Teen Pregnancy Demographic Characteristics of Teen Abortion Patients by County

Demographic Characteristics of Abortion Patients by County and Age
Union County 1996-1998
    10-17 <15 15 16 17 18 19 20+ N.S. Total
Total Abortions   16 1 3 2 10 16 17 109 0 158
Ethnicity/Race White (Non-Hispanic) 15 1 3 2 9 15 16 92 0 138
  Hispanic
(All Races)
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5
  African American 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  American Indian 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
  Other Nonwhite 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
  Unknown 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 11 0 13
Marital Status Married 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 22 0 23
  Unmarried 11 1 3 2 5 14 11 48 0 84
  Unknown 5 0 0 0 5 1 6 39 0 51
Education Grade School 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
  9th Grade 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
  10th Grade 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 0 6
  11th Grade 4 0 0 1 3 1 1 5 0 11
  High School Graduate 2 0 0 0 2 10 4 27 0 43
  Some College 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 19 0 27
  College Graduate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 12
  Postbaccalaureate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
  Unknown 5 0 0 0 5 1 7 40 0 53
Children Now Alive None 14 1 3 2 8 15 12 37 0 78
  One 2 0 0 0 2 1 5 31 0 39
  Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 21
  Three + 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 19
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Previous Abortions None 14 1 3 2 8 13 12 60 0 99
  One 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 33 0 38
  Two 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 9 0 12
  Three+ 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 8
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Gestation Eight Weeks
or Less
9 0 1 1 7 9 10 57 0 85
  9-12 5 1 1 1 2 5 3 38 0 51
  13-16 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 8 0 12
  17+ 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 6 0 10
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Contraceptive Used None Used 7 0 2 1 4 11 8 41 0 67
  Pills Used 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 0 9
  Condom Used 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 16 0 20
  Other/Unknown
Contraceptive
Used
1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 3
  Unknown 6 1 0 0 5 4 6 43 0 59
Medical Procedure Suction Curettage 13 1 2 2 8 15 14 97 0 139
  Dilation Evacuation 2 0 1 0 1 1 2 9 0 14
  Other Specified 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 5
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0