Teen Pregnancy Demographic Characteristics of Teen Abortion Patients by County

Demographic Characteristics of Abortion Patients by County and Age
Malheur County 1996-1998
    10-17 <15 15 16 17 18 19 20+ N.S. Total
Total Abortions   6 1 1 1 3 11 3 56 0 76
Ethnicity/Race White (Non-Hispanic) 4 0 1 0 3 7 3 36 0 50
  Hispanic
(All Races)
2 1 0 1 0 4 0 16 0 22
  African American 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  American Indian 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Other Nonwhite 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Marital Status Married 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17 0 18
  Unmarried 6 1 1 1 3 11 2 37 0 56
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
Education Grade School 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
  9th Grade 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  10th Grade 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 4
  11th Grade 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 3
  High School Graduate 2 1 0 0 1 7 0 24 0 33
  Some College 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 20 0 23
  College Graduate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
  Postbaccalaureate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
  Unknown 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 6 0 8
Children Now Alive None 3 1 1 0 1 7 2 16 0 28
  One 3 0 0 1 2 4 0 13 0 20
  Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 18
  Three + 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 10
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Previous Abortions None 6 1 1 1 3 10 3 45 0 64
  One 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 9
  Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3
  Three+ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gestation Eight Weeks
or Less
3 1 0 0 2 4 0 25 0 32
  9-12 2 0 0 1 1 2 3 20 0 27
  13-16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3
  17+ 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 8 0 13
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Contraceptive Used None Used 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 13 0 17
  Pills Used 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 5
  Condom Used 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 5
  Other/Unknown
Contraceptive
Used
0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
  Unknown 5 1 1 1 2 6 2 35 0 48
Medical Procedure Suction Curettage 6 1 1 1 3 9 2 49 0 66
  Dilation Evacuation 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 0 8
  Other Specified 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0