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


10-17 <15 15 16 17 18 19 20+ Total
Total Abortions 57 2 8 19 28 40 46 438 581
Ethnicity/Race White
(Non-Hispanic)
54 2 8 18 26 35 41 396 526
Hispanic (All Races) 2 0 0 0 2 2 3 20 27
African American 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3
American Indian 2 1 0 1 0 3 0 14 19
Other Nonwhite 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 9
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Marital Status Married 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 123 126
Unmarried 54 1 8 17 28 37 45 311 447
Unknown 3 1 0 2 0 1 0 4 8
Education Grade School 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 7 10
9th Grade 7 1 5 1 0 2 1 10 20
10th Grade 19 0 1 15 3 4 3 15 41
11th Grade 21 0 0 1 20 8 5 29 63
High School
Graduate
6 0 0 2 4 22 20 228 276
Some College 1 0 0 0 1 4 17 118 140
College Graduate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 22
Post-
baccalaureate
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 7
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
Children
Now Alive
None 54 2 8 18 26 29 35 95 213
One 2 0 0 1 1 11 9 134 156
Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 134 136
Three + 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 75 76
Previous
Abortions
None 55 2 8 18 27 32 38 264 389
One 1 0 0 1 0 7 7 113 128
Two 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 40 43
Three+ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 21
Gestation Eight Weeks
or Less
33 1 4 10 18 22 19 265 339
9-12 19 1 4 9 5 15 20 136 190
13-16 2 0 0 0 2 1 4 20 27
17+ 2 0 0 0 2 2 3 15 22
Unknown 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3
Contraceptive
Used
None Used 37 1 6 9 21 25 28 265 355
Pills Used 7 0 2 2 3 5 9 54 75
Condom Used 12 1 1 6 4 10 10 79 111
Other/Unknown
Contraceptive
Used
2 0 0 2 0 0 1 47 50
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Medical
Procedure
Suction Curettage 53 2 8 19 24 38 44 404 539
Dilation
Evacuation
3 0 0 0 3 1 2 13 19
Other Specified 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 21 23