TABLE 4-11.
Demographic Characteristics of Abortion Patients by County and
Age,
Oregon Residents, 1993-1995
BENTON COUNTY
| Demographics of Patient |
10-17 |
<15 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
19 |
| Total Abortions |
56 |
5 |
17 |
15 |
19 |
46 |
63 |
| Ethnicity/Race |
White (Non-Hispanic) |
46 |
4 |
12 |
12 |
18 |
44 |
54 |
| Hispanic (All Races) |
2 |
|
2 |
|
|
|
1 |
| American Indian |
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
| Other Nonwhite |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
1 |
6 |
| Unknown |
5 |
|
2 |
3 |
|
1 |
1 |
| Marital Status |
Married |
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
| Single |
51 |
5 |
15 |
14 |
17 |
37 |
58 |
| Education |
Grade School |
7 |
3 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
| 9th Grade |
7 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
|
|
|
| 10th Grade |
14 |
|
8 |
6 |
|
|
|
| 11th Grade |
14 |
|
|
6 |
8 |
5 |
2 |
| 12th Grade |
11 |
|
1 |
|
10 |
34 |
29 |
| Some College |
|
|
|
|
|
7 |
31 |
| Unknown |
3 |
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
| Children Now Alive |
None |
53 |
5 |
15 |
15 |
18 |
43 |
61 |
| One |
2 |
|
2 |
|
|
2 |
2 |
| Previous Abortions |
None |
5 |
|
1 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
11 |
| One |
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
| Gestation |
Eight Weeks or Less |
31 |
1 |
12 |
5 |
13 |
32 |
39 |
| 9-12 |
13 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
7 |
15 |
| 13-16 |
7 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
| 17+ |
4 |
|
|
1 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
| Unknown |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
3 |
3 |
| Contraceptive Used |
None Used |
28 |
2 |
10 |
8 |
8 |
25 |
35 |
| Pills Used |
5 |
1 |
|
|
4 |
1 |
7 |
| Condom Used |
22 |
2 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
20 |
20 |
| Other Contraceptive Used |
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
| Medical Procedure |
Suction Curettage |
47 |
4 |
15 |
11 |
17 |
43 |
58 |
| Dilation Evacuation |
9 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
5 |