Teen Pregnancy Demographic Characteristics of Teen Abortion Patients by County

Demographic Characteristics of Abortion Patients by County and Age
Clackamas County 1996-1998
    10-17 <15 15 16 17 18 19 20+ N.S. Total
Total Abortions   373 19 59 118 177 250 219 2,573 6 3,421
Ethnicity/Race White (Non-Hispanic) 339 13 55 110 161 228 193 2,299 6 3,065
  Hispanic
(All Races)
15 4 2 1 8 14 11 125 0 165
  African American 7 1 0 2 4 4 3 32 0 46
  American Indian 6 1 2 2 1 0 2 20 0 28
  Other Nonwhite 6 0 0 3 3 4 9 79 0 98
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 18 0 19
Marital Status Married 2 1 0 0 1 5 12 750 2 771
  Unmarried 369 18 59 118 174 241 204 1,764 4 2,582
  Unknown 2 0 0 0 2 4 3 59 0 68
Education Grade School 24 10 8 3 3 2 1 37 0 64
  9th Grade 63 7 29 20 7 6 3 34 0 106
  10th Grade 123 0 18 69 36 12 15 89 0 239
  11th Grade 115 0 1 21 93 62 28 112 2 319
  High School Graduate 44 2 2 5 35 144 114 995 2 1,299
  Some College 2 0 0 0 2 20 56 799 2 879
  College Graduate 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 358 0 359
  Postbaccalaureate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 87 0 87
  Unknown 2 0 1 0 1 3 2 62 0 69
Children Now Alive None 346 18 56 107 165 212 167 970 2 1,697
  One 24 0 2 11 11 32 45 710 1 812
  Two 1 1 0 0 0 4 7 586 1 599
  Three + 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 296 2 299
  Unknown 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 11 0 14
Previous Abortions None 324 19 54 105 146 187 155 1,236 3 1,905
  One 44 0 4 12 28 54 52 783 3 936
  Two 4 0 0 1 3 5 10 317 0 336
  Three+ 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 217 0 221
  Unknown 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 20 0 23
Gestation Eight Weeks
or Less
188 6 31 63 88 128 114 1,656 4 2,090
  9-12 140 8 20 44 68 77 77 624 1 919
  13-16 26 1 4 8 13 29 12 153 0 220
  17+ 19 4 4 3 8 15 16 135 1 186
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 6
Contraceptive Used None Used 256 13 48 81 114 178 135 1,589 5 2,163
  Pills Used 20 0 2 8 10 16 31 224 0 291
  Condom Used 89 6 8 28 47 48 47 503 1 688
  Other/Unknown
Contraceptive
Used
6 0 1 1 4 6 5 229 0 246
  Unknown 2 0 0 0 2 2 1 28 0 33
Medical Procedure Suction Curettage 340 12 53 114 161 212 194 2,300 5 3,051
  Dilation Evacuation 30 7 5 3 15 34 18 198 1 281
  Other Specified 3 0 1 1 1 4 7 75 0 89
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0