| Demographic Characteristics of Abortion Patients by County and Age Marion County 1996-1998 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-17 | <15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20+ | N.S. | Total | ||
| Total Abortions | 302 | 24 | 47 | 95 | 136 | 164 | 222 | 2,212 | 2 | 2,902 | |
| Ethnicity/Race | White (Non-Hispanic) | 239 | 17 | 36 | 82 | 104 | 129 | 163 | 1,607 | 1 | 2,139 |
| Hispanic (All Races) |
40 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 25 | 47 | 439 | 1 | 552 | |
| African American | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 0 | 48 | |
| American Indian | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 46 | 0 | 62 | |
| Other Nonwhite | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 74 | 0 | 86 | |
| Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15 | |
| Marital Status | Married | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 744 | 1 | 777 |
| Unmarried | 297 | 24 | 47 | 95 | 131 | 154 | 202 | 1,444 | 0 | 2,097 | |
| Unknown | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 28 | |
| Education | Grade School | 40 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 126 | 0 | 183 |
| 9th Grade | 50 | 1 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 79 | 0 | 140 | |
| 10th Grade | 88 | 0 | 16 | 52 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 89 | 0 | 203 | |
| 11th Grade | 83 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 67 | 33 | 30 | 162 | 0 | 308 | |
| High School Graduate | 35 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 94 | 107 | 885 | 1 | 1,122 | |
| Some College | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 51 | 568 | 0 | 636 | |
| College Graduate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 199 | 1 | 200 | |
| Postbaccalaureate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 0 | 68 | |
| Unknown | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 42 | |
| Children Now Alive | None | 254 | 23 | 44 | 78 | 109 | 120 | 149 | 607 | 1 | 1,131 |
| One | 44 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 25 | 37 | 58 | 678 | 0 | 817 | |
| Two | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 519 | 1 | 543 | |
| Three + | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 401 | 0 | 403 | |
| Unknown | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 | |
| Previous Abortions | None | 272 | 21 | 45 | 84 | 122 | 144 | 160 | 1,136 | 2 | 1,714 |
| One | 25 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 53 | 679 | 0 | 772 | |
| Two | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 257 | 0 | 274 | |
| Three+ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 130 | 0 | 131 | |
| Unknown | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 11 | |
| Gestation | Eight Weeks or Less |
143 | 6 | 20 | 52 | 65 | 73 | 99 | 1,221 | 2 | 1,538 |
| 9-12 | 108 | 13 | 17 | 28 | 50 | 62 | 87 | 725 | 0 | 982 | |
| 13-16 | 26 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 18 | 146 | 0 | 206 | |
| 17+ | 24 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 117 | 0 | 171 | |
| Unknown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | |
| Contraceptive Used | None Used | 222 | 20 | 34 | 73 | 95 | 125 | 169 | 1,516 | 1 | 2,033 |
| Pills Used | 19 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 185 | 0 | 233 | |
| Condom Used | 55 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 23 | 19 | 36 | 360 | 1 | 471 | |
| Other/Unknown Contraceptive Used |
5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 135 | 0 | 148 | |
| Unknown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 17 | |
| Medical Procedure | Suction Curettage | 263 | 21 | 38 | 82 | 122 | 142 | 196 | 2,014 | 2 | 2,617 |
| Dilation Evacuation | 31 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 20 | 150 | 0 | 219 | |
| Other Specified | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 48 | 0 | 66 | |
| Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |