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Table 23.  Abortion Ratio1 by Woman's Age and County of Residence, 2006
County All
Ages		 15-19 15-17 18-19 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44
     
State Total2 285 626 802 554 397 229 157 203 309
Adams 73 94 * 135 93 * * * *
Asotin 196 310 * 304 202 185 * * *
Benton 178 392 487 346 213 135 103 105 302
Chelan 155 321 347 305 173 91 82 116 529
Clallam 224 542 708 458 242 120 143 356 *
Clark 223 552 845 446 287 178 133 174 245
Columbia 178 * * * * * * * *
Cowlitz 203 527 714 411 184 124 104 310 350
Douglas 129 250 423 152 164 60 71 191 *
Ferry 113 * * * * * * * *
Franklin 128 176 167 183 148 117 84 94 242
Garfield * * * * * * * * *
Grant 94 161 243 125 99 72 61 80 *
Grays Harbor 205 339 343 338 208 152 156 215 *
Island 204 552 563 549 292 117 96 117 294
Jefferson 235 714 * 700 418 89 107 200 *
King 366 1,110 1,463 977 732 355 180 199 301
Kitsap 263 565 914 462 343 205 162 156 273
Kittitas 288 957 * 1,125 417 187 128 171 *
Klickitat 160 400 * * 197 109 * 263 *
Lewis 184 208 414 149 192 127 209 306 *
Lincoln 79 * * * * * * * *
Mason 236 413 462 388 206 165 275 234 385
Okanogan 130 228 400 145 129 84 104 143 *
Pacific 240 500 545 467 236 212 * * *
Pend Oreille 148 * * * 154 188 * * *
Pierce 346 717 1,062 609 420 278 199 287 375
San Juan 412 * * * 357 474 * 615 *
Skagit 235 470 467 472 291 158 123 183 286
Skamania 136 * * * 194 * * * *
Snohomish 306 881 1,345 725 449 234 146 228 423
Spokane 253 572 861 484 341 168 153 204 227
Stevens 138 283 438 216 104 112 111 162 *
Thurston 349 1,017 1,058 1,000 515 228 164 283 459
Wahkiakum * * * * * * * * *
Walla Walla 230 394 560 338 283 131 164 246 *
Whatcom 296 892 962 858 452 196 138 166 473
Whitman 293 1,429 * 1,385 900 94 83 96 *
Yakima 179 304 366 267 210 141 100 110 269
1 The abortion ratio shown under "All Ages" equals total abortions per 1,000 live births.  Age-Specific rate equals the number of induced abortions for women in a specific age group per 1,000 live births in the age group.
2 Total abortions includes    10 for which county of residence was unknown.
* Ratio not calculated because number of events was less than 5.
Source:  Center for Health Statistics, Washington State Department of Health, 12/2007.
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