Demographic Characteristics of Abortion Patients by County and Age Clackamas County 1996-1998 | |||||||||||
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  |   | 10-17 | <15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20+ | N.S. | Total |
Total Abortions |   | 373 | 19 | 59 | 118 | 177 | 250 | 219 | 2,573 | 6 | 3,421 |
Ethnicity/Race | White (Non-Hispanic) | 339 | 13 | 55 | 110 | 161 | 228 | 193 | 2,299 | 6 | 3,065 |
  | Hispanic (All Races) |
15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 125 | 0 | 165 |
  | African American | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 46 |
  | American Indian | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 28 |
  | Other Nonwhite | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 79 | 0 | 98 |
  | Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 19 |
Marital Status | Married | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 750 | 2 | 771 |
  | Unmarried | 369 | 18 | 59 | 118 | 174 | 241 | 204 | 1,764 | 4 | 2,582 |
  | Unknown | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 59 | 0 | 68 |
Education | Grade School | 24 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 64 |
  | 9th Grade | 63 | 7 | 29 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 106 |
  | 10th Grade | 123 | 0 | 18 | 69 | 36 | 12 | 15 | 89 | 0 | 239 |
  | 11th Grade | 115 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 93 | 62 | 28 | 112 | 2 | 319 |
  | High School Graduate | 44 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 144 | 114 | 995 | 2 | 1,299 |
  | Some College | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 56 | 799 | 2 | 879 |
  | College Graduate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 358 | 0 | 359 |
  | Postbaccalaureate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 0 | 87 |
  | Unknown | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 62 | 0 | 69 |
Children Now Alive | None | 346 | 18 | 56 | 107 | 165 | 212 | 167 | 970 | 2 | 1,697 |
  | One | 24 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 32 | 45 | 710 | 1 | 812 |
  | Two | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 586 | 1 | 599 |
  | Three + | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 296 | 2 | 299 |
  | Unknown | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 14 |
Previous Abortions | None | 324 | 19 | 54 | 105 | 146 | 187 | 155 | 1,236 | 3 | 1,905 |
  | One | 44 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 54 | 52 | 783 | 3 | 936 |
  | Two | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 317 | 0 | 336 |
  | Three+ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 217 | 0 | 221 |
  | Unknown | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 23 |
Gestation | Eight Weeks or Less |
188 | 6 | 31 | 63 | 88 | 128 | 114 | 1,656 | 4 | 2,090 |
  | 9-12 | 140 | 8 | 20 | 44 | 68 | 77 | 77 | 624 | 1 | 919 |
  | 13-16 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 29 | 12 | 153 | 0 | 220 |
  | 17+ | 19 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 135 | 1 | 186 |
  | Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
Contraceptive Used | None Used | 256 | 13 | 48 | 81 | 114 | 178 | 135 | 1,589 | 5 | 2,163 |
  | Pills Used | 20 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 31 | 224 | 0 | 291 |
  | Condom Used | 89 | 6 | 8 | 28 | 47 | 48 | 47 | 503 | 1 | 688 |
  | Other/Unknown Contraceptive Used |
6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 229 | 0 | 246 |
  | Unknown | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 33 |
Medical Procedure | Suction Curettage | 340 | 12 | 53 | 114 | 161 | 212 | 194 | 2,300 | 5 | 3,051 |
  | Dilation Evacuation | 30 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 34 | 18 | 198 | 1 | 281 |
  | Other Specified | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 75 | 0 | 89 |
  | Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |