Teen Pregnancy Demographic Characteristics of Teen Abortion Patients by County

Demographic Characteristics of Abortion Patients by County and Age Polk County 1997-1999
		10-17	<15	15	16	17	18	19	20+	N.S.	Total
Total Abortions		38	5	5	14	14	25	23	270	0	356
Ethnicity/Race	White (Non-Hispanic)	34	4	5	13	12	22	21	224	0	301
	Hispanic (All Races)	3	1	0	1	1	3	2	32	0	40
	African American	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2
	American Indian	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	0	7
	Other Nonwhite	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	6
	Unknown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Marital Status	Married	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	77	0	78
	Unmarried	38	5	5	14	14	24	23	190	0	275
	Unknown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3
Education	Grade School	4	3	0	0	1	0	0	8	0	12
	9th Grade	5	2	2	1	0	0	0	4	0	9
	10th Grade	14	0	3	9	2	0	1	9	0	24
	11th Grade	10	0	0	3	7	6	1	13	0	30
	High School Graduate	5	0	0	1	4	15	11	103	0	134
	Some College	0	0	0	0	0	4	10	93	0	107
	College Graduate	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	32	0	32
	Postbaccalaureate	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	5
	Unknown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3
Children Now Alive	None	35	5	4	13	13	24	16	100	0	175
	One	3	0	1	1	1	1	6	69	0	79
	Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	69	0	70
	Three +	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	31	0	31
	Unknown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
Previous Abortions	None	35	5	4	13	13	24	21	151	0	231
	One	3	0	1	1	1	1	1	75	0	80
	Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	34	0	35
	Three+	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	9
	Unknown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
Gestation	Eight Weeks or Less	15	0	3	6	6	18	10	152	0	195
	9-12	14	3	2	5	4	6	11	83	0	114
	13-16	8	2	0	3	3	1	0	23	0	32
	17+	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	12	0	15
	Unknown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Contraceptive Used	None Used	27	2	5	8	12	19	17	178	0	241
	Pills Used	2	0	0	1	1	1	2	25	0	30
	Condom Used	9	3	0	5	1	5	4	48	0	66
	Other/Unknown Contraceptive Used	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	19	0	20
	Unknown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
Medical Procedure	Suction Curettage	34	3	5	13	13	25	22	245	0	326
	Dilation Evacuation	4	2	0	1	1	0	1	22	0	27
	Other Specified	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3
	Unknown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0