Teen Pregnancy Demographic Characteristics of Teen Abortion Patients by County

Demographic Characteristics of Abortion Patients by County and Age
Deschutes County 1996-1998
    10-17 <15 15 16 17 18 19 20+ N.S. Total
Total Abortions   105 4 14 37 50 67 63 814 1 1,050
Ethnicity/Race White (Non-Hispanic) 99 4 14 34 47 63 60 769 1 992
  Hispanic
(All Races)
4 0 0 2 2 3 0 20 0 27
  African American 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 5
  American Indian 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 12
  Other Nonwhite 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 7 0 10
  Unknown 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 4
Marital Status Married 1 0 0 1 0 4 3 233 0 241
  Unmarried 101 4 13 36 48 63 60 570 1 795
  Unknown 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 11 0 14
Education Grade School 7 3 2 2 0 0 1 5 0 13
  9th Grade 18 1 9 6 2 1 2 5 0 26
  10th Grade 28 0 1 18 9 3 0 25 0 56
  11th Grade 30 0 0 9 21 8 10 33 0 81
  High School Graduate 19 0 0 2 17 42 38 369 0 468
  Some College 0 0 0 0 0 13 12 226 1 252
  College Graduate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 116 0 116
  Postbaccalaureate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 26
  Unknown 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 9 0 12
Children Now Alive None 99 4 13 37 45 58 46 320 1 524
  One 6 0 1 0 5 8 17 218 0 249
  Two 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 184 0 185
  Three + 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 90 0 90
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
Previous Abortions None 97 4 13 35 45 60 49 440 1 647
  One 7 0 1 2 4 7 9 216 0 239
  Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 103 0 108
  Three+ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 0 52
  Unknown 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 4
Gestation Eight Weeks
or Less
49 2 4 20 23 37 32 466 1 585
  9-12 40 1 8 14 17 23 20 271 0 354
  13-16 10 0 0 3 7 2 5 43 0 60
  17+ 6 1 2 0 3 5 6 32 0 49
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
Contraceptive Used None Used 72 4 11 25 32 43 39 453 1 608
  Pills Used 9 0 2 1 6 8 10 94 0 121
  Condom Used 21 0 1 11 9 10 9 162 0 202
  Other/Unknown
Contraceptive
Used
2 0 0 0 2 6 4 97 0 109
  Unknown 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 8 0 10
Medical Procedure Suction Curettage 98 4 12 37 45 58 57 752 1 966
  Dilation Evacuation 2 0 1 0 1 7 6 43 0 58
  Other Specified 5 0 1 0 4 2 0 19 0 26
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0