Demographic Characteristics of Abortion Patients by County and Age Klamath County 1996-1998 | |||||||||||
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  |   | 10-17 | <15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20+ | N.S. | Total |
Total Abortions |   | 49 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 31 | 24 | 343 | 0 | 447 |
Ethnicity/Race | White (Non-Hispanic) | 37 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 27 | 22 | 277 | 0 | 363 |
  | Hispanic (All Races) |
7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 38 |
  | African American | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
  | American Indian | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 23 |
  | Other Nonwhite | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
  | Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Marital Status | Married | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 106 | 0 | 107 |
  | Unmarried | 48 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 18 | 31 | 23 | 227 | 0 | 329 |
  | Unknown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 11 |
Education | Grade School | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
  | 9th Grade | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
  | 10th Grade | 12 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 29 |
  | 11th Grade | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 42 |
  | High School Graduate | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 151 | 0 | 191 |
  | Some College | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 103 | 0 | 111 |
  | College Graduate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 19 |
  | Postbaccalaureate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
  | Unknown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 10 |
Children Now Alive | None | 45 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 26 | 17 | 80 | 0 | 168 |
  | One | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 108 | 0 | 121 |
  | Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 100 | 0 | 103 |
  | Three + | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 54 |
  | Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Previous Abortions | None | 47 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 17 | 26 | 20 | 200 | 0 | 293 |
  | One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 92 | 0 | 102 |
  | Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 31 |
  | Three+ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 19 |
  | Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Gestation | Eight Weeks or Less |
16 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 180 | 0 | 217 |
  | 9-12 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 117 | 0 | 162 |
  | 13-16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 28 |
  | 17+ | 8 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 39 |
  | Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Contraceptive Used | None Used | 33 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 200 | 0 | 257 |
  | Pills Used | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 48 |
  | Condom Used | 14 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 60 | 0 | 93 |
  | Other/Unknown Contraceptive Used |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 44 |
  | Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Medical Procedure | Suction Curettage | 41 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 27 | 21 | 315 | 0 | 404 |
  | Dilation Evacuation | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 29 |
  | Other Specified | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 14 |
  | Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |