Teen Pregnancy Demographic Characteristics of Teen Abortion Patients by County

Demographic Characteristics of Abortion Patients by County and Age
Jackson County 1997-1999
    10-17 <15 15 16 17 18 19 20+ N.S. Total
Total Abortions   117 7 21 37 52 94 101 1,120 2 1,434
Ethnicity/Race White (Non-Hispanic) 105 6 19 33 47 83 89 1,002 2 1,281
  Hispanic (All Races) 10 1 1 4 4 7 8 71 0 96
  African American 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 8
  American Indian 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 13 0 15
  Other Nonwhite 2 1 0 0 1 3 3 27 0 35
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
Marital Status Married 1 0 0 0 1 6 11 314 0 332
  Unmarried 116 7 21 37 51 88 90 784 2 1,080
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 22
Education Grade School 14 4 4 2 4 2 1 17 0 34
  9th Grade 26 2 10 11 3 1 5 14 0 46
  10th Grade 45 1 7 22 15 9 6 48 0 108
  11th Grade 22 0 0 2 20 31 12 58 0 123
  High School Graduate 10 0 0 0 10 43 45 421 1 520
  Some College 0 0 0 0 0 8 30 374 1 413
  College Graduate 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 120 0 121
  Postbaccalaureate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 48
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 20 0 21
Children
Now Alive
None 103 7 20 32 44 73 73 352 1 602
  One 14 0 1 5 8 19 23 337 1 394
  Two 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 291 0 298
  Three + 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 137 0 137
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3
Previous
Abortions
None 109 7 19 36 47 78 82 584 1 854
  One 6 0 1 1 4 10 14 332 1 363
  Two 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 116 0 123
  Three+ 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 86 0 90
  Unknown 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 4
Gestation Eight Weeks or Less 47 2 4 18 23 46 65 655 0 813
  9-12 51 5 11 13 22 31 20 325 1 428
  13-16 11 0 2 4 5 12 11 83 0 117
  17+ 6 0 2 2 2 4 5 45 1 61
  Unknown 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 12 0 15
Contraceptive
Used
None Used 64 4 12 20 28 62 69 616 0 811
  Pills Used 13 0 3 4 6 14 10 131 1 169
  Condom Used 36 3 4 12 17 16 21 240 1 314
  Other/Unknown
Contraceptive
Used
3 0 1 1 1 3 1 134 0 141
  Unknown 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 7
Medical
Procedure
Suction Curettage 109 7 18 35 49 91 92 1,067 1 1,360
  Dilation Evacuation 7 0 2 2 3 3 7 42 1 60
  Other Specified 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 0 12
  Unknown 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2