Demographic Characteristics of Abortion Patients by County and Age Union County 1996-1998 | |||||||||||
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  |   | 10-17 | <15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20+ | N.S. | Total |
Total Abortions |   | 16 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 109 | 0 | 158 |
Ethnicity/Race | White (Non-Hispanic) | 15 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 92 | 0 | 138 |
  | Hispanic (All Races) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
  | African American | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | American Indian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | Other Nonwhite | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | Unknown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 13 |
Marital Status | Married | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 23 |
  | Unmarried | 11 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 48 | 0 | 84 |
  | Unknown | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 39 | 0 | 51 |
Education | Grade School | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
  | 9th Grade | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
  | 10th Grade | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
  | 11th Grade | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 11 |
  | High School Graduate | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 27 | 0 | 43 |
  | Some College | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 27 |
  | College Graduate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
  | Postbaccalaureate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | Unknown | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 40 | 0 | 53 |
Children Now Alive | None | 14 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 37 | 0 | 78 |
  | One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 31 | 0 | 39 |
  | Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 21 |
  | Three + | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 19 |
  | Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Previous Abortions | None | 14 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 60 | 0 | 99 |
  | One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 33 | 0 | 38 |
  | Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 12 |
  | Three+ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
  | Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Gestation | Eight Weeks or Less |
9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 57 | 0 | 85 |
  | 9-12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 38 | 0 | 51 |
  | 13-16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 12 |
  | 17+ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
  | Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Contraceptive Used | None Used | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 41 | 0 | 67 |
  | Pills Used | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 9 |
  | Condom Used | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 20 |
  | Other/Unknown Contraceptive Used |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
  | Unknown | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 43 | 0 | 59 |
Medical Procedure | Suction Curettage | 13 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 97 | 0 | 139 |
  | Dilation Evacuation | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 14 |
  | Other Specified | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
  | Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |