TABLE 4-11.
Demographic Characteristics of Abortion Patients by County and
Age,
Oregon Residents, 1993-1995
POLK COUNTY
| Demographics of
Patient |
10-17 |
<15 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
19 |
| Total Abortions |
36 |
4 |
7 |
13 |
12 |
17 |
21 |
| Ethnicity/Race |
White (Non-Hispanic) |
31 |
3 |
6 |
11 |
11 |
15 |
17 |
| Hispanic (All Races) |
3 |
1 |
|
1 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
| American Indian |
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
| Unknown |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
| Marital Status |
Married |
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
| Single |
31 |
3 |
5 |
13 |
10 |
12 |
19 |
| Education |
Grade School |
3 |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
| 9th Grade |
8 |
|
4 |
4 |
|
|
|
| 10th Grade |
7 |
|
1 |
5 |
1 |
|
2 |
| 11th Grade |
9 |
|
|
2 |
7 |
2 |
2 |
| 12th Grade |
5 |
|
|
2 |
3 |
9 |
6 |
| Some College |
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
10 |
| Unknown |
4 |
1 |
2 |
|
1 |
4 |
1 |
| Children Now Alive |
None |
33 |
4 |
7 |
12 |
10 |
15 |
19 |
| One |
3 |
|
|
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| Previous Abortions |
None |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
2 |
1 |
| One |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
| Gestation |
Eight Weeks or Less |
16 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
6 |
10 |
14 |
| 9-12 |
14 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
4 |
5 |
4 |
| 13-16 |
5 |
|
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
| 17+ |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
| Unknown |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
| Contraceptive Used |
None Used |
22 |
4 |
3 |
8 |
7 |
8 |
11 |
| Pills Used |
2 |
|
|
1 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
| Condom Used |
11 |
|
4 |
3 |
4 |
7 |
5 |
| Other Contraceptive Used |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
| Medical Procedure |
Suction Curettage |
34 |
4 |
7 |
12 |
11 |
17 |
19 |
| Dilation Evacuation |
2 |
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
2 |