Demographic Characteristics of Abortion Patients, Oregon Residents,
? 1998-2001, State Total
? 10-17 <15 15 16 17 18 19 20+ N.S. Total
Total Abortions 2,889 186 459 795 1,449 2,171 2,542 30,318 43 37,963
Ethnicity/Race White
(Non-Hispanic)
2,265 125 379 626 1,135 1,637 1,951 23,016 25 28,894
? Hispanic (All Races) 278 36 33 77 132 201 278 2,942 9 3,708
? African American 174 15 26 52 81 162 177 1,863 3 2,379
? American Indian 76 6 16 23 31 58 52 617 0 803
? Other Nonwhite 129 7 14 30 78 131 121 2,088 4 2,473
? Unknown 22 1 2 8 11 19 8 192 2 243
Marital Status Married 30 0 3 4 23 68 140 8,092 15 8,345
? Unmarried 2,773 182 444 759 1,388 2,022 2,326 21,150 26 28,297
? Unknown 86 4 12 32 38 81 76 1,076 2 1,321
Education Grade School 284 141 75 30 38 42 66 764 1 1,157
? 9th Grade 538 32 263 168 75 48 51 480 1 1,118
? 10th Grade 807 7 91 412 297 144 157 929 4 2,041
? 11th Grade 809 1 8 122 678 449 257 1,373 4 2,892
? High School
Graduate
355 0 7 36 312 1,255 1,355 11,638 13 14,616
? Some College 20 0 0 0 20 170 606 8,644 9 9,449
? College Graduate 1 0 0 0 1 3 5 4,516 5 4,530
? Postbaccalaureate 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1,196 1 1,198
? Unknown 75 5 15 27 28 59 45 778 5 962
Children Now Alive None 2,587 184 439 717 1,247 1,690 1,763 11,231 15 17,286
? One 275 2 17 69 187 411 627 8,412 17 9,742
? Two 19 0 2 6 11 65 134 6,785 4 7,007
? Three + 5 0 1 1 3 4 16 3,848 4 3,877
? Unknown 3 0 0 2 1 1 2 42 3 51
Previous Abortions None 2,540 178 438 718 1,206 1,766 1,877 15,383 25 21,591
? One 306 8 17 66 215 332 506 8,563 7 9,714
? Two 31 0 2 6 23 59 122 3,700 4 3,916
? Three+ 4 0 0 1 3 8 34 2,550 4 2,600
? Unknown 8 0 2 4 2 6 3 122 3 142
Gestation Eight Weeks
or Less
1,399 80 218 384 717 1,097 1,394 18,702 23 22,615
? 9-12 983 67 161 273 482 711 783 8,041 10 10,528
? 13-16 264 20 42 72 130 200 190 1,819 3 2,476
? 17+ 224 15 35 64 110 150 164 1,600 3 2,141
? Unknown 19 4 3 2 10 13 11 156 4 203
Contraceptive Used None Used 2,053 134 331 573 1,015 1,463 1,746 18,957 28 24,247
? Pills Used 190 7 19 49 115 219 265 3,163 3 3,840
? Condom Used 566 42 99 147 278 409 427 5,618 10 7,030
? Other/Unknown
Contraceptive Used
60 2 6 12 40 76 107 2,715 1 2,959
? Unknown 53 4 9 20 20 44 33 457 2 589
Medical Procedure Suction Curettage 2,629 173 418 723 1,315 1,950 2,318 27,607 35 34,539
? Dilation Evacuation 220 13 30 63 114 174 168 1,675 1 2,238
? Other Specified 39 0 10 9 20 47 56 1,028 6 1,176
? Unknown 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 8 1 10