Teen Pregnancy Demographic Characteristics of Teen Abortion Patients by County

Demographic Characteristics of Abortion Patients by County and Age
Lane County 1996-1998
    10-17 <15 15 16 17 18 19 20+ N.S. Total
Total Abortions   336 26 58 108 144 223 292 2,954 17 3,822
Ethnicity/Race White (Non-Hispanic) 286 24 54 87 121 190 255 2,577 15 3,323
  Hispanic
(All Races)
27 2 3 12 10 13 13 150 1 204
  African American 7 0 1 2 4 4 2 36 0 49
  American Indian 9 0 0 4 5 7 6 38 0 60
  Other Nonwhite 6 0 0 3 3 6 11 139 1 163
  Unknown 1 0 0 0 1 3 5 14 0 23
Marital Status Married 4 0 0 1 3 7 18 740 3 772
  Unmarried 329 25 58 106 140 211 270 2,169 12 2,991
  Unknown 3 1 0 1 1 5 4 45 2 59
Education Grade School 47 22 14 6 5 4 2 30 1 84
  9th Grade 54 3 25 19 7 6 3 34 1 98
  10th Grade 94 1 16 50 27 18 12 61 1 186
  11th Grade 88 0 1 24 63 43 18 110 1 260
  High School Graduate 49 0 2 7 40 115 139 946 7 1,256
  Some College 2 0 0 2 0 34 113 1,089 3 1,241
  College Graduate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 409 1 410
  Postbaccalaureate 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 229 1 231
  Unknown 2 0 0 0 2 2 5 46 1 56
Children Now Alive None 297 24 57 95 121 175 219 1,248 7 1,946
  One 34 2 1 11 20 41 62 774 3 914
  Two 3 0 0 2 1 5 7 633 4 652
  Three + 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 292 0 294
  Unknown 1 0 0 0 1 2 3 7 3 16
Previous Abortions None 305 25 58 97 125 185 233 1,602 9 2,334
  One 25 1 0 10 14 32 50 776 2 885
  Two 5 0 0 1 4 2 5 352 3 367
  Three+ 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 216 0 218
  Unknown 1 0 0 0 1 3 3 8 3 18
Gestation Eight Weeks
or Less
160 10 21 61 68 109 169 1,824 10 2,272
  9-12 127 12 26 27 62 88 84 868 6 1,173
  13-16 27 2 6 10 9 13 24 133 0 197
  17+ 20 2 5 8 5 13 14 126 1 174
  Unknown 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 0 6
Contraceptive Used None Used 190 15 32 53 90 117 166 1,565 9 2,047
  Pills Used 22 0 2 10 10 24 29 299 1 375
  Condom Used 108 8 23 41 36 71 78 695 3 955
  Other/Unknown
Contraceptive
Used
13 3 0 3 7 8 15 356 3 395
  Unknown 3 0 1 1 1 3 4 39 1 50
Medical Procedure Suction Curettage 308 24 49 99 136 195 262 2,714 9 3,488
  Dilation Evacuation 16 0 4 9 3 13 14 118 1 162
  Other Specified 12 2 5 0 5 15 16 122 7 172
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0