TABLE 4-10.
Demographic Characteristics of Mother by County and Age,
Oregon Residents, 1994-1996
MARION COUNTY
Demographics of Mother 10-17 <15 15 16 17 18 19
Total Births 738 51 108 222 357 507 690
Ethnicity/Race White 408 21 56 110 221 328 426
Hispanic (All Races) 290 27 45 98 120 162 224
African American 9
3 3 3 6 7
American Indian 24 1 4 10 9 6 20
Other Nonwhite 7 2
1 4 5 13
Marital Status Unmarried 618 48 101 190 279 355 406
Married 120 3 7 32 78 152 284
Education 8th Grade or Less 185 44 36 50 55 85 99
9th Grade 160 5 52 57 46 48 53
10th Grade 204 1 17 78 108 65 79
11th Grade 106
3 21 82 112 102
12th Grade 73

11 62 179 291
Some College




9 61
Unknown 10 1
5 4 9 5
Pregnancy Order One 612 48 99 188 277 315 404
Two 105 3 8 30 64 152 189
Three 18
1 4 13 32 65
Four+ 3


3 7 30
Unknown




1 2
Start of Prenatal Care 1st Trimester 432 23 60 130 219 339 454
2nd Trimester 236 19 37 66 114 123 184
3rd Trimester 56 8 7 20 21 35 44
No Care 11 1 4 4 2 6 4
Unknown 3

2 1 4 4
Prenatal Care Inadequate Care 83 11 15 30 27 51 67
Adequate Care 651 40 92 191 328 452 618
Unknown 4
1 1 2 4 5
Source of Payment Private Insurance 192 9 36 64 83 128 153
Self-Pay 53 2 10 21 20 28 46
Public Insurance 454 40 56 124 234 321 444
Other Coverage 8

2 6 6
Unknown Mention 3


3 1 8
Multiple Mention 28
6 11 11 23 39