| Demographic Characteristics of Abortion Patients by County and Age Jackson County 1996-1998 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-17 | <15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20+ | N.S. | Total | ||
| Total Abortions | 123 | 7 | 19 | 40 | 57 | 77 | 80 | 937 | 4 | 1,221 | |
| Ethnicity/Race | White (Non-Hispanic) | 111 | 5 | 16 | 37 | 53 | 64 | 68 | 835 | 3 | 1,081 |
| Hispanic (All Races) |
8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 62 | 0 | 86 | |
| African American | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 9 | |
| American Indian | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 14 | |
| Other Nonwhite | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 27 | |
| Unknown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| Marital Status | Married | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 304 | 0 | 321 |
| Unmarried | 120 | 7 | 19 | 39 | 55 | 71 | 71 | 600 | 4 | 866 | |
| Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 34 | |
| Education | Grade School | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 28 |
| 9th Grade | 23 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 41 | |
| 10th Grade | 47 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 32 | 0 | 91 | |
| 11th Grade | 29 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 21 | 9 | 41 | 1 | 101 | |
| High School Graduate | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 35 | 42 | 366 | 2 | 457 | |
| Some College | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 297 | 1 | 323 | |
| College Graduate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 97 | 0 | 98 | |
| Postbaccalaureate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 41 | |
| Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 41 | |
| Children Now Alive | None | 110 | 7 | 17 | 37 | 49 | 62 | 51 | 285 | 3 | 511 |
| One | 13 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 277 | 1 | 328 | |
| Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 242 | 0 | 249 | |
| Three + | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 0 | 131 | |
| Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Previous Abortions | None | 114 | 7 | 17 | 38 | 52 | 65 | 63 | 494 | 3 | 739 |
| One | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 270 | 1 | 298 | |
| Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 94 | 0 | 100 | |
| Three+ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 77 | 0 | 80 | |
| Unknown | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| Gestation | Eight Weeks or Less |
60 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 30 | 38 | 52 | 568 | 0 | 718 |
| 9-12 | 51 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 28 | 13 | 257 | 3 | 352 | |
| 13-16 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 61 | 0 | 84 | |
| 17+ | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 44 | 1 | 59 | |
| Unknown | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 | |
| Contraceptive Used | None Used | 61 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 29 | 50 | 45 | 472 | 2 | 630 |
| Pills Used | 14 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 115 | 1 | 149 | |
| Condom Used | 45 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 14 | 23 | 208 | 1 | 291 | |
| Other/Unknown Contraceptive Used |
3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 135 | 0 | 144 | |
| Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | |
| Medical Procedure | Suction Curettage | 114 | 7 | 16 | 38 | 53 | 73 | 68 | 886 | 3 | 1,144 |
| Dilation Evacuation | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 33 | 1 | 51 | |
| Other Specified | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 25 | |
| Unknown | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |