Teen Pregnancy Demographic Characteristics of Teen Abortion Patients

Demographic Characteristics of Abortion Patients, Oregon Residents, 1995-1997
Demographics of Patient 10-17 <15 15 16 17 18 19
Total Abortions 3578 242 585 1128 1623 2299 2484
Ethnicity/Race White
(Non-Hispanic)		 2857 168 464 912 1313 1851 1957
Hispanic
(All Races)		 257 30 31 67 129 164 188
African American 233 26 44 73 90 144 166
American Indian 74 11 15 21 27 35 34
Other Nonwhite 113 6 27 39 41 88 114
Unknown 44 1 4 16 23 17 25
Marital Status Married 27 1 2 7 17 60 125
Single 3450 238 564 1100 1548 2175 2254
Education Grade School 355 182 96 43 34 38 44
9th Grade 618 40 305 218 55 72 47
10th Grade 1082 6 148 604 324 154 123
11th Grade 986
8 192 786 491 254
12th Grade 399 4 6 38 351 1275 1264
Some College 24

2 22 227 698
College




1 3
Unknown 114 10 22 31 51 41 51
Children
Now
Alive		 None 3235 237 564 1033 1401 1831 1775
One 309 3 16 87 203 399 591
Two 23

7 16 62 103
Three + 3
1
2 2 13
Unknown 7 2 3 1 1 4
Previous
Abortions		 None 311 3 27 87 194 400 506
One 33 1 2 5 25 48 102
Two 1


1 13 18
Three+





6
Not Stated 10 2 4 2 2 5 1
Gestation Eight
Weeks or
Less		 1714 86 250 573 805 1168 1299
9-12 1302 95 229 386 592 806 859
13-16 312 30 64 89 129 192 178
17+ 244 30 39 79 96 126 146
Unknown 6 1 3 1 1 7 2
Contraceptive
Used		 None Used 2351 169 385 736 1061 1462 1558
Pills Used 185 3 24 54 104 189 246
Condom Used 955 66 166 319 404 578 574
Other
Contraceptive
Used		 72 3 8 16 45 55 90
Medical
Procedure		 Suction Curettage 3215 200 515 1014 1486 2074 2258
Dilation
Evacuation		 178 19 33 50 76 109 106
Other Specified 182 23 36 64 59 115 117