Demographic Characteristics of Abortion Patients, Oregon Residents,
2000-2002, State Total


10-17 <15 15 16 17 18 19 20+ N.S. Total
Total Abortions 2579 166 378 750 1285 2029 2352 30211 33 37204
Ethnicity/Race White
(Non-Hispanic)
1971 99 310 560 1002 1505 1763 22727 16 27982
Hispanic (All Races) 287 43 33 93 118 218 289 3065 8 3867
African American 173 13 22 56 82 149 169 1893 1 2385
American Indian 68 5 8 24 31 51 45 643 1 808
Other Nonwhite 113 5 13 29 66 122 123 2149 5 2512
Unknown 21 4 0 8 9 16 6 164 2 209
Marital Status Married 24 0 2 3 19 63 129 7926 13 8155
Unmarried 2465 159 367 720 1219 1887 2145 21248 18 27763
Unknown 90 7 9 27 47 79 78 1037 2 1286
Education Grade School 255 118 71 37 29 40 58 787 0 1140
9th Grade 455 34 216 150 55 53 56 526 1 1091
10th Grade 719 6 69 391 253 133 147 970 3 1972
11th Grade 751 1 7 115 628 409 253 1388 4 2805
High School
Graduate
298 0 1 33 264 1155 1223 11526 12 14214
Some College 23 0 2 0 21 177 563 8561 7 9331
College Graduate 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 4546 2 4553
Post-
baccalaureate
0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1193 1 1195
Unknown 77 7 12 24 34 61 48 714 3 903
Children
Now Alive
None 2329 162 363 690 1114 1590 1641 11202 10 16772
One 233 3 13 56 161 381 561 8281 14 9470
Two 13 1 1 4 7 55 137 6859 4 7068
Three + 3 0 1 0 2 2 12 3854 4 3875
Unknown 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 15 1 19
Previous Abortions None 2274 157 357 681 1079 1655 1710 15224 18 20881
One 267 9 19 58 181 300 482 8690 8 9747
Two 28 0 0 10 18 59 115 3652 4 3858
Three+ 6 0 0 1 5 11 40 2541 2 2600
Unknown 4 0 2 0 2 4 5 104 1 118
Gestation Eight Weeks
or Less
1271 75 174 359 663 1084 1290 19052 19 22716
9-12 854 54 128 258 414 617 706 7620 8 9805
13-16 250 22 41 79 108 186 182 1826 1 2445
17+ 188 13 32 54 89 130 163 1577 1 2059
Unknown 16 2 3 0 11 12 11 136 4 179
Contraceptive
Used
None Used 1807 118 269 545 875 1366 1609 18841 22 23645
Pills Used 196 5 20 48 123 203 263 3273 4 3939
Condom Used 479 38 78 124 239 370 380 5521 7 6757
Other/Unknown
Contraceptive
Used
50 0 4 11 35 64 95 2510 0 2719
Unknown 74 7 10 26 31 58 46 615 1 794
Medical
Procedure
Suction Curettage 2293 152 334 669 1138 1787 2070 26318 29 32497
Dilation
Evacuation
208 13 33 62 100 152 173 1690 0 2223
Other Specified 77 1 10 19 47 89 108 2195 3 2472
Unknown 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 8 1 12