Demographic Characteristics of Abortion Patients by County and Age

Demographic Characteristics of Abortion Patients by County and Age,
Oregon Residents, 2005-2007
Polk County


10-17 <15 15 16 17 18 19 20+ N.S. Total
Total Abortions 27 2 3 8 14 17 25 253 1 323
Ethnicity/Race White (Non-Hispanic) 19 1 3 3 12 13 14 194 1 241
Hispanic (All Races) 6 1 0 4 1 3 6 38 0 53
African American 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 5
American Indian 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 0 9
Other Nonwhite 2 0 0 1 1 1 2 13 0 18
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Marital Status Married 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 61 0 64
Unmarried 26 2 3 8 13 16 24 186 1 253
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 6
Education Grade School 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 6 0 9
9th Grade 4 1 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 6
10th Grade 8 0 0 5 3 1 1 6 0 16
11th Grade 10 0 0 2 8 3 1 22 1 37
High School Graduate 2 0 0 0 2 10 17 108 0 137
Some College 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 80 0 87
College Graduate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 19
Postbaccalaureate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 7
Unknown 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 5
Children Now Alive None 21 2 3 6 10 15 18 92 1 147
One 6 0 0 2 4 2 5 68 0 81
Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 59 0 61
Three + 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 34
Previous Abortions None 25 2 3 7 13 14 20 142 1 202
One 2 0 0 1 1 3 5 70 0 80
Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 0 27
Three+ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 13
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Gestation Eight Weeks or Less 16 1 1 5 9 9 17 144 1 187
9-12 6 0 2 1 3 6 4 63 0 79
13-16 3 0 0 1 2 0 4 28 0 35
17+ 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 13 0 17
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4
Contraceptive Used None Used 14 2 3 4 5 11 7 94 0 126
Pills Used 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 8
Condom Used 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 0 12
Other/Unknown Contraceptive Used 13 0 0 4 9 6 15 144 1 179
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Medical Procedure Suction Curettage 19 1 3 4 11 9 20 138 0 186
Dilation Evacuation 2 0 0 1 1 5 1 48 0 56
Other Specified 6 1 0 3 2 3 4 67 1 81