Demographic Characteristics of Abortion Patients by County and Age, Oregon Residents, 2001-2003
Josephine County
Age 10-17 <15 15 16 17 18 19 20+ Total
Total Abortions 43 2 7 15 19 24 23 337 427
Ethnicity/Race White (Non-Hispanic) 38 1 7 12 18 24 22 306 390
Hispanic (All Races) 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 16 19
African American 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 8 10
American Indian 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 4
Other Nonwhite 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Marital Status Married 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 80 83
Unmarried 42 2 7 15 18 24 21 249 336
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8
Education Grade School 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 5 9
9th Grade 12 0 5 5 2 0 0 3 15
10th Grade 13 0 1 6 6 3 3 22 41
11th Grade 10 0 0 1 9 2 3 20 35
High School Graduate 2 0 0 1 1 18 12 139 171
Some College 1 0 0 0 1 1 5 128 135
College Graduate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 12
Postbaccalaureate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6
Unknown 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 3
Children
Now Alive
None 38 2 7 13 16 18 15 87 158
One 5 0 0 2 3 6 8 108 127
Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 82 82
Three + 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 60
Previous
Abortions
None 41 2 7 14 18 21 18 163 243
One 2 0 0 1 1 2 5 107 116
Two 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 36 37
Three+ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 29
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
Gestation Eight Weeks
or Less
21 1 2 8 10 13 12 196 242
9-12 11 1 3 3 4 8 9 96 124
13-16 8 0 1 3 4 2 1 28 39
17+ 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 15 20
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
Contraceptive
Used
None Used 31 2 5 11 13 14 13 200 258
Pills Used 5 0 1 1 3 5 6 50 66
Condom Used 6 0 1 3 2 3 4 70 83
Other/Unknown
Contraceptive
Used
2 0 1 0 1 2 0 26 30
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Medical
Procedure
Suction Curettage 29 1 5 10 13 18 16 236 299
Dilation Evacuation 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 14 19
Other Specified 11 1 1 4 5 5 6 87 109