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Updated 24 May 2011
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| Table 3a: Legal abortions: by (i) purchaser, (ii) statutory grounds, (iii) gestation weeks, (iv) procedure, (v) marital status, | |||||||||||||
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| (vi) ethnicity, (vii) parity, (viii) previous miscarriages, (ix) previous abortions, (x) chlamydia screening, 2000 to 2010 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| England and Wales, residents | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | percentages |
| Not set | Not set | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |
| Not set | All legal abortions ( =100% ) | Not set | 175,542 | 176,364 | 175,932 | 181,582 | 185,713 2 | 186,416 | 193,737 | 198,499 | 195,296 | 189,100 | 189,574 |
| Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| (i) Purchaser | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Not set | NHS Funded: NHS Hospital | Not set | 46 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 37 |
| Not set | NHS Funded: Independent Sector | Not set | 29 | 33 | 36 | 38 | 42 | 44 | 48 | 50 | 53 | 56 | 59 |
| Not set | Privately Funded | Not set | 25 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 4 |
| Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| (ii) Statutory grounds | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Not set | A (alone or with B, C or D) or F or G | Not set | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Not set | B (alone or with C or D) | Not set | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Not set | C (alone) | Not set | 92 | 93 | 94 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 98 | 97 | 98 |
| Not set | D (alone, or with C) | Not set | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Not set | E (alone or with A, B, C, or D) | Not set | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| (iii) Gestation weeks | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Not set | 3 to 9 | Not set | 58 | 58 | 57 | 58 | 60 | 67 | 68 | 70 | 73 | 75 | 77 |
| Not set | 10 to 12 | Not set | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
| Not set | 13 - 19 | Not set | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| Not set | 20 and over | Not set | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| (iv) Procedure | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Not set | Vacuum aspiration | Not set | 81 | 81 | 81 | 80 | 76 | 71 | 64 | 60 | 57 | 54 | 52 |
| Not set | Dilatation and evacuation | Not set | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Not set | Other surgical | Not set | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Not set | All surgical | Not set | 88 | 87 | 86 | 83 | 80 | 76 | 70 | 65 | 62 | 60 | 57 |
| Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Not set | Antiprogresterone with or without prostaglandin | Not set | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 30 | 34 | 37 | 40 | 43 |
| Not set | Other medical agent | Not set | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Not set | All medical | Not set | 12 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 30 | 34 | 37 | 40 | 43 |
| Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| (v) Marital status 1 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Not set | Single no partner | Not set | . | . | 25 | 35 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 26 |
| Not set | Single with partner | Not set | . | . | 17 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 36 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 49 |
| Not set | Single not stated | Not set | . | . | 32 | 11 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 6 |
| Not set | Single (total) | Not set | 75 | 76 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 82 | 81 |
| Not set | Married/civil partnership | Not set | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
| Not set | Separated | Not set | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Not set | Widowed | Not set | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Not set | Divorced | Not set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| (vi) Ethnicity 1 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Not set | White | Not set | . | . | 75 | 76 | 75 | 74 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 76 |
| Not set | Mixed | Not set | . | . | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Not set | Asian or Asian British | Not set | . | . | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Not set | Black or Black British | Not set | . | . | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
| Not set | Chinese or other ethnic group | Not set | . | . | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| (vii) Parity (number of previous pregnancies resulting in live or stillbirth) | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Not set | 0 | Not set | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 50 |
| Not set | 1+ | Not set | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 |
| Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| (viii) Number of previous pregnancies resulting in spontaneous miscarriage and ectopic pregnancies | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Not set | 0 | Not set | . | . | 87 | 87 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 85 | 85 | 84 |
| Not set | 1+ | Not set | . | . | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
| Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| (ix) Number of previous pregnancies resulting in abortion under the Act | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Not set | 0 | Not set | 70 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 66 | 66 |
| Not set | 1+ | Not set | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 34 |
| Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| (x) Chlamydia screening | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Not set | Offered | Not set | . | . | 65 | 65 | 69 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 73 | 79 | 84 |
| Not set | Not offered | Not set | . | . | 35 | 35 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 21 | 16 |
| Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Not set | 1 Percentages exclude not known and not stated | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Not set | 2 Revised England and Wales total. | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Not set | . Information was not collected | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Not set | Note: percentages are rounded and may not add up to 100 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |