Teen Pregnancy Demographic Characteristics of Teen Abortion Patients by County

Demographic Characteristics of Abortion Patients by County and Age
Coos County 1996-1998
    10-17 <15 15 16 17 18 19 20+ N.S. Total
Total Abortions   57 4 9 16 28 32 37 306 1 433
Ethnicity/Race White (Non-Hispanic) 52 3 9 16 24 30 35 272 1 390
  Hispanic
(All Races)
2 0 0 0 2 0 1 14 0 17
  African American 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  American Indian 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 7 0 11
  Other Nonwhite 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 10 0 12
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3
Marital Status Married 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 104 0 110
  Unmarried 56 4 9 15 28 30 32 193 1 312
  Unknown 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 9 0 11
Education Grade School 4 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 9
  9th Grade 10 0 5 2 3 0 0 5 1 16
  10th Grade 21 0 3 11 7 1 2 5 0 29
  11th Grade 16 0 1 3 12 6 3 14 0 39
  High School Graduate 6 0 0 0 6 24 19 152 0 201
  Some College 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 89 0 100
  College Graduate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 20
  Postbaccalaureate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 10
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 0 9
Children Now Alive None 51 4 9 14 24 28 26 105 1 211
  One 6 0 0 2 4 2 9 98 0 115
  Two 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 62 0 66
  Three + 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 40
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Previous Abortions None 54 3 9 15 27 28 31 170 1 284
  One 3 1 0 1 1 3 6 87 0 99
  Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 30
  Three+ 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 18 0 19
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Gestation Eight Weeks
or Less
32 1 6 7 18 13 26 145 1 217
  9-12 17 2 3 8 4 13 8 120 0 158
  13-16 5 0 0 1 4 4 2 16 0 27
  17+ 3 1 0 0 2 2 1 24 0 30
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Contraceptive Used None Used 44 3 8 10 23 23 30 176 0 273
  Pills Used 2 0 0 1 1 3 3 42 0 50
  Condom Used 11 1 1 5 4 5 3 41 1 61
  Other/Unknown
Contraceptive
Used
0 0 0 0 0 0 1 43 0 44
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 5
Medical Procedure Suction Curettage 48 2 8 14 24 28 31 272 1 380
  Dilation Evacuation 7 2 1 1 3 3 1 20 0 31
  Other Specified 2 0 0 1 1 1 5 14 0 22
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0