Teen Pregnancy Demographic Characteristics of Teen Abortion Patients by County

Demographic Characteristics of Abortion Patients by County and Age
Lincoln County 1996-1998
    10-17 <15 15 16 17 18 19 20+ N.S. Total
Total Abortions   66 2 11 21 32 25 30 315 0 436
Ethnicity/Race White (Non-Hispanic) 62 0 11 19 32 22 25 279 0 388
  Hispanic
(All Races)
3 2 0 1 0 2 3 18 0 26
  African American 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 4
  American Indian 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 0 12
  Other Nonwhite 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 4
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
Marital Status Married 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 104 0 109
  Unmarried 65 2 11 21 31 23 26 208 0 322
  Unknown 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 5
Education Grade School 4 0 1 0 3 1 0 6 0 11
  9th Grade 18 2 5 9 2 0 0 7 0 25
  10th Grade 22 0 4 11 7 3 3 16 0 44
  11th Grade 14 0 0 1 13 3 6 18 0 41
  High School Graduate 8 0 1 0 7 16 16 150 0 190
  Some College 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 83 0 90
  College Graduate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 30
  Postbaccalaureate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Children Now Alive None 60 2 11 20 27 23 23 99 0 205
  One 6 0 0 1 5 2 6 107 0 121
  Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 75 0 76
  Three + 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 0 33
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Previous Abortions None 60 2 9 19 30 20 25 144 0 249
  One 5 0 2 2 1 4 5 100 0 114
  Two 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 48 0 49
  Three+ 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 22 0 23
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Gestation Eight Weeks
or Less
27 0 6 8 13 10 16 181 0 234
  9-12 28 2 5 9 12 14 10 97 0 149
  13-16 8 0 0 3 5 0 1 19 0 28
  17+ 3 0 0 1 2 1 3 17 0 24
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Contraceptive Used None Used 37 1 7 12 17 17 18 181 0 253
  Pills Used 8 0 1 2 5 3 2 33 0 46
  Condom Used 21 1 3 7 10 5 7 63 0 96
  Other/Unknown
Contraceptive
Used
0 0 0 0 0 0 2 36 0 38
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3
Medical Procedure Suction Curettage 60 2 11 20 27 24 29 288 0 401
  Dilation Evacuation 6 0 0 1 5 1 1 18 0 26
  Other Specified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 9
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0