Demographic Characteristics of Abortion Patients by County and Age Clatsop County 1996-1998 | |||||||||||
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  |   | 10-17 | <15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20+ | N.S. | Total |
Total Abortions |   | 36 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 24 | 21 | 292 | 0 | 373 |
Ethnicity/Race | White (Non-Hispanic) | 32 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 23 | 20 | 262 | 0 | 337 |
  | Hispanic (All Races) |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 23 |
  | African American | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | American Indian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
  | Other Nonwhite | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
  | Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Marital Status | Married | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 87 | 0 | 91 |
  | Unmarried | 35 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 24 | 18 | 199 | 0 | 276 |
  | Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Education | Grade School | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
  | 9th Grade | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 15 |
  | 10th Grade | 17 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 27 |
  | 11th Grade | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 29 |
  | High School Graduate | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 145 | 0 | 170 |
  | Some College | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 81 | 0 | 92 |
  | College Graduate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 20 |
  | Postbaccalaureate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
  | Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Children Now Alive | None | 33 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 21 | 14 | 92 | 0 | 160 |
  | One | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 91 | 0 | 103 |
  | Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 0 | 55 |
  | Three + | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 55 |
  | Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Previous Abortions | None | 29 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 13 | 133 | 0 | 197 |
  | One | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 81 | 0 | 96 |
  | Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 0 | 41 |
  | Three+ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 39 |
  | Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gestation | Eight Weeks or Less |
12 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 179 | 0 | 214 |
  | 9-12 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 75 | 0 | 111 |
  | 13-16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 19 |
  | 17+ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 28 |
  | Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Contraceptive Used | None Used | 28 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 178 | 0 | 233 |
  | Pills Used | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 30 |
  | Condom Used | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 65 | 0 | 83 |
  | Other/Unknown Contraceptive Used |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 26 |
  | Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Medical Procedure | Suction Curettage | 31 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 23 | 20 | 272 | 0 | 346 |
  | Dilation Evacuation | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 21 |
  | Other Specified | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
  | Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |