TABLE 4-10.
Demographic Characteristics of Mother by County and Age,
Oregon Residents, 1994-1996
POLK COUNTY

Demographics of Mother		10-17	<15	15	16	17	18	19
Total Births		108	9	9	34	56	80	85
Ethnicity/Race	White	76	6	8	22	40	63	62
	Hispanic (All Races)	28	3	1	10	14	15	21
	African American	1			1
	American Indian	3			1	2	1
	Other Nonwhite						1	2
Marital Status	Unmarried	92	9	9	30	44	57	45
	Married	16			4	12	23	40
Education	8th Grade or Less	30	6	3	10	11	9	11
	9th Grade	18	3	4	7	4	3	5
	10th Grade	26		2	15	9	14	6
	11th Grade	22			2	20	16	15
	12th Grade	11				11	34	35
	Some College	1				1	4	11
	Unknown							2
Pregnancy Order	One	89	8	6	30	45	54	50
	Two	15	1	3	3	8	17	20
	Three	4			1	3	8	11
	Four+						1	4
Start of Prenatal Care	1st Trimester	71	5	5	17	44	62	58
	2nd Trimester	25	3	1	10	11	16	22
	3rd Trimester	7		1	6		1	3
	No Care	4	1	2	1		1	1
	Unknown	1				1		1
Prenatal Care	Inadequate Care	16	2	3	9	2	2	4
	Adequate Care	91	7	6	24	54	78	80
	Unknown	1			1			1
Source of Payment	Private Insurance	34	2	2	9	21	31	29
	Self-Pay	9			2	7	2	2
	Public Insurance	52	6	4	17	25	46	49
	Other Coverage	1			1
	Unknown Mention	1			1			3
	Multiple Mention	11	1	3	4	3	1	2