Table 1.
Characteristics of survey respondent sites providing medication abortion in the US February 2020 (N = 55)
| n (%) | |
|---|---|
| Regiona | |
| Northeast | 20 (36%) |
| West | 15 (27%) |
| Midwest | 8 (15%) |
| South | 12 (22%) |
| Clinic type | |
| Academic/hospital-based | 26 (47%) |
| Independent clinic | 14 (26%) |
| Planned Parenthood affiliate | 15 (27%) |
| Urbanicityb | |
| Urban county | 53 (96%) |
| Rural county | 2 (4%) |
| Family planning services | |
| Contraception | 53 (96%) |
| Medication abortion | 55 (100%) |
| First trimester procedural abortion | 54 (98%) |
| Second trimester procedural abortion | 50 (91%) |
| Total abortion encounters per month | |
| 1–25 | 11 (20%) |
| 26–100 | 15 (27%) |
| 101–150 | 8 (14%) |
| 151–250 | 9 (16%) |
| 251–500 | 3 (6%) |
| 501–1000 | 4 (7%) |
| More than 1000 | 3 (6%) |
| Volume data not reported | 2 (4%) |
a
Regions are reflective of the Census Bureau regions.
b
Urban is defined as an areas of 50,000 or more people or urban clusters of at least 2500 and less than 50,000 people; rural is any other county that does not meet this definition.