Teen Pregnancy Demographic Characteristics of Teen Abortion Patients by County

Demographic Characteristics of Abortion Patients by County and Age
Marion County 1997-1999
    10-17 <15 15 16 17 18 19 20+ N.S. Total
Total Abortions   298 20 41 84 153 166 216 2,198 1 2,879
Ethnicity/Race White (Non-Hispanic) 243 15 32 72 124 122 156 1,600 1 2,122
  Hispanic (All Races) 42 4 7 9 22 35 46 466 0 589
  African American 6 0 0 1 5 3 8 31 0 48
  American Indian 2 0 0 1 1 4 3 29 0 38
  Other Nonwhite 5 1 2 1 1 3 3 64 0 75
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 10
Marital Status Married 3 0 1 0 2 11 16 726 0 756
  Unmarried 293 20 40 84 149 151 198 1,450 0 2,092
  Unknown 2 0 0 0 2 4 2 22 1 31
Education Grade School 38 20 12 3 3 7 8 135 0 188
  9th Grade 46 0 17 18 11 6 7 77 0 136
  10th Grade 90 0 11 46 33 15 12 92 0 209
  11th Grade 78 0 0 12 66 34 28 156 0 296
  High School Graduate 41 0 1 5 35 89 107 896 0 1,133
  Some College 3 0 0 0 3 13 51 570 0 637
  College Graduate 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 193 1 195
  Postbaccalaureate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 0 52
  Unknown 2 0 0 0 2 1 3 27 0 33
Children
Now Alive
None 257 19 39 73 126 114 138 570 1 1,080
  One 35 0 2 10 23 40 57 684 0 816
  Two 5 0 0 1 4 11 16 506 0 538
  Three + 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 432 0 438
  Unknown 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 7
Previous
Abortions
None 264 18 38 72 136 148 155 1,105 1 1,673
  One 28 0 2 11 15 14 53 671 0 766
  Two 5 1 1 1 2 4 7 265 0 281
  Three+ 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 148 0 149
  Unknown 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 10
Gestation Eight Weeks or Less 139 7 22 41 69 76 100 1,187 1 1,503
  9-12 112 9 14 29 60 59 77 743 0 991
  13-16 26 3 3 6 14 17 18 144 0 205
  17+ 20 1 2 8 9 14 19 119 0 172
  Unknown 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 0 8
Contraceptive
Used
None Used 234 17 30 66 121 131 159 1,541 0 2,065
  Pills Used 13 0 1 3 9 11 14 194 0 232
  Condom Used 46 3 10 15 18 17 36 333 1 433
  Other/Unknown
Contraceptive
Used
6 0 1 0 5 9 7 131 0 153
  Unknown 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 12 0 13
Medical
Procedure
Suction Curettage 262 17 33 72 140 141 188 1,994 1 2,586
  Dilation Evacuation 35 2 8 12 13 24 25 193 0 277
  Other Specified 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 11 0 16
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0