Teen Pregnancy Demographic Characteristics of Teen Abortion Patients by County

Demographic Characteristics of Abortion Patients by County and Age
Klamath County 1996-1998
    10-17 <15 15 16 17 18 19 20+ N.S. Total
Total Abortions   49 4 7 19 19 31 24 343 0 447
Ethnicity/Race White (Non-Hispanic) 37 2 4 15 16 27 22 277 0 363
  Hispanic
(All Races)
7 1 1 3 2 2 1 28 0 38
  African American 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 6
  American Indian 4 1 1 1 1 2 0 17 0 23
  Other Nonwhite 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 13
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4
Marital Status Married 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 106 0 107
  Unmarried 48 4 7 19 18 31 23 227 0 329
  Unknown 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 0 11
Education Grade School 6 4 2 0 0 0 0 7 0 13
  9th Grade 12 0 5 7 0 1 1 3 0 17
  10th Grade 12 0 0 9 3 2 1 14 0 29
  11th Grade 11 0 0 1 10 6 3 22 0 42
  High School Graduate 5 0 0 1 4 18 17 151 0 191
  Some College 2 0 0 1 1 4 2 103 0 111
  College Graduate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 19
  Postbaccalaureate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 15
  Unknown 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 0 10
Children Now Alive None 45 4 6 18 17 26 17 80 0 168
  One 4 0 1 1 2 4 5 108 0 121
  Two 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 100 0 103
  Three + 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 54 0 54
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Previous Abortions None 47 4 7 19 17 26 20 200 0 293
  One 2 0 0 0 2 5 3 92 0 102
  Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 30 0 31
  Three+ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 19
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
Gestation Eight Weeks
or Less
16 2 3 4 7 12 9 180 0 217
  9-12 22 2 2 10 8 14 9 117 0 162
  13-16 3 0 1 0 2 3 3 19 0 28
  17+ 8 0 1 5 2 2 2 27 0 39
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Contraceptive Used None Used 33 3 4 13 13 12 12 200 0 257
  Pills Used 1 0 0 1 0 7 3 37 0 48
  Condom Used 14 1 2 5 6 10 9 60 0 93
  Other/Unknown
Contraceptive
Used
1 0 1 0 0 2 0 41 0 44
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5
Medical Procedure Suction Curettage 41 3 6 15 17 27 21 315 0 404
  Dilation Evacuation 6 0 1 4 1 2 2 19 0 29
  Other Specified 2 1 0 0 1 2 1 9 0 14
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0