Demographic Characteristics of Abortion Patients by County and Age Deschutes County 1996-1998 | |||||||||||
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  |   | 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 |