Teen Pregnancy Demographic Characteristics of Teen Abortion Patients by County

Demographic Characteristics of Abortion Patients by County and Age
Clatsop County 1996-1998
    10-17 <15 15 16 17 18 19 20+ N.S. Total
Total Abortions   36 0 5 11 20 24 21 292 0 373
Ethnicity/Race White (Non-Hispanic) 32 0 4 11 17 23 20 262 0 337
  Hispanic
(All Races)
2 0 0 0 2 0 0 21 0 23
  African American 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
  American Indian 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
  Other Nonwhite 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 6 0 9
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Marital Status Married 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 87 0 91
  Unmarried 35 0 5 11 19 24 18 199 0 276
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 6
Education Grade School 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 9
  9th Grade 6 0 3 2 1 0 0 9 0 15
  10th Grade 17 0 1 7 9 2 2 6 0 27
  11th Grade 9 0 0 1 8 6 3 11 0 29
  High School Graduate 3 0 1 1 1 12 10 145 0 170
  Some College 1 0 0 0 1 4 6 81 0 92
  College Graduate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 20
  Postbaccalaureate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 9
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
Children Now Alive None 33 0 5 11 17 21 14 92 0 160
  One 3 0 0 0 3 3 6 91 0 103
  Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 54 0 55
  Three + 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 55 0 55
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Previous Abortions None 29 0 5 11 13 22 13 133 0 197
  One 6 0 0 0 6 2 7 81 0 96
  Two 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 39 0 41
  Three+ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 39
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gestation Eight Weeks
or Less
12 0 2 5 5 15 8 179 0 214
  9-12 18 0 3 4 11 7 11 75 0 111
  13-16 5 0 0 2 3 1 1 12 0 19
  17+ 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 25 0 28
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Contraceptive Used None Used 28 0 5 8 15 15 12 178 0 233
  Pills Used 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 26 0 30
  Condom Used 5 0 0 3 2 7 6 65 0 83
  Other/Unknown
Contraceptive
Used
2 0 0 0 2 1 1 22 0 26
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Medical Procedure Suction Curettage 31 0 5 9 17 23 20 272 0 346
  Dilation Evacuation 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 18 0 21
  Other Specified 3 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 6
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0