Demographic Characteristics of Abortion Patients by County and Age

Demographic Characteristics of Abortion Patients by County and Age, Oregon Residents, 2004-2006
Benton County


10-17 <15 15 16 17 18 19 20+ Total
Total Abortions 20 3 2 5 10 19 40 354 433
Ethnicity/Race White (Non-Hispanic) 15 2 0 5 8 12 30 287 344
Hispanic (All Races) 4 1 1 0 2 3 2 27 36
African American 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 8 13
American Indian 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 7
Other Nonwhite 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 24 29
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 4
Marital Status Married 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 75 75
Unmarried 19 3 2 5 9 19 40 275 353
Unknown 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 5
Education Grade School 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 5
9th Grade 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3
10th Grade 6 0 0 3 3 2 0 2 10
11th Grade 5 0 0 1 4 3 1 12 21
High School Graduate 3 0 0 1 2 9 14 87 113
Some College 0 0 0 0 0 5 25 157 187
College Graduate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 68 68
Postbaccalaureate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20
Unknown 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 6
Children Now Alive None 19 3 2 5 9 18 38 216 291
One 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 63 66
Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 44
Three + 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 29
Unknown 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3
Previous Abortions None 18 3 2 4 9 16 36 221 291
One 2 0 0 1 1 3 3 93 101
Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 24 25
Three+ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 16
Gestation Eight Weeks or Less 10 1 0 1 8 12 27 243 292
9-12 3 0 1 2 0 5 12 81 101
13-16 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 15 18
17+ 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 12 18
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 4
Contraceptive Used None Used 12 1 2 2 7 11 20 179 222
Pills Used 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 25 35
Condom Used 3 1 0 2 0 2 5 62 72
Other/Unknown Contraceptive Used 4 1 0 1 2 5 5 87 101
Unknown 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 4
Medical Procedure Suction Curettage 14 2 1 4 7 12 26 220 272
Dilation Evacuation 5 1 1 1 2 0 7 38 50
Other Specified 1 0 0 0 1 7 7 96 111