TABLE 4-10.
Demographic Characteristics of Mother by County and Age,
Oregon Residents, 1993-1995
MULTNOMAH COUNTY
Demographics of Mother 10-17 <15 15 16 17 18 19
Total Births 1412 91 211 421 689 916 1100
Ethnicity/Race White 831 43 110 235 443 575 699
Hispanic (All Races) 188 17 33 51 87 126 154
African American 305 25 51 108 121 154 170
American Indian 36 3 8 12 13 18 20
Other Nonwhite 52 3 9 15 25 43 57
Marital Status Unmarried 1297 88 205 398 606 760 799
Married 115 3 6 23 83 156 299
Education 8th Grade or Less 314 67 68 76 103 85 80
9th Grade 298 17 98 103 80 85 72
10th Grade 371 1 37 152 181 150 135
11th Grade 223
2 42 179 228 191
12th Grade 163

37 126 326 507
Some College 6


6 21 95
Unknown 37 6 6 11 14 21 20
Pregnancy Order One 1068 80 181 337 470 558 562
Two 271 9 27 70 165 229 318
Three 51 2 2 11 36 92 139
Four+ 22
1 3 18 37 81
Start of Prenatal Care 1st Trimester 834 44 117 273 400 575 711
2nd Trimester 455 32 71 123 229 264 313
3rd Trimester 93 12 14 17 50 63 63
No Care 28 3 9 8 8 11 11
Unknown 2


2 3 2
Prenatal Care Inadequate Care 170 22 29 40 79 107 101
Adequate Care 1239 69 182 380 608 808 997
Unknown 3

1 2 1 2
Source of Payment Private Insurance 396 25 49 133 189 223 297
Self-Pay 39 3 6 12 18 32 40
Public Insurance 950 62 150 269 469 643 741
Other Coverage 11 1 4 2 4 4 8
Unknown Mention 8
2 1 5 9 11
Multiple Mention 8

4 4 5 3