Demographic Characteristics of Abortion Patients by County and Age, Oregon Residents, 2001-2003
Coos County
Age 10-17 15 16 17 18 19 20+ Total
Total Abortions 31 5 9 17 22 19 268 340
Ethnicity/Race White (Non-Hispanic) 30 5 9 16 20 18 236 304
Hispanic (All Races) 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 9
African American 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 4
American Indian 2 0 0 2 0 0 14 16
Other Nonwhite 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
Marital Status Married 1 0 0 1 0 1 81 83
Unmarried 29 5 9 15 21 18 186 254
Unknown 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 3
Education Grade School 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 3
9th Grade 7 3 2 2 0 0 4 11
10th Grade 8 1 3 4 2 0 6 16
11th Grade 7 0 2 5 5 1 17 30
High School Graduate 7 0 1 6 13 11 141 172
Some College 1 0 1 0 2 7 71 81
College Graduate 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 21
Postbaccalaureate 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
Children
Now Alive
None 29 5 8 16 21 16 85 151
One 2 0 1 1 1 3 97 103
Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 56 56
Three + 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 30
Previous
Abortions
None 28 5 7 16 21 14 156 219
One 3 0 2 1 1 4 69 77
Two 0 0 0 0 0 1 37 38
Three+ 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
Gestation Eight Weeks
or Less
20 3 5 12 9 11 150 190
9-12 8 1 3 4 8 7 86 109
13-16 3 1 1 1 3 0 14 20
17+ 0 0 0 0 2 1 16 19
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
Contraceptive
Used
None Used 19 3 5 11 15 14 177 225
Pills Used 2 1 0 1 4 5 24 35
Condom Used 10 2 4 4 4 0 46 60
Other/Unknown
Contraceptive
Used
1 0 0 1 0 0 23 24
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Medical
Procedure
Suction Curettage 31 5 9 17 18 17 228 294
Dilation Evacuation 0 0 0 0 2 2 25 29
Other Specified 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 17