Demographic Characteristics of Abortion Patients by County and Age, Oregon Residents, 2000-2002
Deschutes County


10-17 <15 15 16 17 18 19 20+ Total
Total Abortions 93 2 19 30 42 52 64 780 989
Ethnicity/Race White
(Non-Hispanic)
91 2 19 29 41 50 63 720 924
Hispanic (All Races) 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 28 31
African American 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
American Indian 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 10
Other Nonwhite 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 20 21
Unknown 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 3
Marital Status Married 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 208 213
Unmarried 92 2 19 29 42 50 60 555 757
Unknown 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 17 19
Education Grade School 6 2 4 0 0 0 0 5 11
9th Grade 16 0 10 5 1 1 2 6 25
10th Grade 36 0 4 21 11 0 2 13 51
11th Grade 28 0 1 3 24 10 3 28 69
High School
Graduate
6 0 0 0 6 34 45 431 516
Some College 0 0 0 0 0 6 12 187 205
College Graduate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 90 90
Post-
baccalaureate
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 15
Unknown 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 5 7
Children
Now Alive
None 92 2 19 30 41 47 46 316 501
One 1 0 0 0 1 5 16 215 237
Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 173 175
Three + 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 75 75
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Previous
Abortions
None 85 2 18 29 36 43 51 434 613
One 8 0 1 1 6 8 10 224 250
Two 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 72 76
Three+ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 42
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8
Gestation Eight Weeks
or Less
36 0 8 12 16 27 29 429 521
9-12 44 1 9 14 20 22 26 284 376
13-16 7 0 0 4 3 2 7 36 52
17+ 5 1 2 0 2 1 2 29 37
Unknown 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3
Contraceptive
Used
None Used 71 2 16 22 31 44 48 553 716
Pills Used 11 0 1 4 6 5 7 77 100
Condom Used 9 0 2 2 5 3 9 100 121
Other/Unknown
Contraceptive
Used
1 0 0 1 0 0 1 57 59
Unknown 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2
Medical
Procedure
Suction Curettage 87 1 17 30 39 51 57 712 907
Dilation
Evacuation
5 1 2 0 2 1 4 34 44
Other Specified 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 34 38