Demographic Characteristics of Abortion Patients by County and Age, Oregon Residents, 2000-2002
Marion County


10-17 <15 15 16 17 18 19 20+ N.S. Total
Total Abortions 213 23 32 57 101 153 185 2083 2 2636
Ethnicity/Race White
(Non-Hispanic)
143 5 25 39 74 106 119 1441 1 1810
Hispanic (All Races) 53 15 6 13 19 33 59 509 1 655
African American 4 0 1 1 2 4 4 30 0 42
American Indian 10 2 0 5 3 3 3 51 0 67
Other Nonwhite 7 0 1 0 6 8 2 67 0 84
Unknown 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 5
Marital Status Married 1 0 0 0 1 5 9 637 1 653
Unmarried 205 22 31 55 97 147 175 1410 1 1938
Unknown 7 1 1 2 3 1 1 36 0 45
Education Grade School 21 16 4 1 0 3 4 135 0 163
9th Grade 42 5 21 12 4 8 3 72 1 126
10th Grade 60 1 4 35 20 11 12 100 0 183
11th Grade 59 0 1 7 51 29 22 144 1 255
High School
Graduate
24 0 0 1 23 92 98 858 0 1072
Some College 2 0 0 0 2 10 46 519 0 577
College Graduate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 188 0 188
Post-
baccalaureate
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 0 50
Unknown 5 1 2 1 1 0 0 17 0 22
Children
Now Alive
None 188 22 31 52 83 122 112 512 0 934
One 23 1 1 4 17 24 49 606 1 703
Two 2 0 0 1 1 7 21 559 1 590
Three + 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 404 0 407
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
Previous
Abortions
None 198 23 30 52 93 128 137 1110 1 1574
One 13 0 2 4 7 19 38 610 0 680
Two 2 0 0 1 1 5 9 229 1 246
Three+ 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 126 0 128
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 8
Gestation Eight Weeks
or Less
82 11 10 23 38 79 94 1162 1 1418
9-12 77 6 8 20 43 49 60 605 1 792
13-16 28 4 8 6 10 11 20 143 0 202
17+ 23 2 5 8 8 13 10 158 0 204
Unknown 3 0 1 0 2 1 1 15 0 20
Contraceptive
Used
None Used 160 16 21 51 72 120 140 1440 2 1862
Pills Used 12 0 0 2 10 11 20 242 0 285
Condom Used 36 6 9 3 18 17 21 296 0 370
Other/Unknown
Contraceptive
Used
4 0 1 0 3 8 6 123 0 141
Unknown 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 12 0 16
Medical
Procedure
Suction Curettage 183 21 27 45 90 134 155 1782 2 2256
Dilation
Evacuation
28 2 5 12 9 13 18 171 0 230
Other Specified 2 0 0 0 2 6 12 129 0 149
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1