TABLE 4-10.
Demographic Characteristics of Mother by County and Age,
Oregon Residents, 1995-1997
MULTNOMAH COUNTY

Demographics of Mother		10-17	<15	15	16	17	18	19
Total Births		1251	72	202	365	612	865	1112
Ethnicity/Race	White	673	33	96	180	364	531	702
	Hispanic (All Races)	218	13	43	69	93	141	179
	African American	256	16	42	81	117	131	152
	American Indian	41	4	8	15	14	17	20
	Other Nonwhite	62	6	12	20	24	44	58
	Unknown	1		1			1	1
Marital Status	Unmarried	1153	72	191	342	548	695	778
	Married	98		11	23	64	170	333
Education	8th Grade or Less	273	54	82	51	86	93	102
	9th Grade	298	15	84	115	84	77	78
	10th Grade	298		31	122	145	141	120
	11th Grade	202			35	167	174	197
	12th Grade	157			35	122	344	511
	Some College	4				4	23	86
	Unknown	19	3	5	7	4	13	18
Pregnancy Order	One	973	67	174	290	442	546	595
	Two	221	4	25	60	132	223	321
	Three	43	1	3	10	29	70	125
	Four+	14			5	9	26	70
	Unknown							1
Start of Prenatal Care	1st Trimester	787	30	124	229	404	575	779
	2nd Trimester	362	27	59	108	168	236	264
	3rd Trimester	84	14	16	24	30	45	61
	No Care	16	1	3	4	8	9	5
	Unknown	2				2		3
Prenatal Care	Inadequate Care	135	17	26	38	54	72	84
	Adequate Care	1113	55	175	327	556	793	1024
	Unknown	3		1		2		4
Source of Payment	Private Insurance	418	23	57	130	208	221	315
	Self-Pay	57	3	10	11	33	37	48
	Public Insurance	750	46	132	216	356	585	712
	Other Coverage	6		2	1	3	3	11
	Unknown Mention	7			2	5	10	18
	Multiple Mention	13		1	5	7	9	8