Teen Pregnancy Demographic Characteristics of Teen Abortion Patients by County

Demographic Characteristics of Abortion Patients by County and Age Columbia County 1997-1999
		10-17	<15	15	16	17	18	19	20+	N.S.	Total
Total Abortions		48	4	8	18	18	20	18	279	0	365
Ethnicity/Race	White (Non-Hispanic)	47	4	7	18	18	20	17	265	0	349
	Hispanic (All Races)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	7
	African American	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	American Indian	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2
	Other Nonwhite	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	3	0	5
	Unknown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3
Marital Status	Married	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	103	0	104
	Unmarried	48	4	8	18	18	20	16	168	0	252
	Unknown	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	0	9
Education	Grade School	5	4	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	8
	9th Grade	11	0	6	4	1	0	0	3	0	14
	10th Grade	16	0	1	10	5	1	0	6	0	23
	11th Grade	7	0	0	2	5	4	3	24	0	38
	High School Graduate	8	0	0	1	7	15	15	148	0	186
	Some College	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	56	0	56
	College Graduate	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	0	26
	Postbaccalaureate	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2
	Unknown	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	11	0	12
Children Now Alive	None	42	4	8	17	13	18	9	64	0	133
	One	5	0	0	1	4	2	8	89	0	104
	Two	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	71	0	73
	Three +	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	53	0	53
	Unknown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2
Previous Abortions	None	45	4	8	17	16	17	14	143	0	219
	One	3	0	0	1	2	3	4	88	0	98
	Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	0	27
	Three+	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	0	19
	Unknown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2
Gestation	Eight Weeks or Less	22	1	4	9	8	10	12	166	0	210
	9-12	17	3	2	5	7	6	5	71	0	99
	13-16	4	0	2	1	1	2	0	19	0	25
	17+	5	0	0	3	2	2	1	22	0	30
	Unknown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
Contraceptive Used	None Used	43	4	7	16	16	16	14	174	0	247
	Pills Used	1	0	0	1	0	3	0	35	0	39
	Condom Used	4	0	1	1	2	1	1	42	0	48
	Other/Unknown Contraceptive Used	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	25	0	29
	Unknown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	5
Medical Procedure	Suction Curettage	40	4	7	15	14	19	17	247	0	323
	Dilation Evacuation	8	0	1	3	4	1	1	30	0	40
	Other Specified	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2
	Unknown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0