Demographic Characteristics of Mother by County and Age
Oregon Residents, 1996-1998
MULTNOMAH COUNTY

Demographics of Mother		10-17	<15	15	16	17	18	19
Total Births		1166	64	185	348	569	831	1148
Ethnicity/Race	White	602	34	88	159	321	498	723
	Hispanic (All Races)	230	11	46	79	94	143	178
	African American	222	10	30	71	111	122	162
	American Indian	39	4	8	12	15	20	21
	Other Nonwhite	71	5	12	27	27	46	63
	Unknown	2	0	1	0	1	2	1
Marital Status	Unmarried	1068	62	175	322	509	643	801
	Married	98	2	10	26	60	188	346
Education	8th Grade or Less	259	49	80	57	73	88	116
	9th Grade	272	13	71	103	85	61	75
	10th Grade	258	0	26	106	126	121	115
	11th Grade	188	0	1	37	150	160	185
	12th Grade	169	0	0	42	127	367	556
	Some College	2	0	0	0	2	24	85
	Unknown	18	2	7	3	6	10	16
Pregnancy Order	One	925	62	160	288	415	537	627
	Two	200	1	22	50	127	213	338
	Three	35	1	3	7	24	60	128
	Four+	6	0	0	3	3	21	54
	Unknown	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Start of Prenatal Care	1st Trimester	734	26	106	221	381	576	809
	2nd Trimester	343	28	59	98	158	210	263
	3rd Trimester	70	7	17	24	22	36	64
	No Care	18	3	3	5	7	5	8
	Unknown	1	0	0	0	1	4	4
Prenatal Care	Inadequate Care	122	12	25	38	47	61	93
	Adequate Care	1042	52	159	310	521	766	1050
	Unknown	2	0	1	0	1	4	5
Source of Payment	Private Insurance	410	22	64	126	198	246	357
	Self-Pay	84	6	14	23	41	43	65
	Public Insurance	652	36	104	192	320	526	694
	Other Coverage	4	0	1	1	2	5	9
	Unknown Mention	4	0	0	2	2	4	13
	Multiple Mention	12	0	2	4	6	7	10