Teen Pregnancy Demographic Characteristics of Teen Abortion Patients by County

Demographic Characteristics of Abortion Patients by County and Age
Union County 1997-1999
    10-17 <15 15 16 17 18 19 20+ N.S. Total
Total Abortions   13 0 2 1 10 12 14 118 0 157
Ethnicity/Race White (Non-Hispanic) 11 0 2 1 8 12 14 103 0 140
  Hispanic (All Races) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3
  African American 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  American Indian 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
  Other Nonwhite 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2
  Unknown 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 0 11
Marital Status Married 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20 0 21
  Unmarried 10 0 2 1 7 9 9 47 0 75
  Unknown 3 0 0 0 3 2 5 51 0 61
Education Grade School 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
  9th Grade 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
  10th Grade 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 4
  11th Grade 6 0 0 0 6 1 0 8 0 15
  High School Graduate 1 0 0 0 1 8 3 21 0 33
  Some College 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 20 0 26
  College Graduate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 11
  Postbaccalaureate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
  Unknown 3 0 0 0 3 2 5 53 0 63
Children
Now Alive
None 10 0 2 1 7 11 10 41 0 72
  One 3 0 0 0 3 1 4 32 0 40
  Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 23
  Three + 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 21
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Previous
Abortions
None 11 0 2 1 8 10 8 72 0 101
  One 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 30 0 35
  Two 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 6 0 9
  Three+ 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 0 11
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Gestation Eight Weeks or Less 5 0 0 0 5 7 10 69 0 91
  9-12 4 0 1 1 2 4 0 36 0 44
  13-16 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 7 0 12
  17+ 3 0 0 0 3 0 1 6 0 10
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Contraceptive
Used
None Used 7 0 2 0 5 10 8 57 0 82
  Pills Used 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 6
  Condom Used 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 20 0 23
  Other/Unknown
Contraceptive
Used
1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2
  Unknown 3 0 0 0 3 2 5 34 0 44
Medical
Procedure
Suction Curettage 9 0 1 1 7 11 11 105 0 136
  Dilation Evacuation 2 0 1 0 1 1 2 11 0 16
  Other Specified 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 5
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0