| Demographic Characteristics of Abortion Patients by County and Age Curry County 1996-1998 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-17 | <15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20+ | N.S. | Total | ||
| Total Abortions | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 82 | 1 | 106 | |
| Ethnicity/Race | White (Non-Hispanic) | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 75 | 0 | 96 |
| Hispanic (All Races) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| African American | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| American Indian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Other Nonwhite | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | |
| Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Marital Status | Married | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 28 |
| Unmarried | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 52 | 0 | 75 | |
| Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Education | Grade School | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9th Grade | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 10th Grade | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | |
| 11th Grade | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 13 | |
| High School Graduate | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 39 | 0 | 49 | |
| Some College | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 21 | |
| College Graduate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | |
| Postbaccalaureate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Children Now Alive | None | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 37 |
| One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 34 | |
| Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 22 | |
| Three + | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12 | |
| Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Previous Abortions | None | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 52 | 0 | 74 |
| One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 17 | |
| Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 9 | |
| Three+ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
| Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Gestation | Eight Weeks or Less |
5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 40 | 0 | 52 |
| 9-12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 40 | |
| 13-16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 17+ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 9 | |
| Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Contraceptive Used | None Used | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 46 | 1 | 59 |
| Pills Used | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | |
| Condom Used | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 25 | |
| Other/Unknown Contraceptive Used |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 15 | |
| Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Medical Procedure | Suction Curettage | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 75 | 0 | 94 |
| Dilation Evacuation | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | |
| Other Specified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |