| Demographic Characteristics of Abortion Patients by County and Age Washington County 1996-1998 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-17 | <15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20+ | N.S. | Total | ||
| Total Abortions | 475 | 27 | 72 | 139 | 237 | 294 | 339 | 4,149 | 6 | 5,263 | |
| Ethnicity/Race | White (Non-Hispanic) | 367 | 19 | 57 | 110 | 181 | 237 | 271 | 3,133 | 3 | 4,011 |
| Hispanic (All Races) |
60 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 31 | 34 | 36 | 525 | 2 | 657 | |
| African American | 17 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 84 | 0 | 115 | |
| American Indian | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 31 | |
| Other Nonwhite | 23 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 24 | 341 | 1 | 402 | |
| Unknown | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 47 | |
| Marital Status | Married | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 1,415 | 2 | 1,448 |
| Unmarried | 466 | 27 | 69 | 138 | 232 | 285 | 312 | 2,609 | 3 | 3,675 | |
| Unknown | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 125 | 1 | 140 | |
| Education | Grade School | 54 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 149 | 0 | 216 |
| 9th Grade | 79 | 5 | 38 | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 68 | 0 | 167 | |
| 10th Grade | 129 | 0 | 12 | 75 | 42 | 31 | 12 | 127 | 0 | 299 | |
| 11th Grade | 153 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 131 | 63 | 36 | 146 | 1 | 399 | |
| High School Graduate | 46 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 40 | 159 | 188 | 1,552 | 1 | 1,946 | |
| Some College | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 79 | 1,150 | 2 | 1,257 | |
| College Graduate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 642 | 0 | 643 | |
| Postbaccalaureate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 173 | 0 | 174 | |
| Unknown | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 142 | 2 | 162 | |
| Children Now Alive | None | 441 | 26 | 70 | 129 | 216 | 239 | 254 | 1,585 | 2 | 2,521 |
| One | 32 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 50 | 77 | 1,123 | 2 | 1,284 | |
| Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 997 | 0 | 1,010 | |
| Three + | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 436 | 0 | 436 | |
| Unknown | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 12 | |
| Previous Abortions | None | 422 | 25 | 71 | 125 | 201 | 230 | 257 | 2,130 | 2 | 3,041 |
| One | 43 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 31 | 55 | 65 | 1,177 | 2 | 1,342 | |
| Two | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 479 | 0 | 505 | |
| Three+ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 345 | 0 | 351 | |
| Unknown | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 24 | |
| Gestation | Eight Weeks or Less |
252 | 9 | 36 | 81 | 126 | 157 | 180 | 2,708 | 1 | 3,298 |
| 9-12 | 145 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 75 | 91 | 108 | 1,023 | 4 | 1,371 | |
| 13-16 | 46 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 28 | 27 | 227 | 0 | 328 | |
| 17+ | 30 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 23 | 173 | 0 | 242 | |
| Unknown | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 24 | |
| Contraceptive Used | None Used | 340 | 23 | 55 | 94 | 168 | 198 | 219 | 2,577 | 3 | 3,337 |
| Pills Used | 24 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 44 | 372 | 1 | 459 | |
| Condom Used | 99 | 4 | 15 | 36 | 44 | 69 | 59 | 788 | 0 | 1,015 | |
| Other/Unknown Contraceptive Used |
7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 367 | 0 | 397 | |
| Unknown | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 45 | 2 | 55 | |
| Medical Procedure | Suction Curettage | 415 | 20 | 62 | 121 | 212 | 260 | 308 | 3,816 | 5 | 4,804 |
| Dilation Evacuation | 51 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 31 | 22 | 248 | 0 | 352 | |
| Other Specified | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 85 | 1 | 107 | |
| Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |