Teen Pregnancy Demographic Characteristics of Teen Abortion Patients by County

Demographic Characteristics of Abortion Patients by County and Age
Lincoln County 1997-1999
    10-17 <15 15 16 17 18 19 20+ N.S. Total
Total Abortions   60 3 7 21 29 26 30 318 1 435
Ethnicity/Race White (Non-Hispanic) 54 0 7 19 28 23 27 278 1 383
  Hispanic (All Races) 5 3 0 1 1 3 3 20 0 31
  African American 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
  American Indian 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 13
  Other Nonwhite 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 5
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
Marital Status Married 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 100 0 104
  Unmarried 60 3 7 21 29 25 27 211 1 324
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 7
Education Grade School 4 0 1 0 3 2 0 7 0 13
  9th Grade 14 2 3 7 2 0 0 8 0 22
  10th Grade 22 1 2 13 6 3 3 20 0 48
  11th Grade 13 0 0 1 12 5 5 18 1 42
  High School Graduate 7 0 1 0 6 15 19 159 0 200
  Some College 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 74 0 78
  College Graduate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 0 29
  Postbaccalaureate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
Children
Now Alive
None 53 3 7 20 23 23 21 96 1 194
  One 7 0 0 1 6 3 8 107 0 125
  Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 72 0 73
  Three + 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 0 42
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Previous
Abortions
None 54 3 6 19 26 19 23 156 1 253
  One 5 0 1 2 2 7 7 98 0 117
  Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 40
  Three+ 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 23 0 24
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Gestation Eight Weeks or Less 25 1 4 10 10 13 17 172 0 227
  9-12 26 2 3 8 13 12 7 103 0 148
  13-16 6 0 0 2 4 0 3 29 0 38
  17+ 3 0 0 1 2 1 3 13 1 21
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Contraceptive
Used
None Used 37 2 4 13 18 16 18 192 0 263
  Pills Used 9 0 1 2 6 4 2 30 0 45
  Condom Used 14 1 2 6 5 5 9 71 1 100
  Other/Unknown
Contraceptive
Used
0 0 0 0 0 1 0 30 0 31
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2
Medical
Procedure
Suction Curettage 54 3 7 20 24 25 29 297 0 405
  Dilation Evacuation 6 0 0 1 5 1 1 19 1 28
  Other Specified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0