Demographic Characteristics of Abortion Patients by County and Age, Oregon Residents, 2001-2003
Multnomah County
Age 10-17 <15 15 16 17 18 19 20+ N.S. Total
Total Abortions 652 45 83 199 325 544 730 10706 17 12649
Ethnicity/Race White (Non-Hispanic) 419 21 52 129 217 329 462 7170 7 8387
Hispanic (All Races) 64 11 6 26 21 59 83 934 4 1144
African American 139 10 20 39 70 100 130 1488 3 1860
American Indian 14 1 3 4 6 14 10 187 1 226
Other Nonwhite 35 3 6 9 17 50 57 1052 1 1195
Unknown 2 0 0 0 2 3 1 36 1 43
Marital Status Married 5 0 0 4 1 9 28 2444 6 2492
Unmarried 629 38 82 190 319 516 682 7893 10 9730
Unknown 18 7 1 5 5 19 20 369 1 427
Education Grade School 62 31 12 13 6 13 20 259 1 355
9th Grade 113 5 52 42 14 17 21 166 0 317
10th Grade 181 0 16 88 77 34 48 325 2 590
11th Grade 200 0 1 43 156 117 76 470 3 866
High School Graduate 70 1 0 8 61 289 393 3866 7 4625
Some College 4 0 0 1 3 57 151 2939 2 3153
College Graduate 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 1984 1 1990
Postbaccalaureate 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 491 0 494
Unknown 20 8 2 4 6 16 16 206 1 259
Children
Now Alive
None 575 37 80 176 282 396 497 4518 6 5992
One 64 1 3 21 39 122 189 2753 7 3135
Two 2 1 0 0 1 21 37 2161 3 2224
Three + 1 0 0 0 1 1 4 1221 0 1227
Unknown 10 6 0 2 2 4 3 53 1 71
Previous
Abortions
None 570 43 79 181 267 420 500 4963 8 6461
One 73 2 4 16 51 103 156 3041 7 3380
Two 6 0 0 2 4 16 48 1474 0 1544
Three+ 1 0 0 0 1 5 21 1195 0 1222
Unknown 2 0 0 0 2 0 5 33 2 42
Gestation Eight Weeks
or Less
338 25 39 101 173 285 410 7210 9 8252
9-12 192 8 30 64 90 161 212 2315 6 2886
13-16 66 8 5 21 32 54 49 604 0 773
17+ 53 3 8 13 29 40 55 535 0 683
Unknown 3 1 1 0 1 4 4 41 2 54
Contraceptive
Used
None Used 472 31 61 149 231 395 510 6892 11 8280
Pills Used 37 0 3 10 24 46 71 983 2 1139
Condom Used 109 7 18 31 53 74 115 1993 3 2294
Other/Unknown
Contraceptive
Used
20 0 1 6 13 20 35 870 1 946
Unknown 17 7 1 3 6 11 8 137 0 173
Medical Procedure Suction Curettage 555 38 71 172 274 443 607 8739 14 10358
Dilation Evacuation 60 5 8 15 32 52 59 633 0 804
Other Specified 35 2 3 12 18 49 64 1331 2 1481
Unknown 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 6