| Demographic Characteristics of Abortion Patients by County and Age Wasco County 1996-1998 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|   |   | 10-17 | <15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20+ | N.S. | Total |
| Total Abortions |   | 20 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 130 | 0 | 170 |
| Ethnicity/Race | White (Non-Hispanic) | 16 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 106 | 0 | 137 |
|   | Hispanic (All Races) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 16 |
|   | African American | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
|   | American Indian | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9 |
|   | Other Nonwhite | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
|   | Unknown | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Marital Status | Married | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 40 |
|   | Unmarried | 17 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 86 | 0 | 123 |
|   | Unknown | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| Education | Grade School | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
|   | 9th Grade | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
|   | 10th Grade | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 13 |
|   | 11th Grade | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 13 |
|   | High School Graduate | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 58 | 0 | 75 |
|   | Some College | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 32 |
|   | College Graduate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 20 |
|   | Postbaccalaureate | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
|   | Unknown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Children Now Alive | None | 15 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 37 | 0 | 68 |
|   | One | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 39 | 0 | 46 |
|   | Two | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 35 |
|   | Three + | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 21 |
|   | Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Previous Abortions | None | 19 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 77 | 0 | 110 |
|   | One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 0 | 35 |
|   | Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
|   | Three+ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
|   | Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gestation | Eight Weeks or Less |
9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 64 | 0 | 79 |
|   | 9-12 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 50 | 0 | 66 |
|   | 13-16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 15 |
|   | 17+ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
|   | Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Contraceptive Used | None Used | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 89 | 0 | 117 |
|   | Pills Used | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 13 |
|   | Condom Used | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 27 |
|   | Other/Unknown Contraceptive Used |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 12 |
|   | Unknown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Medical Procedure | Suction Curettage | 20 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 121 | 0 | 158 |
|   | Dilation Evacuation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
|   | Other Specified | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
|   | Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |