Demographic Characteristics of Abortion Patients by County and Age Lincoln County 1996-1998 | |||||||||||
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  |   | 10-17 | <15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20+ | N.S. | Total |
Total Abortions |   | 66 | 2 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 25 | 30 | 315 | 0 | 436 |
Ethnicity/Race | White (Non-Hispanic) | 62 | 0 | 11 | 19 | 32 | 22 | 25 | 279 | 0 | 388 |
  | Hispanic (All Races) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 26 |
  | African American | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
  | American Indian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 12 |
  | Other Nonwhite | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
  | Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Marital Status | Married | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 104 | 0 | 109 |
  | Unmarried | 65 | 2 | 11 | 21 | 31 | 23 | 26 | 208 | 0 | 322 |
  | Unknown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
Education | Grade School | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 11 |
  | 9th Grade | 18 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 25 |
  | 10th Grade | 22 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 44 |
  | 11th Grade | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 41 |
  | High School Graduate | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 150 | 0 | 190 |
  | Some College | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 83 | 0 | 90 |
  | College Graduate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 30 |
  | Postbaccalaureate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
  | Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Children Now Alive | None | 60 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 99 | 0 | 205 |
  | One | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 107 | 0 | 121 |
  | Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 75 | 0 | 76 |
  | Three + | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 33 |
  | Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Previous Abortions | None | 60 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 30 | 20 | 25 | 144 | 0 | 249 |
  | One | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 100 | 0 | 114 |
  | Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 49 |
  | Three+ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 23 |
  | Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Gestation | Eight Weeks or Less |
27 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 16 | 181 | 0 | 234 |
  | 9-12 | 28 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 97 | 0 | 149 |
  | 13-16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 28 |
  | 17+ | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 24 |
  | Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Contraceptive Used | None Used | 37 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 181 | 0 | 253 |
  | Pills Used | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 46 |
  | Condom Used | 21 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 63 | 0 | 96 |
  | Other/Unknown Contraceptive Used |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 38 |
  | Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Medical Procedure | Suction Curettage | 60 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 27 | 24 | 29 | 288 | 0 | 401 |
  | Dilation Evacuation | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 26 |
  | Other Specified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
  | Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |