Demographic Characteristics of Abortion Patients, Oregon Residents, 2003-2005
State Total


10-17 <15 15 16 17 18 19 20+ N.S. Total
Total Abortions 2122 153 311 632 1026 1534 1919 26706 59 32340
Ethnicity/Race White (Non-Hispanic) 1561 106 225 461 769 1178 1436 19875 38 24088
Hispanic (All Races) 300 25 53 87 135 181 237 2963 10 3691
African American 158 13 23 47 75 90 142 1665 6 2061
American Indian 42 4 6 18 14 42 46 521 1 652
Other Nonwhite 80 6 9 25 40 57 69 1785 3 1994
Unknown 14 1 1 2 10 10 16 214 1 255
Marital Status Married 18 1 1 5 11 45 92 6537 15 6707
Unmarried 2010 134 299 603 974 1437 1750 19019 34 24250
Unknown 94 18 11 24 41 52 77 1150 10 1383
Education Grade School 197 94 56 28 19 18 28 664 2 909
9th Grade 360 31 166 117 46 41 54 480 1 936
10th Grade 610 5 69 329 207 79 103 779 1 1572
11th Grade 626 1 4 109 512 357 175 1259 5 2422
High School Graduate 205 1 2 22 180 854 1039 10202 24 12324
Some College 17 0 0 3 14 133 454 7487 14 8105
College Graduate 4 1 0 0 3 5 8 3875 4 3896
Postbaccalaureate 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 1126 1 1132
Unknown 102 20 14 24 44 47 54 834 7 1044
Children Now Alive None 1863 135 290 560 878 1234 1352 9908 21 14378
One 167 1 11 50 105 234 437 6943 11 7792
Two 11 0 0 2 9 29 79 5916 14 6049
Three + 1 0 0 0 1 1 9 3302 7 3320
Unknown 80 17 10 20 33 36 42 637 6 801
Previous Abortions None 1911 149 302 571 889 1271 1450 13460 30 18122
One 190 3 9 57 121 221 351 7426 17 8205
Two 17 0 0 3 14 34 77 3353 4 3485
Three+ 2 1 0 0 1 6 32 2394 2 2436
Unknown 2 0 0 1 1 2 9 73 6 92
Gestation Eight Weeks or Less 1141 76 155 342 568 864 1116 17676 34 20831
9-12 612 38 100 183 291 421 533 5961 15 7542
13-16 200 19 24 61 96 133 151 1588 2 2074
17+ 161 19 32 43 67 104 106 1341 2 1714
Unknown 8 1 0 3 4 12 13 134 6 173
Contraceptive Used None Used 1488 101 225 457 705 1028 1264 16621 35 20436
Pills Used 147 5 12 29 101 167 222 2599 6 3141
Condom Used 338 27 57 105 149 241 306 4891 10 5786
Other/Unknown Contraceptive Used 79 3 9 21 46 84 93 2270 5 2531
Unknown 89 17 12 22 38 36 52 695 3 875
Medical Procedure Suction Curettage 1587 110 225 481 771 1057 1376 18281 34 22335
Dilation Evacuation 292 30 61 80 121 215 222 3049 5 3783
Other Specified 240 13 24 71 132 261 321 5353 17 6192
Unknown 3 0 1 0 2 1 0 23 3 30