Teen Pregnancy Demographic Characteristics of Teen Abortion Patients by County

Demographic Characteristics of Abortion Patients by County and Age
Wasco County 1996-1998
    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