Teen Pregnancy Demographic Characteristics of Teen Abortion Patients by County

Demographic Characteristics of Abortion Patients by County and Age Linn County 1997-1999
		10-17	<15	15	16	17	18	19	20+	N.S.	Total
Total Abortions		88	5	18	28	37	43	57	507	0	695
Ethnicity/Race	White (Non-Hispanic)	83	5	17	26	35	39	52	477	0	651
	Hispanic (All Races)	2	0	1	0	1	2	2	16	0	22
	African American	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2
	American Indian	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	4	0	7
	Other Nonwhite	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	8	0	11
	Unknown	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	3
Marital Status	Married	2	0	0	0	2	1	2	162	0	167
	Unmarried	85	5	17	28	35	41	55	338	0	519
	Unknown	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	7	0	9
Education	Grade School	9	3	5	0	1	1	2	4	0	16
	9th Grade	15	1	9	4	1	1	4	7	0	27
	10th Grade	26	0	3	19	4	4	1	15	0	46
	11th Grade	26	1	1	4	20	4	7	26	0	63
	High School Graduate	12	0	0	1	11	29	36	287	0	364
	Some College	0	0	0	0	0	3	7	113	0	123
	College Graduate	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	35	0	35
	Postbaccalaureate	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0	11
	Unknown	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	9	0	10
Children Now Alive	None	85	5	18	28	34	29	36	125	0	275
	One	1	0	0	0	1	12	18	194	0	225
	Two	1	0	0	0	1	2	3	124	0	130
	Three +	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	64	0	65
	Unknown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Previous Abortions	None	80	5	17	25	33	37	43	280	0	440
	One	7	0	1	3	3	4	12	152	0	175
	Two	1	0	0	0	1	2	2	56	0	61
	Three+	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	0	17
	Unknown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2
Gestation	Eight Weeks or Less	38	1	5	15	17	29	29	302	0	398
	9-12	30	3	7	9	11	9	18	140	0	197
	13-16	17	1	5	3	8	1	4	25	0	47
	17+	3	0	1	1	1	4	6	37	0	50
	Unknown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3
Contraceptive Used	None Used	70	5	14	21	30	32	37	323	0	462
	Pills Used	2	0	0	2	0	5	2	43	0	52
	Condom Used	14	0	4	5	5	5	13	97	0	129
	Other/Unknown Contraceptive Used	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	41	0	45
	Unknown	2	0	0	0	2	1	1	7	0	11
Medical Procedure	Suction Curettage	76	4	13	24	35	36	48	443	0	603
	Dilation Evacuation	10	1	4	4	1	5	9	47	0	71
	Other Specified	2	0	1	0	1	2	0	17	0	21
	Unknown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0