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Table B-1
Characteristics of Reported Induced Abortions
Michigan Occurences, 1985 - 2010

Characteristics of Occurrences 1985 1990 1995 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
All Reported Occurrences 42,678 36,183 31,091 28,107 26,207 26,807 29,231 29,540 26,269 25,209 25,636 24,683 25,970 22,357 23,307

Age of Woman:		                                     
Under 18 n.a. 3,820 2,798 2,080 1,849 1,860 1,937 2,008 1,770 1,732 1,732 1,681 1,806 1,469 1,410
Percent of All Occurrences n.a. 10.6 9.0 7.4 7.1 6.9 6.6 6.8 6.7 6.9 6.8 6.8 7.0 6.6 6.0

Weeks of Gestation:		                                      
12 Weeks or Less 35,631 31,729 26,177 25,162 22,998 23,263 26,111 26,530 23,450 22,509 23,139 22,230 22,682 19,752 20,487
Percent of All Occurrences 83.5 87.7 84.2 89.5 87.8 86.8 89.3 89.8 89.3 89.3 90.3 90.1 87.3 88.3 87.9

Principal Procedure Used:		                              
Suction Curettage 40,974 35,912 30,507 23,296 21,303 22,683 24,151 24,066 20,894 20,090 20,903 20,536 22,054 18,514 19,012
Percent of All Occurrences 96.0 99.3 98.1 82.9 81.3 84.6 82.6 81.5 79.5 79.7 81.5 83.2 84.9 82.8 81.6

Facility Type: 		                             
Freestanding or
Hospital Satellite Clinic 		13,830 15,469 10,494 8,521 7,133 6,066 4,644 5,064 5,615 6,936 6,778 6,002 5,428 4,775 4,617
Percent of All Occurrences 32.4 42.8 33.8 30.3 27.2 22.6 15.9 17.1 21.4 27.5 26.4 24.3 20.9 21.4 19.8
Physician's Private Office 20,757 20,056 20,337 18,991 18,772 20,384 24,441 24,359 20,298 18,127 18,745 18,597 20,458 17,498 18,648
Percent of All Occurrences 48.6 55.4 65.4 67.6 71.6 76.0 83.6 82.5 77.3 71.9 73.1 75.3 78.8 78.3 80.0

Immediate Complications:		                              
Presence of Immediate Complication(s) 112 34 9 24 24 26 18 10 13 5 5 5 9 6 4
Ratio per 1,000 Occurrences 2.6 0.9 0.3 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.6 0.3 0.5 * * * 0.3 0.3 0.2

Subsequent Complications:		                              
Presence of Subsequent Complication(s) n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 7 4 14 12 9 12 16 14 7 4
Ratio per 1,000 Occurrences n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 0.3 * 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.3 *
                               

Note:   Subsequent complications are those complications that are not evident and reported in conjunction with the abortion but are reported within 7 days of initially providing care for a condition that is known to have been caused by an abortion. "n.a." indicates data not available.
* Ratio does not meet standards of precision or reliability.
Source:  1985 - 2010 Files of Induced Abortions Occurring in Michigan, Division for Vital Records & Health Statistics, Michigan Department of Community Health.

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