Teen Pregnancy Demographic Characteristics of Teen Abortion Patients by County

Demographic Characteristics of Abortion Patients by County and Age
Multnomah County 1996-1998
    10-17 <15 15 16 17 18 19 20+ N.S. Total
Total Abortions   967 76 151 313 427 704 789 10,443 18 12,921
Ethnicity/Race White (Non-Hispanic) 618 45 87 205 281 476 524 7,471 8 9,097
  Hispanic
(All Races)
67 6 10 16 35 42 43 683 3 838
  African American 189 18 42 58 71 137 151 1,269 4 1,750
  American Indian 17 3 0 5 9 5 7 110 0 139
  Other Nonwhite 67 2 11 26 28 41 56 830 2 996
  Unknown 9 2 1 3 3 3 8 80 1 101
Marital Status Married 15 2 1 3 9 22 43 2,437 5 2,522
  Unmarried 933 73 145 306 409 670 730 7,683 12 10,028
  Unknown 19 1 5 4 9 12 16 323 1 371
Education Grade School 100 60 20 9 11 10 9 202 1 322
  9th Grade 173 7 86 66 14 32 19 123 0 347
  10th Grade 309 5 42 179 83 51 28 360 1 749
  11th Grade 253 0 2 38 213 164 97 508 1 1,023
  High School Graduate 101 1 0 8 92 368 400 3,855 8 4,732
  Some College 8 1 0 2 5 72 223 2,968 3 3,274
  College Graduate 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1,685 1 1,691
  Postbaccalaureate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 456 1 457
  Unknown 23 2 1 11 9 6 9 286 2 326
Children Now Alive None 848 75 149 282 342 502 522 4,473 11 6,356
  One 104 1 2 24 77 169 219 2,810 3 3,305
  Two 13 0 0 6 7 30 40 2,072 2 2,157
  Three + 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 1,056 1 1,067
  Unknown 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 32 1 36
Previous Abortions None 854 73 141 285 355 525 539 4,846 12 6,776
  One 99 2 8 25 64 148 195 3,029 3 3,474
  Two 9 1 1 1 6 23 43 1,459 1 1,535
  Three+ 1 0 0 1 0 7 11 1,044 1 1,064
  Unknown 4 0 1 1 2 1 1 65 1 72
Gestation Eight Weeks
or Less
450 28 72 149 201 366 420 6,557 6 7,799
  9-12 331 22 47 106 156 221 258 2,690 7 3,507
  13-16 98 14 16 31 37 71 58 634 2 863
  17+ 86 12 15 27 32 46 52 522 2 708
  Unknown 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 40 1 44
Contraceptive Used None Used 671 57 101 205 308 481 535 6,493 14 8,194
  Pills Used 35 1 4 10 20 44 56 880 0 1,015
  Condom Used 227 17 44 80 86 153 163 2,010 1 2,554
  Other/Unknown
Contraceptive
Used
25 0 1 15 9 22 30 961 1 1,039
  Unknown 9 1 1 3 4 4 5 99 2 119
Medical Procedure Suction Curettage 795 50 122 257 366 609 686 9,380 15 11,485
  Dilation Evacuation 142 23 25 50 44 74 84 827 3 1,130
  Other Specified 30 3 4 6 17 20 19 234 0 303
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 3