Teen Pregnancy Demographic Characteristics of Teen Abortion Patients by County

Demographic Characteristics of Abortion Patients by County and Age
Douglas County 1996-1998
    10-17 <15 15 16 17 18 19 20+ N.S. Total
Total Abortions   88 8 9 28 43 47 54 438 3 630
Ethnicity/Race White (Non-Hispanic) 83 7 7 28 41 44 46 399 2 574
  Hispanic
(All Races)
2 1 0 0 1 1 2 17 1 23
  African American 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 0 8
  American Indian 2 0 2 0 0 0 4 10 0 16
  Other Nonwhite 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 6
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3
Marital Status Married 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 143 1 147
  Unmarried 87 8 9 28 42 45 50 289 1 472
  Unknown 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 6 1 11
Education Grade School 12 6 3 1 2 0 1 3 0 16
  9th Grade 15 2 5 6 2 2 2 5 1 25
  10th Grade 26 0 1 16 9 4 1 22 0 53
  11th Grade 25 0 0 4 21 10 7 41 0 83
  High School Graduate 10 0 0 1 9 29 29 202 1 271
  Some College 0 0 0 0 0 2 13 119 0 134
  College Graduate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 22
  Postbaccalaureate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 1 18
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 8
Children Now Alive None 77 8 8 24 37 38 35 114 1 265
  One 10 0 0 4 6 8 13 129 1 161
  Two 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 130 0 135
  Three + 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 64 0 66
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3
Previous Abortions None 80 8 9 27 36 39 41 255 2 417
  One 8 0 0 1 7 7 9 119 0 143
  Two 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 41 0 44
  Three+ 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 22 0 23
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3
Gestation Eight Weeks
or Less
48 2 3 19 24 26 25 259 1 359
  9-12 32 6 5 7 14 17 14 129 2 194
  13-16 5 0 0 1 4 2 5 30 0 42
  17+ 3 0 1 1 1 2 9 20 0 34
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Contraceptive Used None Used 52 5 6 15 26 30 35 245 1 363
  Pills Used 7 1 0 3 3 5 4 45 1 62
  Condom Used 25 2 2 10 11 7 15 84 0 131
  Other/Unknown
Contraceptive
Used
4 0 1 0 3 5 0 57 1 67
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 7
Medical Procedure Suction Curettage 80 8 8 24 40 44 44 393 2 563
  Dilation Evacuation 4 0 1 2 1 2 6 23 0 35
  Other Specified 4 0 0 2 2 1 4 22 1 32
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0