Teen Pregnancy Demographic Characteristics of Teen Abortion Patients by County

Demographic Characteristics of Abortion Patients by County and Age Benton County 1997-1999
		10-17	<15	15	16	17	18	19	20+	N.S.	Total
Total Abortions		44	2	6	13	23	48	52	502	1	647
Ethnicity/Race	White (Non-Hispanic)	39	2	6	11	20	43	45	397	1	525
	Hispanic (All Races)	1	0	0	0	1	3	4	32	0	40
	African American	2	0	0	1	1	0	2	9	0	13
	American Indian	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	5
	Other Nonwhite	2	0	0	1	1	2	2	57	0	63
	Unknown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3
Marital Status	Married	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	143	1	144
	Unmarried	43	2	5	13	23	48	51	349	0	491
	Unknown	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	10	0	12
Education	Grade School	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	4	0	6
	9th Grade	8	2	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	8
	10th Grade	11	0	1	8	2	1	1	3	0	16
	11th Grade	7	0	0	0	7	1	0	6	0	14
	High School Graduate	15	0	0	2	13	38	20	191	1	265
	Some College	1	0	0	0	1	7	30	149	0	187
	College Graduate	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	88	0	88
	Postbaccalaureate	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	49	0	50
	Unknown	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	12	0	13
Children Now Alive	None	41	2	6	13	20	44	48	282	1	416
	One	3	0	0	0	3	3	3	109	0	118
	Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	80	0	81
	Three +	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	30	0	30
	Unknown	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2
Previous Abortions	None	36	2	5	11	18	40	42	309	0	427
	One	7	0	1	2	4	6	10	126	0	149
	Two	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	46	0	48
	Three+	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	1	20
	Unknown	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	3
Gestation	Eight Weeks or Less	27	2	4	2	19	24	31	363	1	446
	9-12	12	0	1	8	3	16	14	107	0	149
	13-16	2	0	1	1	0	5	2	14	0	23
	17+	2	0	0	1	1	2	5	14	0	23
	Unknown	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	4	0	6
Contraceptive Used	None Used	26	0	5	7	14	30	28	273	0	357
	Pills Used	1	0	0	0	1	3	3	41	0	48
	Condom Used	17	2	1	6	8	14	18	126	0	175
	Other/Unknown Contraceptive Used	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	56	1	60
	Unknown	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	8	0	9
Medical Procedure	Suction Curettage	38	2	4	11	21	41	46	476	1	602
	Dilation Evacuation	6	0	2	2	2	6	6	18	0	36
	Other Specified	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	8	0	9
	Unknown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0