Demographic Characteristics of Abortion Patients by County and Age

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


10-17 15 16 17 18 19 20+ Total
Total Abortions 27 4 7 16 18 26 246 317
Ethnicity/Race White (Non-Hispanic) 27 4 7 16 15 25 228 295
Hispanic (All Races) 0 0 0 0 3 1 7 11
African American 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3
American Indian 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 5
Other Nonwhite 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marital Status Married 1 0 0 1 0 2 95 98
Unmarried 26 4 7 15 17 23 145 211
Unknown 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 8
Education Grade School 3 3 0 0 1 0 3 7
9th Grade 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 6
10th Grade 8 0 4 4 0 0 2 10
11th Grade 10 0 2 8 6 5 10 31
High School Graduate 2 0 0 2 11 15 103 131
Some College 1 0 0 1 0 4 81 86
College Graduate 0 0 0 0 0 1 38 39
Postbaccalaureate 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
Children Now Alive None 21 2 6 13 15 17 47 100
One 5 2 1 2 2 7 86 100
Two 1 0 0 1 1 2 75 79
Three + 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 36
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
Previous Abortions None 25 3 7 15 17 21 125 188
One 2 1 0 1 1 4 79 86
Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 26
Three+ 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 15
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2
Gestation Eight Weeks or Less 19 3 6 10 11 16 161 207
9-12 8 1 1 6 6 2 58 74
13-16 0 0 0 0 1 3 13 17
17+ 0 0 0 0 0 5 14 19
Contraceptive Used None Used 11 1 4 6 13 10 118 152
Pills Used 1 0 0 1 0 2 17 20
Condom Used 2 0 0 2 1 1 37 41
Other/Unknown Contraceptive Used 13 3 3 7 4 12 74 103
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2
Medical Procedure Suction Curettage 13 1 6 6 11 10 131 165
Dilation Evacuation 9 3 0 6 5 11 75 100
Other Specified 5 0 1 4 2 5 40 52