Table 4 Abortion rates (per 1000) and mean abortion/birth ratios (per 100) among 20–44-year-old women in 1998 in the three groups of municipalities, formed by the rate of private gynaecologist visits in 1999 (A), and in the three groups formed by the rate of private gynaecologist visits in groups at 5-year age intervals in 1999 (B) 1).
A | Low | Middle | High |
|---|---|---|---|
< 24.2% | 24.2–33.3% | > 33.3% | |
(Number of women) | (300278) | (291580) | (278044) |
Raw abortion rate | 8.1 | 10.2*** | 11.4*** |
Rate difference (95% CI) | 2.14 (1.65–2.63) | 3.32 (2.81–3.83) | |
Age-adjusted rate2) | 8.4 | 10.2 | 11.1 |
Rate difference (95% CI) | 1.80 (1.51–2.09) | 2.72 (2.43–3.01) | |
Age and social class adjusted rate 2) | 8.2 | 10.9 | 11.0 |
Rate difference (95% CI) | 2.66 (2.37–2.95) | 2.76 (2.47–3.05) | |
(Number of births) | (19710) | (18623) | (16496) |
Age-adjusted abortion-birth ratio | 12.1 | 16.0 | 19.4 |
Ratio difference (95% CI) | 3.85 (3.45–4.26) | 7.30 (6.88–7.72) | |
B | |||
< 11% | 11–22% | > 22% | |
(Number of women) | (153064) | (265114) | (450412) |
Raw abortion rate | 10.6 | 10.8 | 9.0 |
Age-adjusted rate ratios (95% CI) 3) | 1.00 | 1.16 (1.09–1.23) | 1.34 (1.25–1.43) |
Age- and social-class-adjusted rate ratios (95% CI) 3) | 1.00 | 1.11 (1.04–1.19) | 1.23 (1.14–1.33) |
(Number of births) | (11715) | (16989) | (26035) |
Abortion-birth ratio | 13.8 | 16.8 | 15.6 |
Age-adjusted rate ratios (95% CI) 3) | 1.00 | 1.35 (1.25–1.46) | 1.59 (1.47–1.73) |
Age- and social-class-adjusted rate ratios (95% CI) 3) | 1.00 | 1.25 (1.16–1.35) | 1.40 (1.28–1.53) |