Demographic Characteristics of Abortion Patients by County and Age, Oregon Residents, 2003-2005
Multnomah County


10-17 <15 15 16 17 18 19 20+ N.S. Total
Total Abortions 559 47 80 178 254 429 575 9698 24 11285
Ethnicity/Race White (Non-Hispanic) 331 22 42 110 157 286 380 6518 12 7527
Hispanic (All Races) 70 11 14 20 25 40 53 875 5 1043
African American 121 11 19 35 56 78 114 1330 6 1649
American Indian 9 0 3 3 3 11 10 149 0 179
Other Nonwhite 42 4 5 14 19 22 32 911 1 1008
Unknown 2 0 0 0 2 4 3 65 0 74
Marital Status Married 5 0 1 3 1 9 22 2125 6 2167
Unmarried 535 38 79 168 250 407 537 7228 17 8724
Unknown 19 9 0 7 3 13 16 345 1 394
Education Grade School 55 23 14 11 7 6 11 212 2 286
9th Grade 89 8 45 26 10 5 12 167 0 273
10th Grade 171 2 19 92 58 24 38 315 1 549
11th Grade 157 1 0 33 123 96 51 419 1 724
High School Graduate 60 1 1 9 49 241 316 3429 12 4058
Some College 3 0 0 1 2 41 130 2640 5 2819
College Graduate 2 1 0 0 1 2 6 1786 1 1797
Postbaccalaureate 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 519 1 522
Unknown 21 11 1 6 3 14 10 211 1 257
Children Now Alive None 483 38 75 155 215 338 410 4222 11 5464
One 58 0 5 19 34 75 131 2377 5 2646
Two 3 0 0 0 3 8 25 1912 4 1952
Three + 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1067 3 1075
Unknown 15 9 0 4 2 8 4 120 1 148
Previous Abortions None 484 47 77 152 208 333 409 4568 12 5806
One 68 0 3 25 40 77 113 2667 7 2932
Two 6 0 0 1 5 13 33 1321 2 1375
Three+ 1 0 0 0 1 6 17 1120 0 1144
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 22 3 28
Gestation Eight Weeks or Less 303 23 35 108 137 250 334 6662 12 7561
9-12 141 10 27 41 63 109 158 1966 7 2381
13-16 63 7 8 18 30 36 46 569 0 714
17+ 50 7 10 10 23 30 32 465 1 578
Unknown 2 0 0 1 1 4 5 35 4 50
Contraceptive Used None Used 402 32 60 123 187 303 402 6287 17 7411
Pills Used 36 0 3 9 24 39 51 805 1 932
Condom Used 85 6 16 32 31 62 86 1798 5 2036
Other/Unknown Contraceptive Used 23 0 2 11 10 21 34 798 1 877
Unknown 16 9 0 4 3 9 3 123 0 151
Medical Procedure Suction Curettage 409 34 58 133 184 277 410 6502 15 7613
Dilation Evacuation 104 10 19 28 47 73 85 1331 3 1596
Other Specified 44 3 2 17 22 79 80 1863 5 2071
Unknown 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 5