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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of women who sought abortion services in the Mexico City public program

From: Early termination of pregnancy: differences in gestational age estimation using last menstrual period and ultrasound in Mexico

Socio- demographic characteristics

Analytical Sample N = 43,219 (100%)

 

n

%

Age (years)

 12-17a

3710

8.6

 18–24

20,735

48.0

 25–29

9161

21.2

 30–39

8439

19.5

 40-max

1101

2.6

missing

73

0.2

Marital Status

 Never Married

17,806

41.2

 Married /Cohabitating

21,526

49.8

 Widowed/ Divorced

2356

5.5

missing

1531

3.5

Educational level

 Primary

3695

8.6

 Secondary

13,858

32.1

 High School

16,667

38.6

 University

7384

17.1

missing

1615

3.7

Employment

 Unemployed

9572

22.2

 Employed

20,256

46.9

 Students

11,758

27.2

missing

1633

3.8

Gravidityb

 One

15,908

36.8

 2 or 3

18,991

43.9

 4 or greater

7424

17.2

missing

896

2.1

Place of residence

 Mexico City

30,661

70.9

 State of Mexico

10,219

23.6

 Other State

2289

5.3

missing

50

0.1

Procedure

 Medication abortion

30,123

69.7

 Aspiration abortion

8436

19.5

 Did not receive abortion

3182

7.4

 Otherc

1478

3.4

  1. Note: a Women under 18 are required to have permission from a parent or guardian permission to access an abortion in the ILE program. b Including the current pregnancy. c “Other” category includes: suspected ectopic pregnancy or referral to another institution