Demographic Characteristics of Abortion Patients by County and Age, Oregon Residents, 2001-2003
Douglas County
Age 10-17 <15 15 16 17 18 19 20+ Total
Total Abortions 63 2 7 19 35 39 37 431 570
Ethnicity/Race White (Non-Hispanic) 60 2 7 18 33 35 33 399 527
Hispanic (All Races) 1 0 0 0 1 2 3 14 20
African American 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
American Indian 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 14 17
Other Nonwhite 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 5 8
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Marital Status Married 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 117 122
Unmarried 60 1 7 17 35 37 34 311 442
Unknown 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 3 6
Education Grade School 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 7 10
9th Grade 8 1 5 2 0 2 1 12 23
10th Grade 17 0 0 12 5 5 2 13 37
11th Grade 26 0 0 3 23 7 3 28 64
High School Graduate 7 0 0 2 5 21 14 225 267
Some College 2 0 0 0 2 4 17 116 139
College Graduate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 21
Postbaccalaureate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 7
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
Children
Now Alive
None 62 2 7 18 35 31 27 84 204
One 1 0 0 1 0 8 9 138 156
Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 138 139
Three + 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 71 71
Previous
Abortions
None 61 2 7 18 34 34 31 246 372
One 1 0 0 1 0 5 5 119 130
Two 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 45 47
Three+ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 21
Gestation Eight Weeks
or Less
37 1 4 10 22 23 17 242 319
9-12 18 1 3 7 7 10 14 142 184
13-16 5 0 0 2 3 0 4 29 38
17+ 2 0 0 0 2 5 2 13 22
Unknown 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 7
Contraceptive
Used
None Used 44 1 6 11 26 23 20 268 355
Pills Used 9 0 1 2 6 8 9 41 67
Condom Used 11 1 1 5 4 8 8 79 106
Other/Unknown
Contraceptive
Used
1 0 0 1 0 0 2 49 52
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Medical
Procedure
Suction Curettage 56 2 6 18 30 33 35 373 497
Dilation Evacuation 6 0 1 1 4 5 2 27 40
Other Specified 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 31 33