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South Carolina Health Facts
Abortion Statistics
Statistics Index
All statistics for any
state
Abortions, by age
Abortions, details of abortion less than 8 weeks
gestation
Abortions, by weeks of gestation
Abortions, details of adolescent abortions
Abortions, by type of procedure
Abortions, by race
Abortions, by marital status
Abortions, by number of previous live births
Abortions, by number of previous induced
legal abortions
Abortions, by Hispanic origin
Reported number, ratio, and rate of
abortions and percentage of abortions obtained by out-of-state residents
Final 1996 data
Births: 51,117
Source: Monthly Vital Statistics Report, Vol. 46, No. 11, Supplement
Final 1995 data
Deaths: 33,527
Infant Mortality: 9.6 infant deaths per 1,000 live births
Source: Monthly Vital Statistics Report, Vol. 45, No. 11, Supplement 2
Preliminary 1996 data
Births: 50,807
Birth Rate: 13.7 births per 1,000 population
Percent of Births to Teenagers: 16.8
Percent of Births to Unmarried Mothers: 37.2
Percent Low Birthweight: 9.2
Percent of Births by Cesarean Delivery: 22.5
Percent of Mothers Receiving Prenatal Care in First Trimester: 79.4
Source: Monthly Vital Statistics Report, Vol. 46, No. 1 Supplement 2
Deaths: 34,484
Age-Adjusted Death Rate: 588.5 deaths per 100,000 population
Source: Monthly Vital Statistics Report, Vol. 46, No. 1 Supplement 2
Provisional 1997 data
Marriages: 42,077
Divorces: 15,244
Source: Monthly Vital Statistics Report, Vol. 46, No. 12
Health Insurance
Percent of private establishments offering health
insurance to their employees: 48.8 (1993)
Percent of private sector employees eligible for their
employer's health plans: 68.1 (1993)
Percent of private sector employees participating in
their employer's health plans: 59.7 (1993)
Source: Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance:
State and National Estimates DHHS Publication No. (PHS)98-1005
This page was last edited on 11/03/06.
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