Teen Pregnancy Demographic Characteristics of Teen Abortion Patients by County

Demographic Characteristics of Abortion Patients by County and Age Joseph County 1997-1999
		10-17	<15	15	16	17	18	19	20+	N.S.	Total
Total Abortions		46	6	10	13	17	19	32	295	0	392
Ethnicity/Race	White (Non-Hispanic)	37	4	6	13	14	19	31	271	0	358
	Hispanic (All Races)	7	2	3	0	2	0	1	16	0	24
	African American	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	4
	American Indian	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2
	Other Nonwhite	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	5
	Unknown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Marital Status	Married	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	78	0	82
	Unmarried	46	6	10	13	17	17	29	214	0	306
	Unknown	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	4
Education	Grade School	6	4	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	7
	9th Grade	15	2	7	4	2	0	0	4	0	19
	10th Grade	12	0	2	8	2	2	0	9	0	23
	11th Grade	10	0	0	1	9	2	3	20	0	35
	High School Graduate	2	0	0	0	2	12	22	137	0	173
	Some College	1	0	0	0	1	2	7	104	0	114
	College Graduate	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	0	14
	Postbaccalaureate	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	4
	Unknown	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	3
Children Now Alive	None	44	6	10	12	16	18	22	58	0	142
	One	2	0	0	1	1	1	9	87	0	99
	Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	81	0	82
	Three +	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	69	0	69
	Unknown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Previous Abortions	None	43	6	9	13	15	14	28	144	0	229
	One	3	0	1	0	2	5	2	72	0	82
	Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	48	0	50
	Three+	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	29	0	29
	Unknown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2
Gestation	Eight Weeks or Less	22	3	4	4	11	9	19	175	0	225
	9-12	17	3	3	8	3	3	9	78	0	107
	13-16	5	0	3	0	2	2	3	28	0	38
	17+	2	0	0	1	1	5	1	12	0	20
	Unknown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2
Contraceptive Used	None Used	24	3	6	8	7	14	17	169	0	224
	Pills Used	7	1	1	2	3	2	4	32	0	45
	Condom Used	13	2	2	3	6	2	6	58	0	79
	Other/Unknown Contraceptive Used	2	0	1	0	1	0	5	36	0	43
	Unknown	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2
Medical Procedure	Suction Curettage	44	6	10	12	16	15	31	278	0	368
	Dilation Evacuation	2	0	0	1	1	4	1	15	0	22
	Other Specified	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2
	Unknown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0