Demographic Characteristics of Mother by County and Age
Oregon Residents, 1996-1998,
State Total
Demographics of Mother 10-17 <15 15 16 17 18 19
Total Births 6063 290 832 1818 3123 4595 6217
Ethnicity/Race White 4044 156 521 1169 2198 3382 4663
Hispanic (All Races) 1402 98 222 451 631 820 1083
African American 278 13 36 89 140 154 198
American Indian 198 14 32 63 89 135 137
Other Nonwhite 133 8 20 44 61 99 131
Unknown 8 1 1 2 4 5 5
Marital Status Unmarried 5332 284 798 1652 2598 3378 3917
Married 727 6 33 165 523 1211 2294
Education 8th Grade or Less 1100 223 282 255 340 397 462
9th Grade 1327 54 379 491 403 355 362
10th Grade 1584 3 136 690 755 620 600
11th Grade 1073 0 9 205 859 1001 935
12th Grade 802 0 0 128 674 1968 3158
Some College 21 0 0 0 21 145 560
Unknown 156 10 26 49 71 109 140
Pregnancy Order One 4952 271 738 1538 2405 3119 3678
Two 920 14 87 235 584 1104 1756
Three 142 3 6 31 102 294 556
Four+ 39 1 0 10 28 71 218
Unknown 10 1 1 4 4 7 9
Start of Prenatal Care 1st Trimester 3660 122 441 1057 2040 3047 4351
2nd Trimester 1873 111 280 595 887 1243 1512
3rd Trimester 421 39 87 134 161 227 271
No Care 80 14 17 24 25 51 53
Unknown 29 4 7 8 10 27 30
Prenatal Care Inadequate Care 663 67 131 204 261 392 439
Adequate Care 5366 220 693 1605 2848 4163 5724
Unknown 34 3 8 9 14 40 54
Source of Payment Private Insurance 1753 75 226 501 951 1281 1759
Self-Pay 509 33 100 148 228 318 400
Public Insurance 3605 173 475 1101 1856 2855 3861
Other Coverage 64 5 13 21 25 48 53
Unknown Mention 98 3 13 34 48 72 108
Multiple Mention 34 1 5 13 15 21 36