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


10-17 <15 15 16 17 18 19 20+ Total
Total Abortions 71 7 7 23 34 38 46 491 646
Ethnicity/Race White
(Non-Hispanic)
66 7 5 21 33 36 36 442 580
Hispanic (All Races) 4 0 2 1 1 0 2 31 37
African American 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 5
American Indian 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 13 15
Other Nonwhite 1 0 0 1 0 2 6 6 15
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marital Status Married 1 0 0 0 1 3 2 136 142
Unmarried 70 7 7 23 33 34 44 351 499
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 5
Education Grade School 10 5 2 1 2 2 0 11 23
9th Grade 10 2 5 3 0 1 0 7 18
10th Grade 25 0 0 16 9 1 1 15 42
11th Grade 18 0 0 2 16 7 5 33 63
High School
Graduate
8 0 0 1 7 23 26 243 300
Some College 0 0 0 0 0 4 14 140 158
College Graduate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 34
Post-
baccalaureate
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
Children
Now Alive
None 66 6 7 22 31 30 35 112 243
One 5 1 0 1 3 8 10 177 200
Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 120 121
Three + 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 82 82
Previous
Abortions
None 64 7 7 21 29 34 37 259 394
One 6 0 0 2 4 4 9 134 153
Two 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 69 70
Three+ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 28
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Gestation Eight Weeks
or Less
24 0 3 8 13 18 24 276 342
9-12 29 2 3 10 14 11 11 135 186
13-16 11 3 0 4 4 5 4 37 57
17+ 6 1 1 1 3 2 7 40 55
Unknown 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 6
Contraceptive
Used
None Used 50 3 6 17 24 26 26 339 441
Pills Used 3 0 0 1 2 4 11 42 60
Condom Used 18 4 1 5 8 8 7 89 122
Other/Unknown
Contraceptive
Used
0 0 0 0 0 1 2 31 34
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Medical
Procedure
Suction Curettage 64 6 6 21 31 36 36 418 554
Dilation
Evacuation
7 1 1 2 3 2 8 42 59
Other Specified 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 31 33