Fast Stats
Abortions: North Carolina Residents
2006: 29,430 2007: 28,545 2008: 27,234 2009: 26,123 2010: 25,808
Abortion Occurrences: North Carolina
2006: 35,088 2007: 33,233 2008: 31,822 2009: 30,596 2010: 30,952
Abortions: Mecklenburg County Residents
2006: 4,665
2007: 4,193
2008: 4,213
2009: 3,938
2010: 3,972
Abortion Occurrences: Mecklenburg County
2006: 12,488
2007: 10,635
2008: 10,444
2009: 9,996
2010: 10,753
NC Abortion Rates and Abortion Fractions By Age (pdf.)
- Definitions provided:
- Abortion Rate
- The number of induced abortions per 1,000 women of reproductive age (15 to 44). Numerator and denominator may also be specific for ages within the 15 to 44 range, i.e., 15 to 19, 20 to 24.Formula:
- Abortion Fraction
- The number of induced abortions per 1,000 reported pregnancies (live births + fetal deaths of 20+ weeks of gestation + induced abortions).Formula:
– Data from the North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics, Division of Public Health
North Carolina Polling from the John W. Pope Civitas Institute, Raleigh
Which of the following statements comes closest to describing your own opinion on the issue of abortion?
August, 2011 National Research, Inc. survey of 400 unaffiliated, likely general election voters
I am pro-life and oppose abortions under all circumstances 11%
I am pro-life but believe exceptions should be made in cases such as rape, incest, or to save the life of the mother 41%
I am pro-choice, but I believe in parental notification and banning partial birth abortion and government funding 18%
I am pro-choice without exception 23%
Don’t know/other/refused 6%
Do you approve or disapprove of federal tax dollars being used to pay for abortions under the recently passed national health care reform bill?
July, 2010 Tel Opinion survey of 600 likely general election voters
Strongly approve 13%
Somewhat approve 12%
Somewhat disapprove 13%
Strongly disapprove 54%
Not Sure 8%
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