Table 1.

The lifetime induced abortion rates of the women who were ever married and who had at least one pregnancy in their life according to some basic factors

Number of induced abortions
		0		1		≥2		Women who have made at least one induced abortion
		n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	Total
Type of residence	Rural	462	93,15	21	4,23	13	2,62	34	6,85	496
	Urban	690	89,61	47	6,10	33	4,29	80	10,39	770
Statistical result *p < 0.05
Age groups (year)	15–19	38	100,00	0	0,00	0	0,00	0	0,00	38
	20–24	143	95,33	7	4,67	0	0,00	7	4,67	150
	25–29	199	93,87	11	5,19	2	0,94	13	6,13	212
	30–34	145	91,77	9	5,70	4	2,53	13	8,23	158
	35–39	177	87,62	12	5,94	13	6,44	25	12,38	202
	40–44	99	84,62	10	8,55	8	6,84	18	15,38	117
	45–49	91	82,73	10	9,09	9	8,18	19	17,27	110
	50+	260	93,19	9	3,23	10	3,58	19	6,81	279
Statistical result *p < 0,01
Education	Illiteracy	753	92,85	35	4,32	23	2,84	58	7,15	811
	Literacy	85	89,47	4	4,21	6	6,32	10	10,53	95
	Graduated a primary school	248	86,71	23	8,04	15	5,24	38	13,29	286
	Graduated a secondary school	26	89,66	1	3,45	2	6,90	3	10,34	29
	Graduated a high school or higher	40	88,89	5	11.11	0	0,00	5	11.11	45
Statistical result *p < 0.05
Employment	Unemployed	567	86,17	54	8,21	37	5,62	91	13,83	658
	Employed	585	96,22	14	2,30	9	1,48	23	3,78	608
Statistical result *p < 0.0001
Ethnicity	Turkish	398	84,65	39	8,32	33	7,04	72	15,35	470
	Kurdish	629	94,16	28	4,19	11	1,65	39	5,84	668
	Arabic	93	100,00	0	0,00	0	0,00	0	0,00	93
	Zaza	32	91,43	1	2,86	2	5,71	3	8,57	35
Statistical result *p < 0.0001
	TOTAL	1152	91,00	68	5,37	46	3,63	114	9,00	1266

*One and two or more induced abortions have been evaluated together in the statistical analyses.