Demographic Characteristics of Abortion Patients by County and Age, Oregon Residents, 2001-2003
Benton County
Age 10-17 <15 15 16 17 18 19 20+ N.S. Total
Total Abortions 24 1 4 9 10 23 35 401 1 484
Ethnicity/Race White (Non-Hispanic) 19 0 3 9 7 18 27 316 0 380
Hispanic (All Races) 5 1 1 0 3 3 4 21 1 34
African American 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 7
American Indian 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 0 13
Other Nonwhite 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 51 0 56
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marital Status Married 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 91 0 96
Unmarried 24 1 4 9 10 23 30 297 1 375
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 13
Education Grade School 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 3 0 7
9th Grade 4 0 2 1 1 0 2 2 0 8
10th Grade 7 0 1 6 0 1 0 4 0 12
11th Grade 6 0 0 2 4 3 1 8 0 18
High School Graduate 5 0 0 0 5 14 9 109 1 138
Some College 0 0 0 0 0 5 21 146 0 172
College Graduate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 73 0 73
Postbaccalaureate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 49 0 49
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 7
Children
Now Alive
None 23 1 4 9 9 22 31 234 0 310
One 1 0 0 0 1 1 4 83 0 89
Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 56 0 56
Three + 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 1 28
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Previous
Abortions
None 19 1 4 6 8 22 30 240 1 312
One 3 0 0 1 2 1 5 111 0 120
Two 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 32 0 34
Three+ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 16
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
Gestation Eight Weeks
or Less
16 0 1 8 7 13 23 270 1 323
9-12 6 0 2 1 3 10 10 81 0 107
13-16 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 23 0 25
17+ 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 26 0 28
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Contraceptive
Used
None Used 14 1 2 6 5 21 24 214 0 273
Pills Used 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 50 0 52
Condom Used 8 0 2 1 5 2 10 101 1 122
Other/Unknown
Contraceptive
Used
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 43 0 43
Unknown 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 5
Medical
Procedure
Suction Curettage 20 0 4 9 7 18 33 305 1 377
Dilation Evacuation 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 41 0 45
Other Specified 2 0 0 0 2 3 2 55 0 62