Teen Pregnancy Demographic Characteristics of Teen Abortion Patients by County

Demographic Characteristics of Abortion Patients by County and Age Polk County 1996-1998
		10-17	<15	15	16	17	18	19	20+	N.S.	Total
Total Abortions		41	6	7	15	13	41	30	304	0	416
Ethnicity/Race	White (Non-Hispanic)	37	5	7	12	13	37	27	246	0	347
	Hispanic (All Races)	4	1	0	3	0	4	2	37	0	47
	African American	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3
	American Indian	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	7
	Other Nonwhite	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	10	0	11
	Unknown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
Marital Status	Married	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	83	0	84
	Unmarried	41	6	7	15	13	40	30	221	0	332
	Unknown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Education	Grade School	7	5	1	0	1	0	0	8	0	15
	9th Grade	8	1	3	3	1	0	0	5	0	13
	10th Grade	13	0	3	9	1	0	0	13	0	26
	11th Grade	6	0	0	2	4	9	2	17	0	34
	High School Graduate	6	0	0	1	5	25	10	111	0	152
	Some College	1	0	0	0	1	7	18	110	0	136
	College Graduate	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	31	0	31
	Postbaccalaureate	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	5
	Unknown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	4
Children Now Alive	None	38	6	6	14	12	38	25	115	0	216
	One	3	0	1	1	1	2	5	76	0	86
	Two	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	77	0	78
	Three +	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	36	0	36
	Unknown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Previous Abortions	None	38	6	6	14	12	36	26	157	0	257
	One	3	0	1	1	1	5	3	96	0	107
	Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	32	0	33
	Three+	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	0	19
	Unknown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gestation	Eight Weeks or Less	15	2	3	6	4	25	15	179	0	234
	9-12	19	2	4	6	7	15	12	93	0	139
	13-16	5	2	0	2	1	1	1	21	0	28
	17+	2	0	0	1	1	0	2	11	0	15
	Unknown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Contraceptive Used	None Used	28	3	5	10	10	31	21	203	0	283
	Pills Used	1	0	0	0	1	2	3	26	0	32
	Condom Used	11	3	2	4	2	8	5	56	0	80
	Other/Unknown Contraceptive Used	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	18	0	20
	Unknown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
Medical Procedure	Suction Curettage	37	4	7	13	13	40	27	284	0	388
	Dilation Evacuation	3	2	0	1	0	0	1	16	0	20
	Other Specified	1	0	0	1	0	1	2	4	0	8
	Unknown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0