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