Demographic Characteristics of Abortion Patients by County and Age Lane County 1996-1998 | |||||||||||
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  |   | 10-17 | <15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20+ | N.S. | Total |
Total Abortions |   | 336 | 26 | 58 | 108 | 144 | 223 | 292 | 2,954 | 17 | 3,822 |
Ethnicity/Race | White (Non-Hispanic) | 286 | 24 | 54 | 87 | 121 | 190 | 255 | 2,577 | 15 | 3,323 |
  | Hispanic (All Races) |
27 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 150 | 1 | 204 |
  | African American | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 49 |
  | American Indian | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 38 | 0 | 60 |
  | Other Nonwhite | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 139 | 1 | 163 |
  | Unknown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 23 |
Marital Status | Married | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 740 | 3 | 772 |
  | Unmarried | 329 | 25 | 58 | 106 | 140 | 211 | 270 | 2,169 | 12 | 2,991 |
  | Unknown | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 45 | 2 | 59 |
Education | Grade School | 47 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 84 |
  | 9th Grade | 54 | 3 | 25 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 34 | 1 | 98 |
  | 10th Grade | 94 | 1 | 16 | 50 | 27 | 18 | 12 | 61 | 1 | 186 |
  | 11th Grade | 88 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 63 | 43 | 18 | 110 | 1 | 260 |
  | High School Graduate | 49 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 40 | 115 | 139 | 946 | 7 | 1,256 |
  | Some College | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 113 | 1,089 | 3 | 1,241 |
  | College Graduate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 409 | 1 | 410 |
  | Postbaccalaureate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 229 | 1 | 231 |
  | Unknown | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 46 | 1 | 56 |
Children Now Alive | None | 297 | 24 | 57 | 95 | 121 | 175 | 219 | 1,248 | 7 | 1,946 |
  | One | 34 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 20 | 41 | 62 | 774 | 3 | 914 |
  | Two | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 633 | 4 | 652 |
  | Three + | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 292 | 0 | 294 |
  | Unknown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 16 |
Previous Abortions | None | 305 | 25 | 58 | 97 | 125 | 185 | 233 | 1,602 | 9 | 2,334 |
  | One | 25 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 32 | 50 | 776 | 2 | 885 |
  | Two | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 352 | 3 | 367 |
  | Three+ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 216 | 0 | 218 |
  | Unknown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 18 |
Gestation | Eight Weeks or Less |
160 | 10 | 21 | 61 | 68 | 109 | 169 | 1,824 | 10 | 2,272 |
  | 9-12 | 127 | 12 | 26 | 27 | 62 | 88 | 84 | 868 | 6 | 1,173 |
  | 13-16 | 27 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 133 | 0 | 197 |
  | 17+ | 20 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 126 | 1 | 174 |
  | Unknown | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
Contraceptive Used | None Used | 190 | 15 | 32 | 53 | 90 | 117 | 166 | 1,565 | 9 | 2,047 |
  | Pills Used | 22 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 29 | 299 | 1 | 375 |
  | Condom Used | 108 | 8 | 23 | 41 | 36 | 71 | 78 | 695 | 3 | 955 |
  | Other/Unknown Contraceptive Used |
13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 356 | 3 | 395 |
  | Unknown | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 1 | 50 |
Medical Procedure | Suction Curettage | 308 | 24 | 49 | 99 | 136 | 195 | 262 | 2,714 | 9 | 3,488 |
  | Dilation Evacuation | 16 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 118 | 1 | 162 |
  | Other Specified | 12 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 122 | 7 | 172 |
  | Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |