Teen Pregnancy Demographic Characteristics of Teen Abortion Patients by County

Demographic Characteristics of Abortion Patients by County and Age
Josephine County 1996-1998
    10-17 <15 15 16 17 18 19 20+ N.S. Total
Total Abortions   48 5 14 13 16 17 32 266 1 364
Ethnicity/Race White (Non-Hispanic) 40 3 11 12 14 16 30 244 1 331
  Hispanic
(All Races)
7 2 3 1 1 1 2 14 0 24
  African American 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 4
  American Indian 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
  Other Nonwhite 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marital Status Married 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 72 0 75
  Unmarried 48 5 14 13 16 15 30 191 1 285
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 4
Education Grade School 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5
  9th Grade 12 2 7 2 1 0 1 4 0 17
  10th Grade 17 0 5 10 2 1 0 4 0 22
  11th Grade 11 0 1 1 9 3 2 17 0 33
  High School Graduate 3 0 0 0 3 9 22 132 1 167
  Some College 1 0 0 0 1 3 7 92 0 103
  College Graduate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 11
  Postbaccalaureate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 4
Children Now Alive None 47 5 14 12 16 15 23 47 1 133
  One 1 0 0 1 0 2 8 88 0 99
  Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 78 0 79
  Three + 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 53 0 53
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Previous Abortions None 44 5 13 13 13 13 27 136 1 221
  One 4 0 1 0 3 4 3 68 0 79
  Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 42 0 44
  Three+ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 17
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3
Gestation Eight Weeks
or Less
29 4 6 7 12 9 22 159 1 220
  9-12 12 1 5 5 1 1 5 75 0 93
  13-16 5 0 3 0 2 4 4 19 0 32
  17+ 2 0 0 1 1 3 1 11 0 17
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
Contraceptive Used None Used 30 3 11 7 9 12 16 139 0 197
  Pills Used 2 0 0 1 1 1 5 27 0 35
  Condom Used 14 2 2 5 5 1 6 63 0 84
  Other/Unknown
Contraceptive
Used
2 0 1 0 1 2 5 36 1 46
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2
Medical Procedure Suction Curettage 46 5 14 12 15 14 30 250 1 341
  Dilation Evacuation 2 0 0 1 1 2 1 9 0 14
  Other Specified 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 0 9
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0