TABLE 4-10.
Demographic Characteristics of Mother by County and Age,
Oregon Residents, 1995-1997
MARION COUNTY
Demographics of Mother 10-17 <15 15 16 17 18 19
Total Births 786 58 110 214 404 508 716
Ethnicity/Race White 426 20 54 105 247 326 442
Hispanic (All Races) 323 35 50 100 138 158 245
African American 9
2 1 6 6 4
American Indian 20 2 3 7 8 10 14
Other Nonwhite 8 1 1 1 5 8 11
Marital Status Unmarried 663 57 102 188 316 368 420
Married 122 1 8 25 88 139 296
Education 8th Grade or Less 180 44 34 43 59 80 109
9th Grade 176 11 55 55 55 52 60
10th Grade 211 1 19 77 114 69 69
11th Grade 107
2 22 83 103 98
12th Grade 95

11 84 181 300
Some College 2


2 15 69
Unknown 15 2
6 7 8 11
Pregnancy Order One 627 55 95 170 307 320 421
Two 127 3 14 34 76 151 197
Three 24
1 8 15 31 63
Four+ 8

2 6 5 33
Unknown




1 2
Start of Prenatal Care 1st Trimester 475 27 56 132 260 349 482
2nd Trimester 230 19 40 62 109 113 184
3rd Trimester 67 10 11 15 31 39 42
No Care 12 2 3 4 3 4 5
Unknown 2

1 1 3 3
Prenatal Care Inadequate Care 95 16 16 26 37 55 65
Adequate Care 685 42 93 187 363 449 643
Unknown 6
1 1 4 4 8
Source of Payment Private Insurance 193 5 33 63 92 136 181
Self-Pay 66 6 13 21 26 44 59
Public Insurance 500 47 59 124 270 312 448
Other Coverage 6


6 3
Unknown Mention 5

1 4 2 8
Multiple Mention 16
5 5 6 11 20