Teen Pregnancy Demographic Characteristics of Teen Abortion Patients by County


Demographic Characteristics of Abortion Patients by County and Age
Clackamas County 1997-1999
    10-17 <15 15 16 17 18 19 20+ N.S. Total
Total Abortions   364 18 53 97 196 265 217 2,576 6 3,428
Ethnicity/Race White (Non-Hispanic) 321 12 51 87 171 239 189 2,292 6 3,047
  Hispanic (All Races) 20 4 2 2 12 13 13 123 0 169
  African American 11 1 0 3 7 3 3 40 0 57
  American Indian 4 1 0 1 2 2 3 19 0 28
  Other Nonwhite 8 0 0 4 4 8 8 92 0 116
  Unknown 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 19 0 22
Marital Status Married 3 1 0 0 2 1 12 738 2 756
  Unmarried 358 17 53 97 191 259 200 1,770 4 2,591
  Unknown 3 0 0 0 3 5 5 68 0 81
Education Grade School 29 11 10 3 5 2 1 29 0 61
  9th Grade 54 5 25 15 9 4 3 31 0 92
  10th Grade 115 0 13 60 42 16 11 74 0 216
  11th Grade 105 0 1 14 90 66 17 109 2 299
  High School Graduate 55 2 2 5 46 158 125 1,062 2 1,402
  Some College 2 0 0 0 2 17 57 759 1 836
  College Graduate 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 368 1 371
  Postbaccalaureate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 83 0 83
  Unknown 4 0 2 0 2 1 2 61 0 68
Children
Now Alive
None 325 17 50 83 175 234 162 946 1 1,668
  One 36 0 2 14 20 27 51 763 2 879
  Two 1 1 0 0 0 3 3 580 1 588
  Three + 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 274 2 277
  Unknown 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 13 0 16
Previous
Abortions
None 313 18 48 87 160 205 155 1,228 3 1,904
  One 43 0 4 9 30 50 45 753 3 894
  Two 7 0 0 1 6 5 13 337 0 362
  Three+ 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 233 0 239
  Unknown 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 25 0 29
Gestation Eight Weeks or Less 183 5 30 50 98 133 117 1,644 4 2,081
  9-12 128 8 16 38 66 84 74 643 1 930
  13-16 34 2 3 8 21 28 11 147 0 220
  17+ 18 3 4 0 11 20 14 133 1 186
  Unknown 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 9 0 11
Contraceptive Used None Used 273 17 42 69 145 195 149 1,631 5 2,253
  Pills Used 15 0 0 5 10 18 21 236 0 290
  Condom Used 70 1 10 20 39 43 40 466 1 620
  Other/Unknown
Contraceptive
Used
7 0 1 3 3 8 8 232 0 255
  Unknown 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 27 0 31
Medical Procedure Suction Curettage 321 11 46 93 171 219 194 2,293 5 3,032
  Dilation Evacuation 43 7 7 4 25 44 21 248 1 357
  Other Specified 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 35 0 39
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0