Difference between revisions of "Abortion rates by US state"
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| − | Here is a ranking of states from the lowest to the highest [[abortion]] rates per 100 pregnancies. Notice how the ranking correlates closely with the [[George W. Bush|Bush]] v. [[John Kerry|Kerry]] outcomes in the [[2004 presidential election]]. Notable exceptions are indicated in bold, with the first two exceptions ([[Wisconsin]] and [[Minnesota]]) only narrowly going for Kerry, and the last exception ([[Nevada]]) only narrowly going for Bush.<ref>http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/2006/09/12/USTPstats.pdf</ref> | + | Here is a ranking of states from the lowest to the highest [[abortion]] rates per 100 pregnancies '''among women aged 15–19, year 2000'''. Notice how the ranking correlates closely with the [[George W. Bush|Bush]] v. [[John Kerry|Kerry]] outcomes in the [[2004 presidential election]]. Notable exceptions are indicated in bold, with the first two exceptions ([[Wisconsin]] and [[Minnesota]]) only narrowly going for Kerry, and the last exception ([[Nevada]]) only narrowly going for Bush.<ref>http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/2006/09/12/USTPstats.pdf</ref> |
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<br>50. New Jersey ('''Bush''') | <br>50. New Jersey ('''Bush''') | ||
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| − | ''' | + | For the purposes of comparison, we can use the same table to compare '''overall pregnancy rates among women aged 15-19, year 2000''' (again running lowest to highest): |
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| + | <br>1. North Dakota (Bush) | ||
| + | <br>2. Vermont (Kerry) | ||
| + | <br>3. New Hampshire (Kerry) | ||
| + | <br>4. Minnesota (Kerry) | ||
| + | <br>5. Maine (Kerry) | ||
| + | <br>6. Utah (Bush) | ||
| + | <br>7. South Dakota (Bush) | ||
| + | <br>8. Iowa (Bush) | ||
| + | <br>9. Wisconsin (Kerry) | ||
| + | <br>10. Nebraska (Bush) | ||
| + | <br>11. Massachusetts (Kerry) | ||
| + | <br>12. Pennsylvania (Kerry) | ||
| + | <br>13. Montana (Bush) | ||
| + | <br>14. Idaho (Bush) | ||
| + | <br>15. Rhode Island (Kerry) | ||
| + | <br>16. West Virginia (Bush) | ||
| + | <br>17. Kansas (Bush) | ||
| + | <br>18. Connecticut (Kerry) | ||
| + | <br>19. Virginia (Bush) | ||
| + | <br>20. Indiana (Bush) | ||
| + | <br>21. Alaska (Bush) | ||
| + | <br>22. Missouri (Bush) | ||
| + | <br>23. Ohio (Bush) | ||
| + | <br>24. Michigan (Kerry) | ||
| + | <br>25. Washington (Kerry) | ||
| + | <br>26. Kentucky (Bush) | ||
| + | <br>27. Wyoming (Bush) | ||
| + | <br>28. Oregon (Kerry) | ||
| + | <br>29. Colorado (Bush) | ||
| + | <br>30. Oklahoma (Bush) | ||
| + | <br>31. Illinois (Kerry) | ||
| + | <br>32. Louisiana (Bush) | ||
| + | <br>33. Tennessee (Bush) | ||
| + | <br>34. South Carolina (Bush) | ||
| + | <br>35. New Jersey (Bush) | ||
| + | <br>36. Alabama (Bush) | ||
| + | <br>37. New York (Kerry) | ||
| + | <br>38. Maryland (Kerry) | ||
| + | <br>39. Hawaii (Kerry) | ||
| + | <br>40. Delaware (Kerry) | ||
| + | <br>41. Arkansas (Bush) | ||
| + | <br>42. North Carolina (Bush) | ||
| + | <br>43. Georgia (Bush) | ||
| + | <br>44. California (Kerry) | ||
| + | <br>45. Florida (Bush) | ||
| + | <br>46. Texas (Bush) | ||
