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


10-17 <15 15 16 17 18 19 20+ Total
Total Abortions 42 2 9 13 18 38 32 421 533
Ethnicity/Race White (Non-Hispanic) 35 2 8 9 16 33 28 363 459
Hispanic (All Races) 6 0 1 3 2 5 3 39 53
African American 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
American Indian 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 8
Other Nonwhite 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 12
Unknown 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2
Marital Status Married 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 116 120
Unmarried 42 2 9 13 18 37 28 301 408
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 5
Education Grade School 5 2 3 0 0 0 1 13 19
9th Grade 8 0 4 3 1 4 0 8 20
10th Grade 10 0 1 6 3 1 4 10 25
11th Grade 16 0 0 4 12 10 2 21 49
High School Graduate 3 0 1 0 2 18 17 203 241
Some College 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 124 135
College Graduate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 29
Postbaccalaureate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 11
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 4
Children Now Alive None 39 2 9 13 15 27 21 122 209
One 3 0 0 0 3 9 10 136 158
Two 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 99 101
Three + 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 63 64
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Previous Abortions None 40 2 8 13 17 32 23 239 334
One 2 0 1 0 1 6 5 110 123
Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 48 49
Three+ 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 24 26
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Gestation Eight Weeks or Less 19 2 4 6 7 16 18 233 286
9-12 16 0 5 4 7 15 10 118 159
13-16 1 0 0 0 1 3 1 36 41
17+ 6 0 0 3 3 4 3 28 41
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6
Contraceptive Used None Used 35 2 6 12 15 23 19 275 352
Pills Used 4 0 1 1 2 7 1 41 53
Condom Used 2 0 2 0 0 7 8 80 97
Other/Unknown Contraceptive Used 2 0 1 0 1 2 4 29 37
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2
Medical Procedure Suction Curettage 27 1 6 9 11 26 22 295 370
Dilation Evacuation 12 1 3 2 6 5 5 54 76
Other Specified 3 0 0 2 1 7 5 71 86
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1