Teen Pregnancy Demographic Characteristics of Teen Abortion Patients by County

Demographic Characteristics of Abortion Patients by County and Age
Curry County 1996-1998
    10-17 <15 15 16 17 18 19 20+ N.S. Total
Total Abortions   9 0 2 3 4 8 6 82 1 106
Ethnicity/Race White (Non-Hispanic) 9 0 2 3 4 6 6 75 0 96
  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 2 0 2
  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 28 0 28
  Unmarried 9 0 2 3 4 8 6 52 0 75
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3
Education Grade School 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  9th Grade 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3
  10th Grade 4 0 1 1 2 0 0 3 0 7
  11th Grade 2 0 0 1 1 3 0 8 0 13
  High School Graduate 1 0 0 0 1 4 5 39 0 49
  Some College 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 19 0 21
  College Graduate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 8
  Postbaccalaureate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2
Children Now Alive None 8 0 2 3 3 6 5 18 0 37
  One 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 30 0 34
  Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 22
  Three + 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 12
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Previous Abortions None 9 0 2 3 4 8 5 52 0 74
  One 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 17
  Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 9
  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
5 0 1 3 1 3 4 40 0 52
  9-12 3 0 0 0 3 4 2 30 1 40
  13-16 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 4
  17+ 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 9
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Contraceptive Used None Used 5 0 1 2 2 3 4 46 1 59
  Pills Used 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 7
  Condom Used 4 0 1 1 2 4 2 15 0 25
  Other/Unknown
Contraceptive
Used
0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 0 15
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Medical Procedure Suction Curettage 8 0 1 3 4 6 5 75 0 94
  Dilation Evacuation 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 6 0 8
  Other Specified 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 4
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0