National statistics
Table 2
Updated 29 May 2012
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| Table 2: Legal abortions: age 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, 2011 | 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 | 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 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | numbers and percentages | |||||
| 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 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | |||||
| Not set | Not set | All ages | Not set | Not set | Not set | Under 20 | Not set | Not set | Not set | 20-34 | Not set | Not set | Not set | 35 and over | 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 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | |||||
| Not set | Not set | Not set | no. | Not set | % | Not set | no. | Not set | % | Not set | no. | Not set | % | Not set | no. | 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 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | |||||
| All legal abortions | Not set | Not set | 189,931 | Not set | 100% | Not set | 34,923 | Not set | 100% | Not set | 127,809 | Not set | 100% | Not set | 27,199 | Not set | 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 | 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 | 0% | Not set | Not set | Not set | 0% | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | |||||
| Not set | NHS Funded: NHS Hospital | Not set | 66,470 | Not set | 35 | Not set | 13,556 | Not set | 39 | Not set | 44,146 | Not set | 35 | Not set | 8,768 | Not set | 32 | |||||
| Not set | NHS Funded: Independent Sector | Not set | 116,582 | Not set | 61 | Not set | 20,987 | Not set | 60 | Not set | 79,020 | Not set | 62 | Not set | 16,575 | Not set | 61 | |||||
| Not set | Privately Funded | Not set | 6,879 | Not set | 4 | Not set | 380 | Not set | 1 | Not set | 4,643 | Not set | 4 | Not set | 1,856 | Not set | 7 | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| (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 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | |||||
| Not set | A (alone or with B, C or D) | Not set | 45 | Not set | 0 | Not set | 3 | Not set | 0 | Not set | 26 | Not set | 0 | Not set | 16 | Not set | 0 | |||||
| Not set | B (alone) | Not set | 102 | Not set | 0 | Not set | 14 | Not set | 0 | Not set | 62 | Not set | 0 | Not set | 26 | Not set | 0 | |||||
| Not set | B (with C or D) | Not set | 48 | Not set | 0 | Not set | 3 | Not set | 0 | Not set | 39 | Not set | 0 | Not set | 6 | Not set | 0 | |||||
| Not set | C (alone) | Not set | 185,973 | Not set | 98 | Not set | 34,699 | Not set | 99 | Not set | 125,252 | Not set | 98 | Not set | 26,022 | Not set | 96 | |||||
| Not set | D (alone, or with C) | Not set | 1,455 | Not set | 1 | Not set | 99 | Not set | 0 | Not set | 1,067 | Not set | 1 | Not set | 289 | Not set | 1 | |||||
| Not set | E (alone or with A, B, C, or D) | Not set | 2,307 | Not set | 1 | Not set | 105 | Not set | 0 | Not set | 1,362 | Not set | 1 | Not set | 840 | Not set | 3 | |||||
| Not set | F or G | Not set | 1 | Not set | 0 | Not set | 0 | Not set | 0 | Not set | 1 | Not set | 0 | Not set | 0 | Not set | 0 | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| (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 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | |||||
| Not set | 3 - 9 | Not set | 147,636 | Not set | 78 | Not set | 25,332 | Not set | 73 | Not set | 100,581 | Not set | 79 | Not set | 21,723 | Not set | 80 | Not set | Not set | |||
| Not set | 10 - 12 | Not set | 25,540 | Not set | 13 | Not set | 5,617 | Not set | 16 | Not set | 16,728 | Not set | 13 | Not set | 3,195 | Not set | 12 | Not set | Not set | |||
| Not set | 13 -19 | Not set | 14,026 | Not set | 7 | Not set | 3,357 | Not set | 10 | Not set | 8,784 | Not set | 7 | Not set | 1,885 | Not set | 7 | Not set | Not set | |||
| Not set | 20 and over | Not set | 2,729 | Not set | 1 | Not set | 617 | Not set | 2 | Not set | 1,716 | Not set | 1 | Not set | 396 | Not set | 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 | |||
| (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 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | |||
| Not set | Surgical | Not set | 100,190 | Not set | 53 | Not set | 18,307 | Not set | 52 | Not set | 66,502 | Not set | 52 | Not set | 15,381 | Not set | 57 | Not set | Not set | |||
| Not set | Medical | Not set | 89,741 | Not set | 47 | Not set | 16,616 | Not set | 48 | Not set | 61,307 | Not set | 48 | Not set | 11,818 | Not set | 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 | 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 | |||
| (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 | 0 | Not set | Not set | Not set | 0 | Not set | Not set | Not set | 0 | Not set | Not set | Not set | 0 | Not set | Not set | |||
| Not set | Single no partner | Not set | 46,790 | Not set | 26 | Not set | 10,810 | Not set | 33 | Not set | 32,001 | Not set | 26 | Not set | 3,979 | Not set | 15 | Not set | Not set | |||
| Not set | Single with partner | Not set | 88,667 | Not set | 49 | Not set | 19,374 | Not set | 59 | Not set | 60,734 | Not set | 50 | Not set | 8,559 | Not set | 33 | Not set | Not set | |||
| Not set | Single not stated | Not set | 10,171 | Not set | 6 | Not set | 2,493 | Not set | 8 | Not set | 6,871 | Not set | 6 | Not set | 807 | Not set | 3 | Not set | Not set | |||
| Not set | Married/civil partnership | Not set | 29,107 | Not set | 16 | Not set | 180 | Not set | 1 | Not set | 18,543 | Not set | 15 | Not set | 10,384 | Not set | 40 | |||||
| Not set | Separated/widowed/divorced | Not set | 5,685 | Not set | 3 | Not set | 143 | Not set | 0 | Not set | 3,416 | Not set | 3 | Not set | 2,126 | Not set | 8 | |||||
