Demographic Characteristics of Abortion Patients, Oregon Residents, 2002-2004
State Total


10-17 <15 15 16 17 18 19 20+ N.S. Total
Total Abortions 2235 153 310 685 1087 1659 1972 27827 40 33733
Ethnicity/Race White (Non-Hispanic) 1675 108 233 507 827 1262 1471 20780 25 25213
Hispanic (All Races) 287 23 46 96 122 200 250 3002 8 3747
African American 157 10 19 46 82 104 134 1732 3 2130
American Indian 48 5 5 16 22 39 43 564 2 696
Other Nonwhite 87 5 12 26 44 69 89 1920 1 2166
Unknown 15 4 1 2 8 10 11 188 1 225
Marital Status Married 20 1 0 7 12 49 88 7079 9 7245
Unmarried 2121 136 297 652 1036 1551 1820 19644 22 25158
Unknown 94 16 13 26 39 59 64 1104 9 1330
Education Grade School 219 98 62 43 16 23 33 695 1 971
9th Grade 355 32 159 125 39 48 58 516 1 978
10th Grade 668 4 67 362 235 98 103 821 1 1691
11th Grade 642 1 4 108 529 369 201 1323 5 2540
High School Graduate 229 1 2 19 207 913 1076 10598 14 12830
Some College 22 0 2 3 17 153 438 7818 10 8441
College Graduate 4 1 0 0 3 4 6 4080 1 4095
Postbaccalaureate 1 0 0 0 1 1 4 1147 0 1153
Unknown 95 16 14 25 40 50 53 829 7 1034
Children Now Alive None 1985 138 293 619 935 1331 1394 10189 12 14911
One 178 2 8 48 120 263 452 7472 10 8375
Two 10 1 0 2 7 35 88 6266 9 6408
Three + 1 0 0 0 1 2 11 3440 3 3457
Unknown 61 12 9 16 24 28 27 460 6 582
Previous Abortions None 1989 148 296 621 924 1375 1454 13947 20 18785
One 216 4 14 55 143 236 381 7942 13 8788
Two 23 0 0 8 15 40 89 3484 0 3636
Three+ 4 1 0 0 3 6 38 2365 1 2414
Unknown 3 0 0 1 2 2 10 89 6 110
Gestation Eight Weeks or Less 1153 75 150 349 579 936 1116 18190 22 21417
9-12 670 42 93 211 324 438 546 6353 10 8017
13-16 241 21 32 75 113 149 164 1668 1 2223
17+ 162 14 34 48 66 123 129 1468 1 1883
Unknown 9 1 1 2 5 13 17 142 6 187
Contraceptive Used None Used 1555 99 219 498 739 1153 1325 17399 20 21452
Pills Used 160 5 12 33 110 162 220 2792 6 3340
Condom Used 385 32 60 114 179 246 311 5059 7 6008
Other/Unknown Contraceptive Used 66 2 9 17 38 71 90 2267 4 2498
Unknown 92 15 14 24 39 45 51 694 3 885
Medical Procedure Suction Curettage 1809 125 241 565 878 1266 1519 21095 28 25717
Dilation Evacuation 222 20 47 62 93 172 176 2027 1 2598
Other Specified 201 8 21 58 114 219 276 4679 8 5383
Unknown 3 0 1 0 2 2 1 26 3 35