Demographic Characteristics of Abortion Patients by County and Age Josephine County 1996-1998 | |||||||||||
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  |   | 10-17 | <15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20+ | N.S. | Total |
Total Abortions |   | 48 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 32 | 266 | 1 | 364 |
Ethnicity/Race | White (Non-Hispanic) | 40 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 30 | 244 | 1 | 331 |
  | Hispanic (All Races) |
7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
  | African American | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
  | American Indian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
  | Other Nonwhite | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
  | Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Marital Status | Married | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 72 | 0 | 75 |
  | Unmarried | 48 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 30 | 191 | 1 | 285 |
  | Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
Education | Grade School | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
  | 9th Grade | 12 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 17 |
  | 10th Grade | 17 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 22 |
  | 11th Grade | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 33 |
  | High School Graduate | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 132 | 1 | 167 |
  | Some College | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 92 | 0 | 103 |
  | College Graduate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
  | Postbaccalaureate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
  | Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
Children Now Alive | None | 47 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 23 | 47 | 1 | 133 |
  | One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 88 | 0 | 99 |
  | Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 78 | 0 | 79 |
  | Three + | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 53 |
  | Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Previous Abortions | None | 44 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 27 | 136 | 1 | 221 |
  | One | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 68 | 0 | 79 |
  | Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 0 | 44 |
  | Three+ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
  | Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Gestation | Eight Weeks or Less |
29 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 22 | 159 | 1 | 220 |
  | 9-12 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 75 | 0 | 93 |
  | 13-16 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 32 |
  | 17+ | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 17 |
  | Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Contraceptive Used | None Used | 30 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 139 | 0 | 197 |
  | Pills Used | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 35 |
  | Condom Used | 14 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 63 | 0 | 84 |
  | Other/Unknown Contraceptive Used |
2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 36 | 1 | 46 |
  | Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Medical Procedure | Suction Curettage | 46 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 30 | 250 | 1 | 341 |
  | Dilation Evacuation | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 14 |
  | Other Specified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 9 |
  | Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |