Demographic Characteristics of Abortion Patients by County and Age

Demographic Characteristics of Abortion Patients by County and Age,
Oregon Residents, 2005-2007
Multnomah County


10-17 <15 15 16 17 18 19 20+ N.S. Total
Total Abortions 562 47 84 167 264 419 596 9846 52 11475
Ethnicity/Race White (Non-Hispanic) 305 17 43 90 155 270 392 6661 30 7658
Hispanic (All Races) 84 11 14 24 35 39 56 957 9 1145
African American 125 14 24 36 51 80 114 1356 7 1682
American Indian 18 1 2 9 6 9 16 171 1 215
Other Nonwhite 48 4 6 11 27 30 35 774 4 891
Unknown 3 0 0 2 1 7 4 38 0 52
Marital Status Married 3 0 1 0 2 4 21 1963 11 2002
Unmarried 533 42 81 160 250 391 551 7449 29 8953
Unknown 26 5 2 7 12 24 24 434 12 520
Education Grade School 63 29 13 10 11 11 7 218 3 302
9th Grade 103 10 41 35 17 8 12 170 2 295
10th Grade 186 2 28 97 59 37 40 310 3 576
11th Grade 143 0 1 13 129 92 66 396 3 700
High School Graduate 51 0 0 7 44 229 308 3602 15 4205
Some College 3 0 0 0 3 29 148 2607 13 2800
College Graduate 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1916 11 1932
Postbaccalaureate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 466 2 468
Unknown 13 6 1 5 1 12 11 158 0 194
Children Now Alive None 498 44 83 146 225 329 435 4615 24 5901
One 52 1 1 18 32 77 131 2285 14 2559
Two 7 0 0 1 6 10 26 1851 6 1900
Three + 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1061 8 1073
Unknown 5 2 0 2 1 2 1 34 0 42
Previous Abortions None 492 45 78 143 226 314 428 4693 32 5959
One 61 2 6 22 31 84 130 2661 9 2945
Two 8 0 0 2 6 15 27 1276 8 1334
Three+ 0 0 0 0 0 6 10 1186 3 1205
Unknown 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 30 0 32
Gestation Eight Weeks or Less 291 25 41 81 144 233 347 6676 29 7576
9-12 155 8 25 47 75 120 173 2059 19 2526
13-16 58 6 9 23 20 37 43 566 1 705
17+ 55 8 9 15 23 24 30 488 1 598
Unknown 1 0 0 1 0 5 2 49 2 59
Contraceptive Used None Used 196 14 30 55 97 168 252 4383 18 5017
Pills Used 16 0 1 5 10 15 20 320 0 371
Condom Used 28 2 4 12 10 19 28 620 2 697
Other/Unknown Contraceptive Used 314 27 49 92 146 216 293 4480 31 5334
Unknown 8 4 0 3 1 3 3 84 1 99
Medical Procedure Suction Curettage 317 23 51 101 142 219 319 4836 32 5723
Dilation Evacuation 192 21 28 54 89 134 196 3083 7 3612
Other Specified 53 3 5 12 33 66 81 1926 13 2139
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1