TABLE 4-11.
Demographic Characteristics of Abortion Patients by County and
Age,
Oregon Residents, 1994-1996
WASCO COUNTY
| Demographics of Patient |
10-17 |
<15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
19 |
| Total Abortions |
27 |
1 |
4 |
22 |
13 |
13 |
| Ethnicity/Race |
White (Non-Hispanic) |
20 |
1 |
2 |
17 |
8 |
9 |
| Hispanic (All Races) |
4 |
|
1 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
| American Indian |
2 |
|
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
| Other Nonwhite |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
| Unknown |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
| Marital Status |
Single |
27 |
1 |
4 |
22 |
13 |
12 |
| Education |
Grade School |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
| 9th Grade |
4 |
1 |
3 |
|
|
|
| 10th Grade |
7 |
|
1 |
6 |
1 |
|
| 11th Grade |
10 |
|
|
10 |
2 |
1 |
| 12th Grade |
6 |
|
|
6 |
9 |
11 |
| Some College |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
| Children Now Alive |
None |
25 |
1 |
4 |
20 |
12 |
10 |
| One |
2 |
|
|
2 |
1 |
3 |
| Previous Abortions |
None |
2 |
|
|
2 |
1 |
4 |
| Gestation |
Eight Weeks or Less |
10 |
|
1 |
9 |
6 |
6 |
| 9-12 |
7 |
|
1 |
6 |
4 |
6 |
| 13-16 |
4 |
|
|
4 |
2 |
1 |
| 17+ |
5 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
|
|
| Unknown |
1 |
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
| Contraceptive Used |
None Used |
22 |
1 |
3 |
18 |
8 |
9 |
| Pills Used |
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
| Condom Used |
5 |
|
1 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
| Other Contraceptive Used |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
| Medical Procedure |
Suction Curettage |
23 |
|
2 |
21 |
12 |
13 |
| Dilation Evacuation |
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|