Demographic Characteristics of Mother by County and Age
Oregon Residents, 1997-1999
MULTNOMAH COUNTY

Demographics of Mother		Subtotal 10-17	<15	15	16	17	18	19	20+	Total
Total Births		1,137	68	157	353	559	848	1,093	24,439	27,522
Ethnicity/Race	White (Non-Hispanic)	595	38	79	163	315	496	665	17,523	19,280
	Hispanic (All Races)	247	14	41	85	107	154	195	2,877	3,475
	African American	190	9	21	68	92	120	152	1,599	2,061
	American Indian	34	4	6	9	15	24	16	245	319
	Other Nonwhite	66	3	10	27	26	50	62	2,145	2,324
	Unknown	5	0	0	1	4	4	3	50	63
Marital Status	Unmarried	1,039	66	151	331	491	659	790	6,704	9,194
	Married	98	2	6	22	68	189	303	17,734	18,326
Education	8th Grade or Less	239	51	58	61	69	88	114	1,336	1,778
	9th Grade	257	16	65	93	83	59	73	683	1,072
	10th Grade	256	0	25	111	120	113	108	721	1,198
	11th Grade	184	0	1	42	141	163	157	964	1,469
	12th Grade	173	0	0	41	132	378	545	7,990	9,086
	Some College	3	0	0	0	3	30	80	5,544	5,657
	College	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4,369	4,369
	Post-Baccalaureate	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2,317	2,318
	Unknown	25	1	8	5	11	17	16	515	575
Pregnancy Order	One	918	66	136	296	420	551	596	6,668	8,733
	Two	181	1	18	50	112	218	325	6,891	7,618
	Three	28	1	3	5	19	64	119	4,780	4,991
	Four+	10	0	0	2	8	15	52	6,051	6,128
	Unknown	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	49	52
Start of Prenatal Care	1st Trimester	724	31	89	219	385	573	777	20,062	22,138
	2nd Trimester	331	30	51	107	143	221	245	3,433	4,230
	3rd Trimester	59	4	13	21	21	43	56	686	844
	No Care	19	3	4	5	7	6	8	167	200
	Unknown	4	0	0	1	3	5	7	91	110
Prenatal Care	Inadequate Care	109	8	22	35	44	72	92	1,262	1,535
	Adequate Care	1,024	60	134	317	513	771	994	23,057	25,848
	Unknown	4	0	1	1	2	5	7	120	139
Source of Payment	Private Insurance	432	26	56	138	212	280	372	16,464	17,548
	Self-Pay	96	6	15	28	47	52	69	1,255	1,472
	Public Insurance	592	35	84	181	292	501	632	6,458	8,185
	Other Coverage	3	0	1	1	1	2	3	23	31
	Multiple Mention	12	1	1	4	6	9	9	94	124
	Unknown	2	0	0	1	1	4	8	145	162