Demographic Characteristics of Abortion Patients by County and Age, Oregon Residents, 2003-2005
Columbia County


10-17 15 16 17 18 19 20+ N.S. Total
Total Abortions 17 1 7 9 16 16 227 1 277
Ethnicity/Race White (Non-Hispanic) 17 1 7 9 14 16 208 1 256
Hispanic (All Races) 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 0 11
African American 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2
American Indian 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 4
Other Nonwhite 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 6
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marital Status Married 1 0 0 1 1 1 78 1 82
Unmarried 16 1 7 8 15 15 142 0 188
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 7
Education Grade School 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3
9th Grade 1 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 6
10th Grade 5 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 6
11th Grade 7 0 2 5 3 0 10 0 20
High School Graduate 3 0 0 3 12 10 100 0 125
Some College 1 0 0 1 0 4 74 1 80
College Graduate 0 0 0 0 0 1 30 0 31
Postbaccalaureate 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
Children Now Alive None 15 1 6 8 13 11 46 0 85
One 1 0 1 0 2 5 82 0 90
Two 1 0 0 1 1 0 65 0 67
Three + 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 1 33
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
Previous Abortions None 16 1 7 8 15 13 115 0 159
One 1 0 0 1 1 1 78 1 82
Two 0 0 0 0 0 1 19 0 20
Three+ 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 13
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3
Gestation Eight Weeks or Less 10 1 4 5 11 7 149 1 178
9-12 5 0 1 4 4 3 58 0 70
13-16 1 0 1 0 1 2 10 0 14
17+ 1 0 1 0 0 4 10 0 15
Contraceptive Used None Used 10 1 4 5 13 8 137 1 169
Pills Used 3 0 1 2 0 2 25 0 30
Condom Used 3 0 1 2 1 2 45 0 51
Other/Unknown Contraceptive Used 1 0 1 0 2 3 21 0 27
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2
Medical Procedure Suction Curettage 15 1 7 7 11 9 148 0 183
Dilation Evacuation 0 0 0 0 4 5 38 0 47
Other Specified 2 0 0 2 1 2 41 1 47