Table 1.
Distribution of abortions and abortions ≥12 weeks of gestation*, before and after implementation of Texas House Bill 2 (HB 2)
| Characteristic | Before HB 2 (Nov 2011-Oct 2012) |
After HB 2 (Nov 2013-Oct 2014) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. (%) of abortions† |
No. (%) abortions ≥12 weeks‡ |
p-value§ | No. (%) of abortions† |
No. (%) abortions ≥12 weeks† |
p-value§ | |
| Total | 64,902 (100) | 6,183 (10.5) | -- | 53,174 (100) | 7,720 (14.5) | -- |
| Age, years | <.001 | <.001 | ||||
| <18 | 1,902 (2.9) | 417 (21.9) | 1,655 (3.1) | 446 (26.9) | ||
| 18–24 | 25,094 (38.7) | 3,088 (12.3) | 20,883 (39.3) | 3,468 (16.6) | ||
| 25–29 | 17,630 (27.2 ) | 1,630 (9.2) | 14,385 (27.0) | 1,846 (12.8) | ||
| ≥30 | 20,276 (31.2) | 1,678 (8.3) | 16,251 (30.6) | 1,960 (12.1) | ||
| Race or ethnicity | <.001 | <.001 | ||||
| Hispanic | 24,592 (37.9) | 2,543 (10.3) | 19,542 (36.8) | 2,696 (13.8) | ||
| White | 19,607 (30.2) | 1,899 (9.7) | 15,437 (29.0) | 2,127 (13.8) | ||
| Black | 16,306 (25.1) | 2,025 (12.4) | 14,226 (26.8) | 2,431 (17.1) | ||
| Asian | 2,867 (4.4) | 199 (6.9) | 2,774 (5.2) | 286 (10.3) | ||
| Other or unknown | 1,530 (2.4) | 147 (9.6) | 1,195 (2.2) | 180 (15.1) | ||
| Number of previous births | .484 | <.001 | ||||
| 0 | 23,988 (37.0) | 2,513 (10.5) | 19,590 (36.8) | 2,667 (13.6) | ||
| 1–2 | 30,875(47.6) | 3,213 (10.4) | 25,173 (47.3) | 3 716 (14.8) | ||
| ≥3 | 10,039 (15.5) | 1,087 (10.8) | 8,411 (15.8) | 1,337 (15.9) | ||
|
One-way distance to nearest Texas facility, miles|| |
<.001 | <.001 | ||||
| <10 | 50,751 (78.2) | 5,209 (10.3) | 32,773 (61.6) | 4,388 (13.4) | ||
| 10–49 | 10,267(15.8) | 1,093 (10.6) | 13,130 (24.7) | 2,065 (15.7) | ||
| 50–99 | 1,973 (3.0) | 282 (14.3) | 3,500 (6.6) | 617 (17.6) | ||
| ≥100 | 1,911 (2.9) | 229 (12.0) | 3,771 (7.1) | 650 (17.2) | ||
|
Facility network in region of residence, facilities per 250,000 women¶ |
<.006 | <.001 | ||||
| <1 | 1,281 (2.0) | 163 (12.7) | 21,285 (40.0) | 3,737 (17.6) | ||
| 1–1.4 | 20,214 (31.1) | 2,180 (10.8) | 25,415 (47.8) | 3,252 (12.8) | ||
| ≥1.5 | 43,407 (66.9) | 4,470 (10.3) | 6,474 (12.2) | 731 (11.3) | ||
Beginning January 2014, abortions were reported using weeks’ post-fertilization instead of weeks from last menstrual period. For abortions occurring in 2014, gestational age at the time of abortion was estimated by adding 2 weeks to post-fertilization age.
Column percentages. Percentages may not sum to 100 due to rounding.
Row percentages
Chi-squared p-value comparing the distribution of abortions ≥12 weeks of gestation
One-way distance estimated from the population-weighted centroid of a woman’s county of residence to the nearest open Texas facility on the date of her abortion.
The size of a clinic network in a woman’s region of residence was computed using the number of open facilities in the region on the date of her abortion and 2011–2015 American Community Survey estimates of the number of women aged 15 to 44 years in the region