Abortion Statistics: Arkansas Residents 2008

Induced Abortions by Gestation* and Race

GESTATION	RACE OF FEMALE				TOTAL
	WHITE	BLACK	OTHER	UNKNOWN
<7 weeks	938	407	124	0	1469
7 weeks	435	231	64	1	731
8 weeks	386	191	54	0	631
9 weeks	245	138	28	0	411
10 weeks	173	116	25	1	315
11 weeks	134	98	20	0	252
12 weeks	110	64	13	0	187
13 weeks	75	68	8	0	151
14 weeks	59	43	10	0	112
15 weeks	39	52	4	0	95
16 weeks	40	48	8	0	96
17 weeks	35	46	9	0	90
18 weeks	38	45	6	0	89
19 weeks	37	60	7	0	104
20 weeks	27	23	4	0	54
21+ weeks	1	0	0	0	1
Unknown	0	0	1	0	1
TOTAL	2772	1630	385	2	4789
Note: *Gestation computed from first day of last menstrual period except 89 of the 4789 procedures used physicians' estimates. Source: Center for Health Statistics, Arkansas Department of Health - January 25, 2010

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