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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Abortion Surveillance System, 2009-2013

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) United States Department of Health and Human Services. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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  Data--Abortions-Distributed-by-State 02/15/2017 05:40:PM
  Reports--Morbidity-and-Mortality-Weekly-Report 02/16/2017 07:54:AM
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Project Citation: 

United States Department of Health and Human Services. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Abortion Surveillance System, 2009-2013. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2017-02-15. https://doi.org/10.3886/E100448V1

Project Description

Project Title:  View help for Project Title Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Abortion Surveillance System, 2009-2013
Summary:  View help for Summary CDC began abortion surveillance in 1969 to document the number and characteristics of women obtaining legal induced abortions. Many states and reporting areas (New York City and the District of Columbia) conduct abortion surveillance. CDC compiles the information these reporting areas collect to produce national estimates. CDC’s surveillance system compiles information on legal induced abortions only. For the purpose of surveillance, a legal induced abortion is defined as an intervention performed by a licensed clinician (e.g., a physician, nurse-midwife, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant) that is intended to terminate an ongoing pregnancy. Most states and reporting areas that collect abortion data now report if an abortion was medical or surgical. Medical abortions are legal procedures that use medications instead of surgery.
Original Distribution URL:  View help for Original Distribution URL https://www.cdc.gov/reproductivehealth/data_stats/abortion.htm

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms abortions; pregnancies; womens health care
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage United States
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 1/1/2009 – 12/31/2013 (2009 to 2013)
Collection Date(s):  View help for Collection Date(s) 1/1/2009 – 12/31/2013 (2009 to 2013)
Universe:  View help for Universe Legally induced abortions in the United States
Data Type(s):  View help for Data Type(s) administrative records data

Methodology

Collection Mode(s):  View help for Collection Mode(s) record abstracts
Geographic Unit:  View help for Geographic Unit United States

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