Table 3.

Ectopic Pregnancy Rates among Medicaid Beneficiaries, New York, Illinois and California 2000–2003

	No. of Ectopic Pregnancies (A)	No. of Total Pregnancies (B)	Ectopic Pregnancy Rate (A/B) × 100
New York	15,224	638,849	2.38%
Race/Ethnicity
White	4,738	209,462	2.26%
Black	4,658	182,786	2.55%
Amer-Indian/Alaskan Native	279	23,087	1.21%
Asian	401	33,773	1.19%
Hispanic	3,240	117,437	2.76%
Unknown/Missing	1,908	72,304	2.64%
Age Group
15–19	1,389	86,449	1.61%
20–24	4,662	205,845	2.26%
25–29	3,888	161,651	2.41%
30–34	2,858	106,077	2.69%
35–39	1,837	59,000	3.11%
40–44	590	19,827	2.98%
California	24,047	1,163,036	2.07%
Race/Ethnicity
White	4,236	185,034	2.29%
Black	3,194	102,234	3.12%
Amer Indian/Alaskan Native	125	5,355	2.33%
Asian	878	44,162	1.99%
Hispanic	14,487	752,066	1.93%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Isl	555	26,376	2.10%
Unknown/Missing	572	47,809	1.20%
Age Group
15–19	2,403	183,790	1.31%
20–24	6,585	373,876	1.76%
25–29	6,364	288,755	2.20%
30–34	4,819	187,434	2.57%
35–39	2,843	97,082	2.93%
40–44	1,033	32,099	3.22%
Illinois	9,229	380,157	2.43%
Race/Ethnicity
White	2,624	117,489	2.45%
Black	3,786	119,378	3.51%
Amer Indian/Alaskan Native	21	730	3.11%
Asian	156	8,969	1.90%
Hispanic	2,502	120,432	2.29%
Multiracial	15	1,013	1.50%
Unknown/Missing	125	12,146	1.21%
Age Group
15–19	1,295	67,481	1.92%
20–24	3,295	142,193	2.32%
25–29	2,451	92,039	2.66%
30–34	1,377	49,442	2.79%
35–39	663	22,493	2.95%
40–44	148	6,509	2.27%