| Not set | Not known & not stated | Not set | 9,511 | Not set | Not set | Not set | 1,923 | Not set | Not set | Not set | 6,244 | Not set | Not set | Not set | 1,344 | 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 | |||||
| (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 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | |||||
| Not set | White - British | Not set | 121,238 | Not set | 67 | Not set | 26,600 | Not set | 81 | Not set | 78,218 | Not set | 65 | Not set | 16,420 | Not set | 64 | |||||
| Not set | White - Irish | Not set | 912 | Not set | 1 | Not set | 109 | Not set | 0 | Not set | 622 | Not set | 1 | Not set | 181 | Not set | 1 | |||||
| Not set | White - Any other White background | Not set | 13,766 | Not set | 8 | Not set | 1,054 | Not set | 3 | Not set | 10,419 | Not set | 9 | Not set | 2,293 | Not set | 9 | |||||
| Not set | Mixed - White and Black Caribbean | Not set | 2,131 | Not set | 1 | Not set | 555 | Not set | 2 | Not set | 1,450 | Not set | 1 | Not set | 126 | Not set | 0 | |||||
| Not set | Mixed - White and Black African | Not set | 958 | Not set | 1 | Not set | 214 | Not set | 1 | Not set | 664 | Not set | 1 | Not set | 80 | Not set | 0 | |||||
| Not set | Mixed - White and Asian | Not set | 632 | Not set | 0 | Not set | 154 | Not set | 0 | Not set | 406 | Not set | 0 | Not set | 72 | Not set | 0 | |||||
| Not set | Mixed - Any Other | Not set | 1,693 | Not set | 1 | Not set | 352 | Not set | 1 | Not set | 1,178 | Not set | 1 | Not set | 163 | Not set | 1 | |||||
| Not set | Asian or Asian British - Indian | Not set | 6,840 | Not set | 4 | Not set | 366 | Not set | 1 | Not set | 5,385 | Not set | 4 | Not set | 1,089 | Not set | 4 | |||||
| Not set | Asian or Asian British - Pakistani | Not set | 3,715 | Not set | 2 | Not set | 346 | Not set | 1 | Not set | 2,744 | Not set | 2 | Not set | 625 | Not set | 2 | |||||
| Not set | Asian or Asian British - Bangladeshi | Not set | 1,691 | Not set | 1 | Not set | 192 | Not set | 1 | Not set | 1,230 | Not set | 1 | Not set | 269 | Not set | 1 | |||||
| Not set | Asian - Any other Asian background | Not set | 5,419 | Not set | 3 | Not set | 405 | Not set | 1 | Not set | 3,957 | Not set | 3 | Not set | 1,057 | Not set | 4 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Not set | Black or Black British - Caribbean | Not set | 4,878 | Not set | 3 | Not set | 866 | Not set | 3 | Not set | 3,291 | Not set | 3 | Not set | 721 | Not set | 3 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Not set | Black or Black British - African | Not set | 10,616 | Not set | 6 | Not set | 1,169 | Not set | 4 | Not set | 7,606 | Not set | 6 | Not set | 1,841 | Not set | 7 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Not set | Black or Black British - Any other | Not set | 905 | Not set | 1 | Not set | 151 | Not set | 0 | Not set | 642 | Not set | 1 | Not set | 112 | Not set | 0 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Not set | Chinese | Not set | 1,992 | Not set | 1 | Not set | 114 | Not set | 0 | Not set | 1,562 | Not set | 1 | Not set | 316 | Not set | 1 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Not set | Any other ethnic group | Not set | 2,300 | Not set | 1 | Not set | 194 | Not set | 1 | Not set | 1,639 | Not set | 1 | Not set | 467 | Not set | 2 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Not set | Not known/not stated | Not set | 10,245 | Not set | Not set | Not set | 2,082 | Not set | Not set | Not set | 6,796 | Not set | Not set | Not set | 1,367 | 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 | Not set |
| (vii) Parity (number of previous pregnancies resulting in live or still birth) | 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 | 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 | 93,269 | Not set | 49 | Not set | 30,724 | Not set | 88 | Not set | 58,643 | Not set | 46 | Not set | 3,902 | Not set | 14 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Not set | 1+ | Not set | 96,662 | Not set | 51 | Not set | 4,199 | Not set | 12 | Not set | 69,166 | Not set | 54 | Not set | 23,297 | Not set | 86 | 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 |
| (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 | 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 | 158,157 | Not set | 83 | Not set | 33,159 | Not set | 95 | Not set | 105,835 | Not set | 83 | Not set | 19,163 | Not set | 70 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Not set | 1+ | Not set | 31,774 | Not set | 17 | Not set | 1,764 | Not set | 5 | Not set | 21,974 | Not set | 17 | Not set | 8,036 | Not set | 30 | 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 |
| (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 | 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 | 121,826 | Not set | 64 | Not set | 30,058 | Not set | 86 | Not set | 76,861 | Not set | 60 | Not set | 14,907 | Not set | 55 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Not set | 1+ | Not set | 68,105 | Not set | 36 | Not set | 4,865 | Not set | 14 | Not set | 50,948 | Not set | 40 | Not set | 12,292 | Not set | 45 | 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 |
| (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 | 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 | 166,494 | Not set | 88 | Not set | 31,657 | Not set | 91 | Not set | 111,727 | Not set | 87 | Not set | 23,110 | Not set | 85 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Not set | Not offered | Not set | 23,437 | Not set | 12 | Not set | 3,266 | Not set | 9 | Not set | 16,082 | Not set | 13 | Not set | 4,089 | Not set | 15 | 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 | 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 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |