Teen Pregnancy Demographic Characteristics of Teen Abortion Patients by County


Demographic Characteristics of Abortion Patients by County and Age
Benton County 1997-1999
    10-17 <15 15 16 17 18 19 20+ N.S. Total
Total Abortions   44 2 6 13 23 48 52 502 1 647
Ethnicity/Race White (Non-Hispanic) 39 2 6 11 20 43 45 397 1 525
  Hispanic (All Races) 1 0 0 0 1 3 4 32 0 40
  African American 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 9 0 13
  American Indian 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5
  Other Nonwhite 2 0 0 1 1 2 2 57 0 63
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3
Marital Status Married 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 143 1 144
  Unmarried 43 2 5 13 23 48 51 349 0 491
  Unknown 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 10 0 12
Education Grade School 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 6
  9th Grade 8 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 8
  10th Grade 11 0 1 8 2 1 1 3 0 16
  11th Grade 7 0 0 0 7 1 0 6 0 14
  High School Graduate 15 0 0 2 13 38 20 191 1 265
  Some College 1 0 0 0 1 7 30 149 0 187
  College Graduate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 88 0 88
  Postbaccalaureate 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 49 0 50
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 0 13
Children
Now Alive
None 41 2 6 13 20 44 48 282 1 416
  One 3 0 0 0 3 3 3 109 0 118
  Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 80 0 81
  Three + 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 30
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2
Previous
Abortions
None 36 2 5 11 18 40 42 309 0 427
  One 7 0 1 2 4 6 10 126 0 149
  Two 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 46 0 48
  Three+ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 1 20
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3
Gestation Eight Weeks or Less 27 2 4 2 19 24 31 363 1 446
  9-12 12 0 1 8 3 16 14 107 0 149
  13-16 2 0 1 1 0 5 2 14 0 23
  17+ 2 0 0 1 1 2 5 14 0 23
  Unknown 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 6
Contraceptive Used None Used 26 0 5 7 14 30 28 273 0 357
  Pills Used 1 0 0 0 1 3 3 41 0 48
  Condom Used 17 2 1 6 8 14 18 126 0 175
  Other/Unknown
Contraceptive
Used
0 0 0 0 0 0 3 56 1 60
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 9
Medical Procedure Suction Curettage 38 2 4 11 21 41 46 476 1 602
  Dilation Evacuation 6 0 2 2 2 6 6 18 0 36
  Other Specified 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 9
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0