Demographic Characteristics of Abortion Patients by County and Age Wasco County 1996-1998 | |||||||||||
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  |   | 10-17 | <15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20+ | N.S. | Total |
Total Abortions |   | 20 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 130 | 0 | 170 |
Ethnicity/Race | White (Non-Hispanic) | 16 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 106 | 0 | 137 |
  | Hispanic (All Races) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 16 |
  | African American | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | American Indian | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9 |
  | Other Nonwhite | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
  | Unknown | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
Marital Status | Married | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 40 |
  | Unmarried | 17 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 86 | 0 | 123 |
  | Unknown | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
Education | Grade School | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
  | 9th Grade | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
  | 10th Grade | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 13 |
  | 11th Grade | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 13 |
  | High School Graduate | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 58 | 0 | 75 |
  | Some College | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 32 |
  | College Graduate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 20 |
  | Postbaccalaureate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
  | Unknown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
Children Now Alive | None | 15 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 37 | 0 | 68 |
  | One | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 39 | 0 | 46 |
  | Two | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 35 |
  | Three + | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 21 |
  | Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Previous Abortions | None | 19 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 77 | 0 | 110 |
  | One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 0 | 35 |
  | Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
  | Three+ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
  | Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gestation | Eight Weeks or Less |
9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 64 | 0 | 79 |
  | 9-12 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 50 | 0 | 66 |
  | 13-16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 15 |
  | 17+ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
  | Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Contraceptive Used | None Used | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 89 | 0 | 117 |
  | Pills Used | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 13 |
  | Condom Used | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 27 |
  | Other/Unknown Contraceptive Used |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 12 |
  | Unknown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Medical Procedure | Suction Curettage | 20 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 121 | 0 | 158 |
  | Dilation Evacuation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
  | Other Specified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
  | Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |