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SEASONALITY OF INDUCED ABORTION IN NORTH CAROLINA

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 July 1998

ALLAN M. PARNELL  and
JOSEPH L. RODGERS
ALLAN M. PARNELL
Affiliation:
Department of Sociology, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708
JOSEPH L. RODGERS
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019, USA
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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.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 30 , Issue 3 , July 1998 , pp. 321 - 332
Copyright
© 1998 Cambridge University Press

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