Demographic Characteristics of Abortion Patients by County and Age, Oregon Residents, 2001-2003
Marion County
Age 10-17 <15 15 16 17 18 19 20+ Total
Total Abortions 218 20 29 63 106 159 190 2045 2612
Ethnicity/Race White (Non-Hispanic) 141 10 19 38 74 112 118 1363 1734
Hispanic (All Races) 63 8 9 19 27 33 65 543 704
African American 4 0 1 2 1 4 3 34 45
American Indian 10 1 1 5 3 3 4 49 66
Other Nonwhite 6 0 0 0 6 9 3 73 91
Unknown 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
Marital Status Married 1 0 0 1 0 7 6 600 614
Unmarried 212 19 29 60 104 151 184 1405 1952
Unknown 5 1 0 2 2 1 0 40 46
Education Grade School 24 13 8 3 0 1 5 131 161
9th Grade 39 6 14 15 4 6 4 74 123
10th Grade 63 0 5 34 24 16 12 89 180
11th Grade 58 0 1 9 48 36 26 151 271
High School Graduate 28 0 0 1 27 90 102 899 1119
Some College 2 0 0 0 2 10 41 466 519
College Graduate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 177 177
Postbaccalaureate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 43 43
Unknown 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 15 19
Children
Now Alive
None 194 19 28 58 89 132 116 485 927
One 23 1 1 5 16 19 48 589 679
Two 0 0 0 0 0 8 24 564 596
Three + 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 401 404
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6
Previous
Abortions
None 200 20 26 59 95 133 141 1087 1561
One 15 0 3 3 9 19 44 594 672
Two 3 0 0 1 2 6 5 222 236
Three+ 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 132 133
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10
Gestation Eight Weeks
or Less
93 13 9 26 45 82 99 1188 1462
9-12 78 4 10 21 43 50 57 566 751
13-16 28 1 6 10 11 13 22 135 198
17+ 16 2 3 6 5 14 12 144 186
Unknown 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 12 15
Contraceptive
Used
None Used 165 12 22 54 77 118 133 1408 1824
Pills Used 6 0 0 1 5 13 22 227 268
Condom Used 39 7 5 6 21 23 30 301 393
Other/Unknown
Contraceptive
Used
6 0 1 1 4 8 8 128 150
Unknown 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 13 17
Medical Procedure Suction Curettage 189 18 23 52 96 133 149 1649 2120
Dilation Evacuation 23 2 5 11 5 14 20 153 210
Other Specified 6 0 1 0 5 12 21 242 281
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1