Teen Pregnancy Demographic Characteristics of Teen Abortion Patients by County

Demographic Characteristics of Abortion Patients by County and Age Columbia County 1996-1998
		10-17	<15	15	16	17	18	19	20+	N.S.	Total
Total Abortions		59	5	9	20	25	19	27	270	0	375
Ethnicity/Race	White (Non-Hispanic)	58	5	8	20	25	19	26	252	0	355
	Hispanic (All Races)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	0	12
	African American	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	American Indian	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2
	Other Nonwhite	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	3
	Unknown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3
Marital Status	Married	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	105	0	106
	Unmarried	59	5	9	20	25	19	25	159	0	262
	Unknown	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	0	7
Education	Grade School	6	4	1	1	0	0	0	3	0	9
	9th Grade	9	1	5	3	0	0	0	3	0	12
	10th Grade	20	0	3	11	6	0	1	4	0	25
	11th Grade	13	0	0	3	10	1	2	18	0	34
	High School Graduate	10	0	0	1	9	16	22	134	0	182
	Some College	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	67	0	70
	College Graduate	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	0	26
	Postbaccalaureate	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	4
	Unknown	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	11	0	13
Children Now Alive	None	51	5	9	18	19	17	21	60	0	149
	One	7	0	0	2	5	2	5	93	0	107
	Two	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	64	0	66
	Three +	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	52	0	52
	Unknown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
Previous Abortions	None	56	5	9	19	23	15	20	136	0	227
	One	3	0	0	1	2	4	6	83	0	96
	Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	0	27
	Three+	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	0	23
	Unknown	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2
Gestation	Eight Weeks or Less	22	2	2	8	10	13	15	164	0	214
	9-12	24	3	4	7	10	4	10	64	0	102
	13-16	9	0	3	2	4	1	0	19	0	29
	17+	4	0	0	3	1	1	2	23	0	30
	Unknown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Contraceptive Used	None Used	47	5	8	15	19	12	21	155	0	235
	Pills Used	1	0	0	0	1	4	2	38	0	45
	Condom Used	9	0	0	5	4	3	2	41	0	55
	Other/Unknown Contraceptive Used	2	0	1	0	1	0	2	30	0	34
	Unknown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	6
Medical Procedure	Suction Curettage	49	5	7	16	21	19	25	245	0	338
	Dilation Evacuation	6	0	1	3	2	0	1	22	0	29
	Other Specified	4	0	1	1	2	0	1	3	0	8
	Unknown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0