| Demographic Characteristics of Abortion Patients by County and Age Multnomah County 1996-1998 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-17 | <15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20+ | N.S. | Total | ||
| Total Abortions | 967 | 76 | 151 | 313 | 427 | 704 | 789 | 10,443 | 18 | 12,921 | |
| Ethnicity/Race | White (Non-Hispanic) | 618 | 45 | 87 | 205 | 281 | 476 | 524 | 7,471 | 8 | 9,097 |
| Hispanic (All Races) |
67 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 35 | 42 | 43 | 683 | 3 | 838 | |
| African American | 189 | 18 | 42 | 58 | 71 | 137 | 151 | 1,269 | 4 | 1,750 | |
| American Indian | 17 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 110 | 0 | 139 | |
| Other Nonwhite | 67 | 2 | 11 | 26 | 28 | 41 | 56 | 830 | 2 | 996 | |
| Unknown | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 80 | 1 | 101 | |
| Marital Status | Married | 15 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 43 | 2,437 | 5 | 2,522 |
| Unmarried | 933 | 73 | 145 | 306 | 409 | 670 | 730 | 7,683 | 12 | 10,028 | |
| Unknown | 19 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 323 | 1 | 371 | |
| Education | Grade School | 100 | 60 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 202 | 1 | 322 |
| 9th Grade | 173 | 7 | 86 | 66 | 14 | 32 | 19 | 123 | 0 | 347 | |
| 10th Grade | 309 | 5 | 42 | 179 | 83 | 51 | 28 | 360 | 1 | 749 | |
| 11th Grade | 253 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 213 | 164 | 97 | 508 | 1 | 1,023 | |
| High School Graduate | 101 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 92 | 368 | 400 | 3,855 | 8 | 4,732 | |
| Some College | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 72 | 223 | 2,968 | 3 | 3,274 | |
| College Graduate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1,685 | 1 | 1,691 | |
| Postbaccalaureate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 456 | 1 | 457 | |
| Unknown | 23 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 286 | 2 | 326 | |
| Children Now Alive | None | 848 | 75 | 149 | 282 | 342 | 502 | 522 | 4,473 | 11 | 6,356 |
| One | 104 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 77 | 169 | 219 | 2,810 | 3 | 3,305 | |
| Two | 13 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 40 | 2,072 | 2 | 2,157 | |
| Three + | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1,056 | 1 | 1,067 | |
| Unknown | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 36 | |
| Previous Abortions | None | 854 | 73 | 141 | 285 | 355 | 525 | 539 | 4,846 | 12 | 6,776 |
| One | 99 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 64 | 148 | 195 | 3,029 | 3 | 3,474 | |
| Two | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 43 | 1,459 | 1 | 1,535 | |
| Three+ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 1,044 | 1 | 1,064 | |
| Unknown | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 65 | 1 | 72 | |
| Gestation | Eight Weeks or Less |
450 | 28 | 72 | 149 | 201 | 366 | 420 | 6,557 | 6 | 7,799 |
| 9-12 | 331 | 22 | 47 | 106 | 156 | 221 | 258 | 2,690 | 7 | 3,507 | |
| 13-16 | 98 | 14 | 16 | 31 | 37 | 71 | 58 | 634 | 2 | 863 | |
| 17+ | 86 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 32 | 46 | 52 | 522 | 2 | 708 | |
| Unknown | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 1 | 44 | |
| Contraceptive Used | None Used | 671 | 57 | 101 | 205 | 308 | 481 | 535 | 6,493 | 14 | 8,194 |
| Pills Used | 35 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 44 | 56 | 880 | 0 | 1,015 | |
| Condom Used | 227 | 17 | 44 | 80 | 86 | 153 | 163 | 2,010 | 1 | 2,554 | |
| Other/Unknown Contraceptive Used |
25 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 30 | 961 | 1 | 1,039 | |
| Unknown | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 99 | 2 | 119 | |
| Medical Procedure | Suction Curettage | 795 | 50 | 122 | 257 | 366 | 609 | 686 | 9,380 | 15 | 11,485 |
| Dilation Evacuation | 142 | 23 | 25 | 50 | 44 | 74 | 84 | 827 | 3 | 1,130 | |
| Other Specified | 30 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 234 | 0 | 303 | |
| Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |