Teen Pregnancy Demographic Characteristics of Teen Abortion Patients by County

Demographic Characteristics of Abortion Patients by County and Age
Curry County 1997-1999
    10-17 <15 15 16 17 18 19 20+ N.S. Total
Total Abortions   14 0 4 6 4 13 4 77 1 109
Ethnicity/Race White (Non-Hispanic) 14 0 4 6 4 11 4 69 0 98
  Hispanic (All Races) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2
  African American 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  American Indian 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3
  Other Nonwhite 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 5
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Marital Status Married 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 23
  Unmarried 14 0 4 6 4 13 4 52 0 83
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3
Education Grade School 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
  9th Grade 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 5
  10th Grade 6 0 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 8
  11th Grade 2 0 0 1 1 5 0 8 0 15
  High School Graduate 2 0 0 0 2 6 3 39 0 50
  Some College 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 18 0 20
  College Graduate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 6
  Postbaccalaureate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2
Children
Now Alive
None 13 0 4 6 3 9 4 24 0 50
  One 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 23 0 27
  Two 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 21 0 22
  Three + 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 9
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Previous
Abortions
None 13 0 4 6 3 13 4 49 0 79
  One 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 16 0 17
  Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 7
  Three+ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Gestation Eight Weeks or Less 6 0 1 3 2 5 2 33 0 46
  9-12 5 0 2 1 2 6 2 30 1 44
  13-16 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 4 0 7
  17+ 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 9 0 11
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Contraceptive
Used
None Used 10 0 3 4 3 7 3 46 1 67
  Pills Used 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4
  Condom Used 4 0 1 2 1 5 1 17 0 27
  Other/Unknown
Contraceptive
Used
0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 0 11
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Medical
Procedure
Suction Curettage 12 0 3 5 4 11 3 69 0 95
  Dilation Evacuation 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 8 0 11
  Other Specified 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 3
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0