Teen Pregnancy Demographic Characteristics of Teen Abortion Patients by County

Demographic Characteristics of Abortion Patients by County and Age
Clatsop County 1997-1999
    10-17 <15 15 16 17 18 19 20+ N.S. Total
Total Abortions   29 0 4 9 16 22 14 271 0 336
Ethnicity/Race White (Non-Hispanic) 26 0 4 9 13 20 14 246 0 306
  Hispanic (All Races) 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 15 0 17
  African American 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 3
  American Indian 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3
  Other Nonwhite 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 8
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marital Status Married 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 82 0 85
  Unmarried 28 0 4 9 15 22 12 186 0 248
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3
Education Grade School 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5
  9th Grade 6 0 2 4 0 0 0 9 0 15
  10th Grade 6 0 1 4 1 2 1 7 0 16
  11th Grade 13 0 0 0 13 5 2 8 0 28
  High School Graduate 3 0 1 1 1 12 9 137 0 161
  Some College 1 0 0 0 1 3 2 78 0 84
  College Graduate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 17
  Postbaccalaureate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 10
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Children
Now Alive
None 27 0 4 9 14 18 9 90 0 144
  One 2 0 0 0 2 4 5 84 0 95
  Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 0 50
  Three + 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 47 0 47
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Previous
Abortions
None 25 0 4 8 13 19 11 127 0 182
  One 3 0 0 1 2 2 2 77 0 84
  Two 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 34 0 36
  Three+ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 0 33
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Gestation Eight Weeks or Less 13 0 1 6 6 14 8 163 0 198
  9-12 15 0 3 3 9 6 4 69 0 94
  13-16 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 16 0 20
  17+ 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 22 0 23
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Contraceptive
Used
None Used 18 0 4 5 9 13 9 175 0 215
  Pills Used 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 21 0 24
  Condom Used 8 0 0 4 4 6 4 56 0 74
  Other/Unknown
Contraceptive
Used
2 0 0 0 2 2 0 19 0 23
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Medical
Procedure
Suction Curettage 27 0 4 8 15 21 13 250 0 311
  Dilation Evacuation 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 21 0 25
  Other Specified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0