SEASONALITY OF INDUCED ABORTION IN NORTH CAROLINA

1 July 1998

journal article
research article
Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Journal of Biosocial Science

Vol. 30 (3) , 321-332
https://doi.org/10.1017/s0021932098003216

Abstract

This paper examines the seasonality of induced abortion in North Carolina between 1980 and 1993. Distinct seasonal patterns are found, with a peak in February and a valley in September. These patterns correspond to the implicit seasonality of conceptions associated with the seasonality of birth pattern. One notable difference from the general pattern is among unmarried women aged 18 and younger. They have the February peak and an additional peak in August that may be associated with the summer vacation from school.

Keywords

ABORTION RATE
ABORTION, INDUCED
AMERICAS
DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
FAMILY PLANNING
FERTILITY CONTROL, POSTCONCEPTION
NORTH AMERICA
NORTH CAROLINA
NORTHERN AMERICA
POPULATION
POPULATION DYNAMICS
RESEARCH REPORT
SEASONAL VARIATION
UNITED STATES

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