Demographic Characteristics of Abortion Patients by County and Age, Oregon Residents, 2001-2003
Klamath County
Age 10-17 <15 15 16 17 18 19 20+ Total
Total Abortions 41 3 10 9 19 18 39 292 390
Ethnicity/Race White (Non-Hispanic) 34 3 9 7 15 13 33 243 323
Hispanic (All Races) 5 0 1 2 2 4 5 21 35
African American 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4
American Indian 4 0 2 1 1 0 1 20 25
Other Nonwhite 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 10
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Marital Status Married 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 83 85
Unmarried 41 3 10 9 19 18 37 206 302
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
Education Grade School 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 10
9th Grade 11 0 7 2 2 3 2 13 29
10th Grade 13 1 3 5 4 2 4 14 33
11th Grade 10 0 0 2 8 2 4 24 40
High School Graduate 5 0 0 0 5 10 24 101 140
Some College 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 103 109
College Graduate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 22
Postbaccalaureate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 7
Children
Now Alive
None 36 3 9 9 15 15 23 70 144
One 5 0 1 0 4 3 12 73 93
Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 90 93
Three + 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 59 60
Previous
Abortions
None 39 3 10 8 18 15 33 155 242
One 2 0 0 1 1 2 5 91 100
Two 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 32 34
Three+ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 13
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Gestation Eight Weeks
or Less
22 2 5 4 11 10 17 181 230
9-12 12 0 4 4 4 5 16 68 101
13-16 4 1 1 0 2 1 2 22 29
17+ 3 0 0 1 2 2 4 16 25
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
Contraceptive
Used
None Used 30 3 6 7 14 15 31 178 254
Pills Used 3 0 2 0 1 3 4 44 54
Condom Used 7 0 2 2 3 0 4 54 65
Other/Unknown
Contraceptive
Used
1 0 0 0 1 0 0 23 24
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Medical
Procedure
Suction Curettage 33 3 9 8 13 13 32 201 279
Dilation Evacuation 4 0 0 1 3 1 2 18 25
Other Specified 4 0 1 0 3 4 5 73 86