Demographic Characteristics of Abortion Patients by County and Age, Oregon Residents, 2001-2003
Polk County
Age 10-17 <15 15 16 17 18 19 20+ Total
Total Abortions 22 1 2 7 12 13 19 269 323
Ethnicity/Race White (Non-Hispanic) 19 1 1 5 12 11 18 212 260
Hispanic (All Races) 3 0 1 2 0 2 1 39 45
African American 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 5
American Indian 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 10
Other Nonwhite 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marital Status Married 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 91 93
Unmarried 22 1 2 7 12 13 17 172 224
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6
Education Grade School 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 7
9th Grade 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 5
10th Grade 11 0 1 6 4 0 0 5 16
11th Grade 4 0 0 1 3 2 2 8 16
High School Graduate 4 0 0 0 4 7 12 115 138
Some College 1 0 0 0 1 4 5 85 95
College Graduate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 37
Postbaccalaureate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 9
Children
Now Alive
None 22 1 2 7 12 13 12 97 144
One 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 61 68
Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 73 73
Three + 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 38
Previous
Abortions
None 20 1 2 6 11 10 13 153 196
One 2 0 0 1 1 2 4 83 91
Two 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 24 27
Three+ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Gestation Eight Weeks
or Less
9 0 1 4 4 9 10 172 200
9-12 6 0 0 2 4 2 7 66 81
13-16 6 1 1 1 3 1 0 12 19
17+ 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 18 22
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Contraceptive
Used
None Used 14 1 1 5 7 8 16 192 230
Pills Used 3 0 0 0 3 1 1 30 35
Condom Used 5 0 1 2 2 4 2 38 49
Other/Unknown
Contraceptive
Used
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 13
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Medical Procedure Suction Curettage 20 1 2 7 10 10 17 210 257
Dilation Evacuation 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 18 22
Other Specified 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 41 44