| + | <br>47. New Mexico (Bush) | ||
| + | <br>48. Mississippi (Bush) | ||
| + | <br>49. Arizona (Bush) | ||
| + | <br>50. Nevada (Bush) | ||
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| + | == References == | ||
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| + | 1. Table 3.1, pg. 12 - http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/2006/09/12/USTPstats.pdf | ||
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[[Category:Abortion]] | [[Category:Abortion]] | ||
Revision as of 15:27, April 1, 2007
Template:Stub Here is a ranking of states from the lowest to the highest abortion rates per 100 pregnancies among women aged 15–19, year 2000. Notice how the ranking correlates closely with the Bush v. Kerry outcomes in the 2004 presidential election. Notable exceptions are indicated in bold, with the first two exceptions (Wisconsin and Minnesota) only narrowly going for Kerry, and the last exception (Nevada) only narrowly going for Bush.[1]
1. Utah (Bush)
2. South Dakota (Bush)
3. North Dakota (Bush)
4. Kentucky (Bush)
5. West Virginia (Bush)
6. Idaho (Bush)
7. Louisiana (Bush)
8. Wisconsin (Kerry)
9. Iowa (Bush)
10. Arkansas (Bush)
11. Nebraska (Bush)
12. Kansas (Bush)
13. Indiana (Bush)
14. Oklahoma (Bush)
15. Minnesota (Kerry)
16. Alaska (Bush)
17. Missouri (Bush)
18. Vermont (Kerry)
19. Montana (Bush)
20. Maine (Kerry)
21. Alabama (Bush)
22. Tennessee (Bush)
23. Mississippi (Bush)
24. Ohio (Bush)
25. Texas (Bush)
26. New Hampshire (Kerry)
27. South Carolina (Bush)
28. Pennsylvania (Kerry)
29. Georgia (Bush)
30. Colorado (Bush)
31. Virginia (Bush)
32. Arizona (Bush)
33. New Mexico (Bush)
34. North Carolina (Bush)
35. Rhode Island (Kerry)
36. Michigan (Kerry)
37. Wyoming (Bush)
38. Oregon (Kerry)
39. Washington (Kerry)
40. Massachusetts (Kerry)
41. Illinois (Kerry)
42. Connecticut (Kerry)
43. Delaware (Kerry)
44. Florida (Bush)
45. Hawaii (Kerry)
46. California (Kerry)
47. Nevada (Bush)
48. Maryland (Kerry)
49. New York (Kerry)
50. New Jersey (Bush)
For the purposes of comparison, we can use the same table to compare overall pregnancy rates among women aged 15-19, year 2000 (again running lowest to highest):
1. North Dakota (Bush)
2. Vermont (Kerry)
3. New Hampshire (Kerry)
4. Minnesota (Kerry)
5. Maine (Kerry)
6. Utah (Bush)
7. South Dakota (Bush)
8. Iowa (Bush)
9. Wisconsin (Kerry)
10. Nebraska (Bush)
11. Massachusetts (Kerry)
12. Pennsylvania (Kerry)
13. Montana (Bush)
14. Idaho (Bush)
15. Rhode Island (Kerry)
16. West Virginia (Bush)
17. Kansas (Bush)
18. Connecticut (Kerry)
19. Virginia (Bush)
20. Indiana (Bush)
21. Alaska (Bush)
22. Missouri (Bush)
23. Ohio (Bush)
24. Michigan (Kerry)
25. Washington (Kerry)
26. Kentucky (Bush)
27. Wyoming (Bush)
28. Oregon (Kerry)
29. Colorado (Bush)
30. Oklahoma (Bush)
31. Illinois (Kerry)
32. Louisiana (Bush)
33. Tennessee (Bush)
34. South Carolina (Bush)
35. New Jersey (Bush)
36. Alabama (Bush)
37. New York (Kerry)
38. Maryland (Kerry)
39. Hawaii (Kerry)
40. Delaware (Kerry)
41. Arkansas (Bush)
42. North Carolina (Bush)
43. Georgia (Bush)
44. California (Kerry)
45. Florida (Bush)
46. Texas (Bush)
47. New Mexico (Bush)
48. Mississippi (Bush)
49. Arizona (Bush)
50. Nevada (Bush)
References
1. Table 3.1, pg. 12 - http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/2006/09/12/USTPstats.pdf