Percentage of sexually experienced 16–44-year-old women reporting ever having an abortion, by selected characteristics
| Ever had an abortion (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | Yes | No | n |
| All respondents | 18.0 | 82.0 | 5567 |
| Age at interview (years) | |||
| 16–19 | 8.1 | 91.9 | 472 |
| 20–24 | 13.6 | 86.4 | 788 |
| 25–29 | 18.6 | 81.4 | 1021 |
| 30–34 | 20.8 | 79.2 | 1166 |
| 35–39 | 20.5 | 79.5 | 1128 |
| 40–44 | 19.7 | 80.3 | 992 |
| Ethnicity | |||
| White | 17.5 | 82.5 | 5142 |
| Black | 33.1 | 66.9 | 139 |
| Indian | 19.0 | 81.0 | 84 |
| Pakistani and Bangladeshi | 10.9 | 89.1 | 46 |
| Chinese, other Asian and Other | 23.6 | 76.4 | 156 |
| Family structure until age 16 years | |||
| Both natural parents | 16.8 | 83.2 | 4327 |
| One natural parent | 21.6 | 78.4 | 1067 |
| Neither natural parent | 26.6 | 73.4 | 173 |
| Age at sexual debut (years) | |||
| 13–15 | 26.0 | 74.0 | 1199 |
| 16–17 | 18.0 | 82.0 | 2422 |
| 18–19 | 15.6 | 84.4 | 1222 |
| 20–24 | 9.1 | 90.9 | 584 |
| 25+ | 3.8 | 96.2 | 106 |
| Sexual competency | |||
| Competent | 12.6 | 87.4 | 2287 |
| Not competent | 21.9 | 78.1 | 3192 |
Missing responses: Ever had an abortion (n = 58); Age at sexual debut (n = 38); Sexual competency (n = 95).