Demographic Characteristics of Abortion Patients by County and Age

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


10-17 <15 15 16 17 18 19 20+ Total
Total Abortions 49 4 10 11 24 36 36 415 536
Ethnicity/Race White (Non-Hispanic) 40 4 9 6 21 30 31 359 460
Hispanic (All Races) 7 0 1 3 3 6 3 42 58
African American 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 3
American Indian 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 6
Other Nonwhite 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10
Unknown 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
Marital Status Married 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 122 127
Unmarried 49 4 10 11 24 36 30 289 404
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 5
Education Grade School 5 3 2 0 0 0 1 14 20
9th Grade 6 0 4 2 0 2 1 9 18
10th Grade 18 1 3 6 8 3 5 16 42
11th Grade 16 0 0 3 13 8 2 21 47
High School Graduate 4 0 1 0 3 18 20 199 241
Some College 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 112 122
College Graduate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 34
Postbaccalaureate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 7
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 5
Children Now Alive None 47 4 10 11 22 29 21 137 234
One 1 0 0 0 1 6 13 129 149
Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 86 88
Three + 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 63 64
Unknown 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Previous Abortions None 44 4 9 11 20 32 24 229 329
One 4 0 1 0 3 4 7 114 129
Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 43 45
Three+ 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 27 29
Unknown 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 4
Gestation Eight Weeks or Less 25 3 3 6 13 19 23 228 295
9-12 18 1 6 3 8 12 9 126 165
13-16 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 31 34
17+ 4 0 1 1 2 3 3 23 33
Unknown 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 7 9
Contraceptive Used None Used 31 2 5 10 14 19 17 221 288
Pills Used 1 0 0 0 1 4 1 29 35
Condom Used 1 0 1 0 0 6 6 51 64
Other/Unknown Contraceptive Used 16 2 4 1 9 8 12 116 152
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3
Medical Procedure Suction Curettage 33 2 6 9 16 22 20 266 341
Dilation Evacuation 11 2 3 1 5 6 8 76 101
Other Specified 5 0 1 1 3 8 8 73 94