Demographic Characteristics of Abortion Patients by County and Age Coos County 1996-1998 | |||||||||||
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  |   | 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 |