TABLE 4-11.
Demographic Characteristics of Abortion Patients by County and
Age,
Oregon Residents, 1994-1996
MULTNOMAH COUNTY
| Demographics of Patient |
10-17 |
<15 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
19 |
| Total Abortions |
1013 |
73 |
167 |
317 |
456 |
675 |
801 |
| Ethnicity/Race |
White (Non-Hispanic) |
684 |
46 |
115 |
221 |
302 |
438 |
529 |
| Hispanic (All Races) |
51 |
4 |
4 |
13 |
30 |
45 |
49 |
| African American |
193 |
18 |
35 |
56 |
84 |
126 |
145 |
| American Indian |
16 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
13 |
| Other Nonwhite |
58 |
2 |
11 |
16 |
29 |
50 |
54 |
| Unknown |
11 |
|
|
6 |
5 |
9 |
11 |
| Marital Status |
Married |
17 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
10 |
22 |
25 |
| Single |
978 |
71 |
162 |
309 |
436 |
634 |
754 |
| Education |
Grade School |
90 |
53 |
18 |
7 |
12 |
8 |
12 |
| 9th Grade |
198 |
9 |
104 |
69 |
16 |
20 |
16 |
| 10th Grade |
292 |
3 |
32 |
168 |
89 |
41 |
56 |
| 11th Grade |
266 |
|
3 |
52 |
211 |
151 |
95 |
| 12th Grade |
115 |
1 |
|
10 |
104 |
356 |
391 |
| Some College |
14 |
|
|
1 |
13 |
88 |
222 |
| Unknown |
38 |
7 |
10 |
10 |
11 |
11 |
9 |
| Children Now Alive |
None |
864 |
72 |
157 |
284 |
351 |
487 |
524 |
| One |
119 |
1 |
8 |
25 |
85 |
147 |
219 |
| Two |
17 |
|
|
4 |
13 |
25 |
44 |
| Three + |
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
3 |
7 |
| Unknown |
5 |
|
1 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
|
| Previous Abortions |
None |
101 |
1 |
8 |
23 |
69 |
129 |
193 |
| One |
12 |
|
1 |
2 |
9 |
19 |
47 |
| Two |
|
|
|
|
|
5 |
7 |
| Three+ |
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
3 |
| Not Stated |
5 |
|
1 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
| Gestation |
Eight Weeks or Less |
434 |
18 |
67 |
148 |
201 |
321 |
380 |
| 9-12 |
372 |
29 |
68 |
106 |
169 |
221 |
279 |
| 13-16 |
92 |
14 |
19 |
28 |
31 |
70 |
61 |
| 17+ |
87 |
10 |
11 |
26 |
40 |
40 |
53 |
| Unknown |
28 |
2 |
2 |
9 |
15 |
23 |
28 |
| Contraceptive Used |
None Used |
669 |
46 |
114 |
199 |
310 |
417 |
484 |
| Pills Used |
42 |
1 |
4 |
9 |
28 |
50 |
66 |
| Condom Used |
276 |
25 |
45 |
100 |
106 |
185 |
211 |
| Other Contraceptive Used |
22 |
1 |
4 |
7 |
10 |
19 |
35 |
| Medical Procedure |
Suction Curettage |
913 |
63 |
154 |
285 |
411 |
615 |
725 |
| Dilation Evacuation |
93 |
10 |
13 |
30 |
40 |
50 |
65 |
| Other Specified |
2 |
|
|
1 |
1 |
5 |
9 |