Teen Pregnancy Demographic Characteristics of Teen Abortion Patients by County

Demographic Characteristics of Abortion Patients by County and Age
Wasco County 1997-1999
    10-17 <15 15 16 17 18 19 20+ N.S. Total
Total Abortions   16 1 5 2 8 6 11 125 0 158
Ethnicity/Race White (Non-Hispanic) 14 1 5 2 6 6 10 103 0 133
  Hispanic (All Races) 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 11 0 13
  African American 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
  American Indian 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 6
  Other Nonwhite 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3
  Unknown 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2
Marital Status Married 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 43 0 44
  Unmarried 13 1 5 2 5 6 11 78 0 108
  Unknown 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 6
Education Grade School 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 4
  9th Grade 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
  10th Grade 5 0 2 2 1 1 1 5 0 12
  11th Grade 4 0 0 0 4 1 2 3 0 10
  High School Graduate 1 0 0 0 1 4 6 57 0 68
  Some College 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 34 0 36
  College Graduate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 21
  Postbaccalaureate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
  Unknown 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2
Children
Now Alive
None 11 1 5 2 3 5 7 32 0 55
  One 3 0 0 0 3 1 4 39 0 47
  Two 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 34 0 36
  Three + 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 20
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Previous
Abortions
None 16 1 5 2 8 6 8 70 0 100
  One 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 31 0 34
  Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 16
  Three+ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 8
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gestation Eight Weeks or Less 6 0 3 1 2 2 4 70 0 82
  9-12 5 0 1 1 3 2 4 40 0 51
  13-16 3 0 1 0 2 0 2 9 0 14
  17+ 2 1 0 0 1 2 1 5 0 10
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Contraceptive
Used
None Used 8 1 2 2 3 5 5 86 0 104
  Pills Used 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 10 0 12
  Condom Used 5 0 3 0 2 1 3 24 0 33
  Other/Unknown
Contraceptive
Used
1 0 0 0 1 0 2 6 0 9
  Unknown 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
Medical
Procedure
Suction Curettage 14 0 5 2 7 4 9 116 0 143
  Dilation Evacuation 2 1 0 0 1 2 2 8 0 14
  Other Specified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
  Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0