Demographic Characteristics of Abortion Patients by County and Age Hood River County 1996-1998 | |||||||||||
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  |   | 10-17 | <15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20+ | N.S. | Total |
Total Abortions |   | 17 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 118 | 1 | 144 |
Ethnicity/Race | White (Non-Hispanic) | 13 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 103 | 1 | 125 |
  | Hispanic (All Races) |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 13 |
  | African American | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
  | American Indian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | Other Nonwhite | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
  | Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Marital Status | Married | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 31 |
  | Unmarried | 17 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 81 | 1 | 107 |
  | Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Education | Grade School | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
  | 9th Grade | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
  | 10th Grade | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
  | 11th Grade | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
  | High School Graduate | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 52 | 1 | 61 |
  | Some College | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 31 |
  | College Graduate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 25 |
  | Postbaccalaureate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
  | Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Children Now Alive | None | 16 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 50 | 0 | 72 |
  | One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 1 | 35 |
  | Two | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 21 |
  | Three + | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
  | Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Previous Abortions | None | 16 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 63 | 0 | 87 |
  | One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 36 |
  | Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
  | Three+ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
  | Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gestation | Eight Weeks or Less |
4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 74 | 0 | 82 |
  | 9-12 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 45 |
  | 13-16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 12 |
  | 17+ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
  | Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Contraceptive Used | None Used | 13 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 84 | 1 | 102 |
  | Pills Used | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
  | Condom Used | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 20 |
  | Other/Unknown Contraceptive Used |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 17 |
  | Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Medical Procedure | Suction Curettage | 14 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 111 | 0 | 132 |
  | Dilation Evacuation | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 10 |
  | Other Specified | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
  | Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |