Teen Pregnancy Demographic Characteristics of Teen Abortion Patients by County

TABLE 4-11.
Demographic Characteristics of Abortion Patients by County and Age,
Oregon Residents, 1995-1997
MULTNOMAH COUNTY
Demographics of Patient 10-17 <15 15 16 17 18 19
Total Abortions 1002 77 164 324 437 702 795
Ethnicity/Race White
(Non-Hispanic)		 654 46 105 219 284 470 525
Hispanic
(All Races)		 64 4 6 15 39 46 46
African American 195 21 39 58 77 127 149
American Indian 17 4 1 6 6 8 10
Other Nonwhite 63 2 13 22 26 47 55
Unknown 9

4 5 4 10
Marital Status Married 14 1 2 4 7 20 34
Single 962 75 157 314 416 668 737
Education Grade School 102 59 19 11 13 9 13
9th Grade 191 7 100 68 16 35 19
10th Grade 297 4 39 173 81 51 41
11th Grade 266
2 51 213 161 89
12th Grade 108 2
10 96 361 398
Some College 10

1 9 78 228
Unknown 28 5 4 10 9 7 7
Children
Now
Alive		 None 865 76 157 290 342 495 519
One 119 1 6 29 83 172 224
Two 15

4 11 31 45
Three +




2 7
Unknown 3
1 1 1 2
Previous
Abortions		 None 104
12 25 67 146 190
One 15
2 2 11 23 45
Two




7 10
Three+





3
Not Stated 3
1 1 1 3
Gestation Eight
Weeks or
Less		 465 23 75 158 209 355 410
9-12 352 24 58 107 163 226 282
13-16 92 16 16 29 31 76 54
17+ 92 14 15 30 33 45 49
Unknown 1


1

Contraceptive
Used		 None Used 676 52 110 207 307 465 502
Pills Used 41
6 11 24 50 69
Condom Used 257 24 45 94 94 168 190
Other
Contraceptive
Used		 23 1 3 9 10 13 28
Medical
Procedure		 Suction Curettage 858 56 142 274 386 624 707
Dilation
Evacuation		 62 9 9 20 24 38 39
Other Specified 81 12 13 30 26 39 47