| Variable short name | Variable definition/description | Variable type | Variable measures (if applicable) | Data source (linked to URL) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State | State | nominal | (all 50 states + DC) | ||
| Rural_pop_pct | % of state population in a rural area (2020 census) | continuous | https://view.officeapps.live.com/o p/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F %2Fwww2.census.gov%2Fgeo%2F docs%2Freference%2Fua%2FSta te_Urban_Rural_Pop_2020_2010. xlsx&wdOrigin=BROWSELINK | ||
| Law | Current law on abortion in state (as of Dec 2024) | nominal |
| https://www.kff.org/womens-health-policy/dashboard/abortion-in-the-u-s-dashboard/#releases | This was used as a proxy for acceptability of abortion services in a given state, and an estimate of the climate/prior restrictions in the state before the Dobbs decision. Two states (Missouri and North Dakota) had their legislature pass an abortion ban but it was blocked in court so they were currently labeled as “gestational limit at or near viability” in Dec 2024. Given this is a proxy for climate and a ban was passed, I considered them as abortion banned for this analysis. |
| Clinics | Brick-and-mortar abortion clinics (as of 2020) | continuous | https://www.guttmacher.org/report/abortion-clinics-united-states-2020-2024 | An attempt to assess access; does not include abortions at hospitals, office settings, telehealth | |
| Women | Population of women 15-44 (2020) | continuous | https://osf.io/kthnf/ | ||
| 1kW_per_clinic | 1,000 women per clinic | calculated | CALCULATED = ((women)/(clinics))/1000 | Attempt to demonstrate approx access to abortion within a state; women of reproductive age (15-44) divided by brick-and-mortar abortion clinics | |
| familydocs_100k | Family physicians per 100,000 population in direct patient care (2022) | continuous | https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/hca.data.and.analytics/viz/U_S_PhysicianWorkforceDataDashboard/HomeVersion2_1 | ||
| Internists_100k | Internal medicine physicians per 100,000 population in direct patient care (2022) | continuous | https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/hca.data.and.analytics/viz/U_S_PhysicianWorkforceDataDashboard/HomeVersion2_1 | ||
| Obgyns_100k | Ob/gyn physicians per 100,000 population in direct patient care (2022) | continuous | https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/hca.data.and.analytics/viz/U_S_PhysicianWorkforceDataDashboard/HomeVersion2_1 | ||
| Pregnancyratetotal | Pregnancies per 1,000 women (2020) | continuous | https://osf.io/kthnf/ | ||
| abortionratetotal | Abortions per 1,000 women (2020) | continuous | https://osf.io/kthnf/ |