Demographic Characteristics of Abortion Patients by County and Age, Oregon Residents, 2000-2002
Columbia County


10-17 <15 15 16 17 18 19 20+ Total
Total Abortions 36 2 9 8 17 30 28 249 343
Ethnicity/Race White
(Non-Hispanic)
35 2 8 8 17 28 26 237 326
Hispanic (All Races) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 6
African American 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
American Indian 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 5
Other Nonwhite 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 6
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marital Status Married 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 80 81
Unmarried 35 2 9 8 16 30 26 162 253
Unknown 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 7 9
Education Grade School 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 3 7
9th Grade 8 1 6 1 0 0 1 4 13
10th Grade 9 0 2 4 3 2 1 7 19
11th Grade 12 0 0 3 9 8 3 11 34
High School
Graduate
4 0 0 0 4 19 22 127 172
Some College 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 64 65
College Graduate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 28
Post-
baccalaureate
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
Children
Now Alive
None 35 2 9 8 16 24 18 59 136
One 1 0 0 0 1 6 9 92 108
Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 64 64
Three + 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 34
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Previous
Abortions
None 29 2 9 6 12 25 18 124 196
One 4 0 0 1 3 4 7 77 92
Two 2 0 0 1 1 1 2 27 32
Three+ 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 20 22
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Gestation Eight Weeks
or Less
18 0 6 5 7 17 10 148 193
9-12 12 2 3 3 4 11 11 59 93
13-16 3 0 0 0 3 1 2 26 32
17+ 3 0 0 0 3 1 5 14 23
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
Contraceptive
Used
None Used 25 1 6 7 11 17 18 131 191
Pills Used 2 0 1 0 1 5 5 36 48
Condom Used 7 1 1 1 4 9 3 60 79
Other/Unknown
Contraceptive
Used
2 0 1 0 1 0 3 27 32
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
Medical
Procedure
Suction Curettage 33 2 9 8 14 27 23 211 294
Dilation
Evacuation
3 0 0 0 3 2 5 17 27
Other Specified 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20 21
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1