Demographic Characteristics of Abortion Patients, Oregon Residents, 2001-2003
State Total
Age 10-17 <15 15 16 17 18 19 20+ N.S. Total
Total Abortions 2445 158 344 719 1224 1844 2197 29478 37 36001
Ethnicity/Race White (Non-Hispanic) 1864 102 277 540 945 1392 1618 22055 21 26950
Hispanic (All Races) 293 34 34 100 125 208 292 3092 8 3893
African American 167 11 21 49 86 121 155 1849 4 2296
American Indian 58 5 10 18 25 41 45 593 1 738
Other Nonwhite 91 4 10 23 54 99 110 2107 2 2409
Unknown 18 3 1 5 9 11 5 142 1 177
Marital Status Married 26 1 0 8 17 51 111 7630 11 7829
Unmarried 2319 142 333 677 1167 1717 2018 20758 22 26834
Unknown 100 15 11 34 40 76 68 1090 4 1338
Education Grade School 228 107 66 36 19 29 47 722 1 1027
9th Grade 408 34 187 142 45 56 65 533 0 1062
10th Grade 680 1 69 367 243 119 135 889 3 1826
11th Grade 727 0 7 120 600 390 227 1426 7 2777
High School Graduate 279 1 1 22 255 1019 1176 11375 12 13861
Some College 25 0 2 2 21 165 485 8252 8 8935
College Graduate 1 0 0 0 1 2 5 4354 1 4363
Postbaccalaureate 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1138 0 1141
Unknown 96 15 12 30 39 63 56 789 5 1009
Children
Now Alive
None 2211 144 331 659 1077 1461 1539 10844 11 16066
One 186 3 8 47 128 317 506 8008 14 9031
Two 8 1 0 2 5 46 123 6706 6 6889
Three + 3 0 1 0 2 2 10 3676 3 3694
Unknown 37 10 4 11 12 18 19 244 3 321
Previous
Abortions
None 2190 153 326 658 1053 1524 1586 14719 19 20038
One 222 5 17 51 149 264 455 8509 13 9463
Two 26 0 0 10 16 47 109 3629 1 3812
Three+ 3 0 0 0 3 8 39 2513 1 2564
Unknown 4 0 1 0 3 1 8 108 3 124
Gestation Eight Weeks
or Less
1239 78 162 358 641 978 1210 18844 19 22290
9-12 773 45 110 234 384 557 655 7160 11 9156
13-16 252 23 35 78 116 159 171 1764 0 2346
17+ 173 11 35 49 78 138 147 1558 1 2017
Unknown 8 1 2 0 5 12 14 146 6 186
Contraceptive
Used
None Used 1696 100 247 516 833 1246 1482 18429 23 22876
Pills Used 181 3 19 44 115 195 260 3083 5 3724
Condom Used 435 40 66 112 217 300 353 5412 6 6506
Other/Unknown
Contraceptive
Used
60 1 6 17 36 63 83 2346 1 2553
Unknown 95 14 11 32 38 59 51 669 2 876
Medical Procedure Suction Curettage 2084 140 283 616 1045 1524 1829 24056 27 29520
Dilation Evacuation 215 13 42 64 96 164 169 1813 0 2361
Other Specified 143 5 17 39 82 155 198 3599 8 4103
Unknown 3 0 2 0 1 1 1 10 2 17