Teen Pregnancy Demographic Characteristics of Teen Abortion Patients by County

Demographic Characteristics of Abortion Patients by County and Age
Lane County 1997-1999
    10-17 <15 15 16 17 18 19 20+ N.S. Total
Total Abortions   337 29 59 102 147 211 273 2,978 16 3,815
Ethnicity/Race White (Non-Hispanic) 289 27 53 84 125 180 235 2,570 14 3,288
  Hispanic (All Races) 25 1 4 11 9 13 16 160 1 215
  African American 7 0 1 3 3 7 3 41 0 58
  American Indian 9 1 1 2 5 5 8 49 0 71
  Other Nonwhite 10 1 1 3 5 5 7 165 1 188
  Unknown 2 0 0 1 1 3 5 19 0 29
Marital Status Married 4 0 0 1 3 4 14 711 3 736
  Unmarried 329 28 59 99 143 202 255 2,218 11 3,015
  Unknown 4 1 0 2 1 5 4 49 2 64
Education Grade School 45 24 13 1 7 4 2 22 1 74
  9th Grade 61 4 25 24 8 5 2 33 0 101
  10th Grade 93 1 17 51 24 13 11 60 1 178
  11th Grade 82 0 1 17 64 40 16 103 1 242
  High School Graduate 48 0 2 6 40 111 137 976 6 1,278
  Some College 3 0 0 2 1 35 99 1,081 3 1,221
  College Graduate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 459 1 460
  Postbaccalaureate 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 200 1 202
  Unknown 5 0 1 1 3 2 6 44 2 59
Children
Now Alive
None 301 28 58 93 122 167 205 1,257 6 1,936
  One 32 1 1 8 22 37 58 778 4 909
  Two 2 0 0 1 1 5 7 640 3 657
  Three + 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 296 0 298
  Unknown 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 7 3 15
Previous
Abortions
None 305 28 58 93 126 174 223 1,626 8 2,336
  One 26 1 1 8 16 31 38 764 2 861
  Two 4 0 0 0 4 3 8 361 3 379
  Three+ 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 217 0 218
  Unknown 2 0 0 1 1 3 3 10 3 21
Gestation Eight Weeks or Less 165 15 25 57 68 107 151 1,842 8 2,273
  9-12 130 13 25 25 67 79 84 863 6 1,162
  13-16 24 1 5 10 8 13 24 134 0 195
  17+ 16 0 4 8 4 12 13 136 2 179
  Unknown 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 0 6
Contraceptive
Used
None Used 207 18 39 56 94 118 159 1,616 9 2,109
  Pills Used 16 1 2 7 6 24 31 323 1 395
  Condom Used 98 9 16 35 38 61 68 679 3 909
  Other/Unknown
Contraceptive
Used
14 2 0 4 8 7 13 356 2 392
  Unknown 4 0 2 1 1 2 2 30 1 39
Medical
Procedure
Suction Curettage 311 28 51 90 142 185 245 2,735 7 3,483
  Dilation Evacuation 21 0 5 12 4 17 16 152 1 207
  Other Specified 5 1 3 0 1 9 12 90 8 124
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1