| Demographic Characteristics of Abortion Patients by County and Age Jefferson County 1996-1998 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-17 | <15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20+ | N.S. | Total | ||
| Total Abortions | 14 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 114 | 1 | 143 | |
| Ethnicity/Race | White (Non-Hispanic) | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 59 | 0 | 72 |
| Hispanic (All Races) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 28 | |
| African American | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| American Indian | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 1 | 41 | |
| Other Nonwhite | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marital Status | Married | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 0 | 44 |
| Unmarried | 14 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 72 | 1 | 99 | |
| Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Education | Grade School | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| 9th Grade | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | |
| 10th Grade | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 12 | |
| 11th Grade | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 18 | |
| High School Graduate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 60 | 1 | 69 | |
| Some College | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 24 | |
| College Graduate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Postbaccalaureate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Children Now Alive | None | 13 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 1 | 44 |
| One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 0 | 45 | |
| Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 0 | 31 | |
| Three + | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 23 | |
| Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Previous Abortions | None | 14 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 61 | 0 | 86 |
| One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 33 | |
| Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 17 | |
| Three+ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | |
| Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gestation | Eight Weeks or Less |
5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 64 | 1 | 75 |
| 9-12 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 0 | 48 | |
| 13-16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 13 | |
| 17+ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 | |
| Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Contraceptive Used | None Used | 9 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 67 | 1 | 85 |
| Pills Used | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 16 | |
| Condom Used | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 30 | |
| Other/Unknown Contraceptive Used |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12 | |
| Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Medical Procedure | Suction Curettage | 12 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 101 | 1 | 127 |
| Dilation Evacuation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | |
| Other Specified | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | |
| Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |