Oregon Birth Data

Demographic Characteristics of Mother by County, Race and Ethnicity, Multnomah County, Oregon Residents, 1998-2000
		Total Births	Non-Hispanic						Hispanic (All Races)
		Total Births	White	African American	American Indian	Asian	Other Asian and Hawaiian*	Other	Hispanic (All Races)
Total Births		27,976	19,253	2,108	300	376	2,026	78	3,835
Mothers Age	<15	57	31	9	3	0	1	0	13
	15-19	2,989	1,668	460	62	5	174	10	610
	20-24	6,756	4,233	687	87	26	415	24	1,284
	25-29	7,527	5,060	464	82	96	693	20	1,112
	30-34	6,513	4,982	311	37	140	487	11	545
	35-39	3,347	2,652	144	25	86	203	10	227
	40-44	736	588	33	4	21	47	2	41
	45+	45	37	0	0	1	6	0	1
Marital Status	Unmarried	9,322	5,361	1,476	186	30	468	39	1,762
	Married	18,652	13,892	631	114	345	1,558	39	2,073
Education	8th Grade or Less	1,847	319	73	19	23	147	1	1,265
	9th Grade	1,125	408	47	12	7	60	1	590
	10th Grade	1,210	768	127	31	8	78	0	198
	11th Grade	1,413	828	212	33	8	83	1	248
	12th Grade	8,794	5,962	975	103	105	766	10	873
	Some College	5,728	4,359	440	62	59	435	7	366
	College	4,457	3,804	138	25	104	250	5	131
	Post- Baccalaureate	2,646	2,363	43	5	47	113	1	74
	Unknown	756	442	53	10	15	94	52	90
Pregnancy Order	One	8,825	6,094	556	91	142	699	31	1,212
	Two	7,820	5,428	501	73	113	614	20	1,071
	Three	5,077	3,514	372	43	69	333	15	731
	Four+	6,202	4,194	670	93	50	378	8	809
	Unknown	52	23	9	0	2	2	4	12
Start of Prenatal Care	1st Trimester	22,263	15,995	1,627	213	319	1,529	60	2,520
	2nd Trimester	4,452	2,516	381	60	48	409	11	1,027
	3rd Trimester	924	534	62	19	6	65	2	236
	No Care	223	140	28	5	1	14	2	33
	Unknown	114	68	10	3	2	9	3	19
Prenatal Care	Inadequate Care	1,685	932	136	31	14	142	5	425
	Adequate Care	26,118	18,207	1,963	266	361	1,866	70	3,385
	Unknown	173	114	9	3	1	18	3	25

*Other Asian and Hawaiian includes: Hawaiian, Filipino, and Other Asian and Pacific Islander.