Social Care England disclosure control guidance does not allow a full breakdown of abortion statistics where the population size of females at risk is between 1499 and 12 500 and any category count is less than 3.21