Demographic Characteristics of Abortion Patients by County and Age

Demographic Characteristics of Abortion Patients by County and Age,
Oregon Residents, 2005-2007
Columbia County


10-17 15 16 17 18 19 20+ Total
Total Abortions 26 5 8 13 17 30 245 318
Ethnicity/Race White (Non-Hispanic) 23 5 6 12 13 27 228 291
Hispanic (All Races) 1 0 1 0 4 2 6 13
African American 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3
American Indian 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
Other Nonwhite 1 0 1 0 0 0 6 7
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Marital Status Married 1 0 0 1 0 3 90 94
Unmarried 24 5 8 11 16 26 150 216
Unknown 1 0 0 1 1 1 5 8
Education Grade School 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 6
9th Grade 5 2 2 1 0 1 2 8
10th Grade 8 0 4 4 1 0 5 14
11th Grade 9 0 2 7 6 6 11 32
High School Graduate 1 0 0 1 10 18 107 136
Some College 0 0 0 0 0 5 78 83
College Graduate 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 32
Postbaccalaureate 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
Children Now Alive None 22 3 8 11 14 20 53 109
One 4 2 0 2 2 7 80 93
Two 0 0 0 0 1 3 75 79
Three + 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 37
Previous Abortions None 25 4 8 13 16 24 116 181
One 1 1 0 0 1 4 77 83
Two 0 0 0 0 0 1 35 36
Three+ 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 16
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2
Gestation Eight Weeks or Less 18 4 5 9 6 18 155 197
9-12 8 1 3 4 8 6 60 82
13-16 0 0 0 0 3 2 15 20
17+ 0 0 0 0 0 4 15 19
Contraceptive Used None Used 9 1 3 5 11 9 103 132
Pills Used 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 11
Condom Used 0 0 0 0 1 1 20 22
Other/Unknown Contraceptive Used 17 4 5 8 5 17 113 152
Unknown 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2
Medical Procedure Suction Curettage 11 1 7 3 9 13 106 139
Dilation Evacuation 11 4 0 7 7 11 104 133
Other Specified 4 0 1 3 1 6 35 46