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Table 5 Demographics of Women Obtaining Abortions in 2014: Age, Race/Ethnicity, Relationship Status and Sexual Orientation

From: Unintended pregnancy: a framework for prevention and options for midlife women in the US

AGE

PERCENT

RACE/ETHNICITY

PERCENT

Younger than 20

11.9

White

38.7

20–29

60.0

Black

27.6

30–34

15.9

Hispanic

24.8

35–39

9.1

Asian/Pacific Islander

5.5

Older than 40

3.1

Other

3.4

RELATIONSHIP STATUS

PERCENT

SEXUAL ORIENTATION

PERCENT

Married

14.3

Heterosexual

94.4

Living together not married

31.0

Homosexual

0.3

Single/never married/not living together

45.9

Bisexual

4.2

History of being married, not living together

8.8

Something else

1.1

  1. Adapted from Jones RK, Finer LB, Singh S. Characteristics of US abortion patients, 2008. New York: Guttmacher Institute, 2010, 20,101–8