Teen Pregnancy Demographic Characteristics of Teen Abortion
Patients
Demographic Characteristics of Abortion
Patients by Age, Oregon Residents, 1993-1995
Demographics of Patient |
10-17 |
<15 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
19 |
Total Abortions |
3496 |
239 |
584 |
1084 |
1589 |
2145 |
2327 |
Ethnicity/Race |
White (Non-Hispanic) |
2824 |
182 |
472 |
885 |
1285 |
1730 |
1829 |
Hispanic (All Races) |
237 |
24 |
39 |
69 |
105 |
148 |
181 |
African American |
216 |
22 |
35 |
51 |
108 |
131 |
155 |
American Indian |
53 |
4 |
8 |
19 |
22 |
23 |
31 |
Other Nonwhite |
80 |
2 |
14 |
30 |
34 |
74 |
81 |
Unknown |
86 |
5 |
16 |
30 |
35 |
39 |
50 |
Marital Status |
Married |
37 |
1 |
1 |
13 |
22 |
53 |
93 |
Single |
3234 |
220 |
551 |
1002 |
1461 |
1928 |
2034 |
Education |
Grade School |
313 |
161 |
93 |
31 |
28 |
32 |
31 |
9th Grade |
595 |
43 |
300 |
203 |
49 |
53 |
33 |
10th Grade |
1008 |
6 |
135 |
574 |
293 |
139 |
130 |
11th Grade |
977 |
|
8 |
182 |
787 |
416 |
223 |
12th Grade |
366 |
4 |
1 |
33 |
328 |
1187 |
1124 |
Some College |
37 |
|
|
4 |
33 |
230 |
681 |
College |
2 |
|
|
1 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
Postbaccalaureate |
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
Unknown |
198 |
25 |
47 |
56 |
70 |
86 |
96 |
Children Now Alive |
None |
3143 |
231 |
560 |
995 |
1357 |
1717 |
1682 |
One |
283 |
3 |
20 |
72 |
188 |
350 |
514 |
Two |
23 |
1 |
|
3 |
19 |
39 |
90 |
Three + |
5 |
|
|
1 |
4 |
7 |
11 |
Unknown |
10 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
3 |
Previous Abortions |
None |
335 |
3 |
20 |
105 |
207 |
364 |
500 |
One |
28 |
|
3 |
5 |
20 |
32 |
87 |
Two |
3 |
|
|
|
3 |
7 |
15 |
Three+ |
2 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
3 |
Not Stated |
15 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
Gestation |
Eight Weeks or Less |
1544 |
92 |
253 |
476 |
723 |
961 |
1107 |
9-12 |
1335 |
89 |
227 |
410 |
609 |
805 |
838 |
13-16 |
266 |
25 |
51 |
86 |
104 |
167 |
161 |
17+ |
209 |
23 |
34 |
60 |
92 |
110 |
121 |
Unknown |
142 |
10 |
19 |
52 |
61 |
102 |
100 |
Contraceptive Used |
None Used |
2230 |
175 |
375 |
691 |
989 |
1278 |
1369 |
Pills Used |
210 |
9 |
21 |
64 |
116 |
161 |
234 |
Condom Used |
972 |
53 |
175 |
311 |
433 |
618 |
595 |
Other Contraceptive Used |
72 |
2 |
10 |
13 |
47 |
80 |
115 |
Medical Procedure |
Suction Curettage |
3211 |
209 |
538 |
987 |
1477 |
1979 |
2151 |
Dilation Evacuation |
262 |
27 |
45 |
91 |
99 |
140 |
145 |
Other Specified |
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
12 |
15 |