Table 1.
Characteristics and Exposure to Sexual and Physical Violence Among U.S. Patients Undergoing Nonhospital Abortion by Sexual Orientation Status, 2014
| Heterosexual | Homosexual, Gay, or Lesbian | Bisexual | Something Else | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | P | % | 95% CI | P | % | 95% CI | P | |
| Age (y) | |||||||||||
| 15–19 | 11.9 | 11.2–12.7 | 7.1 | 1.7–25.0 | .44 | 13.6 | 10.2–17.9 | .37 | 7.4 | 3.3–15.6 | .22 |
| 20–24 | 34.7 | 33.6–35.8 | 35.7 | 20.2–55.0 | .91 | 44.9 | 39.5–50.5 | <.001 | 39.5 | 29.4–50.6 | .36 |
| 25–29 | 26.8 | 25.8–27.8 | 21.4 | 9.8–40.6 | .53 | 27.2 | 22.6–32.4 | .86 | 30.9 | 21.7–41.8 | .41 |
| 30–34 | 15.3 | 14.5–16.1 | 17.9 | 7.5–36.8 | .71 | 8.9 | 6.2–12.5 | <.001 | 14.8 | 8.6–24.4 | .91 |
| 35 or older | 11.3 | 10.6–12.1 | 17.9 | 7.5–36.8 | .28 | 5.4 | 3.4–8.5 | <.001 | 7.4 | 3.3–15.6 | .27 |
| Race and ethnicity | |||||||||||
| Non-Hispanic black | 28.0 | 26.9–29.0 | 42.9 | 25.9–61.6 | .09 | 27.9 | 23.2–33.1 | .97 | 35.8 | 26.1–46.8 | .12 |
| Non-Hispanic white | 41.3 | 40.1–42.4 | 21.4 | 9.8–40.6 | .04 | 43.4 | 38.0–48.9 | .46 | 11.1 | 5.9–20.1 | <.001 |
| Non-Hispanic other | 8.5 | 7.8–9.1 | 7.1 | 1.7–25.0 | .80 | 7.0 | 4.6–10.4 | .35 | 21.0 | 13.4–31.3 | <.001 |
| Hispanic | 22.3 | 21.4–23.3 | 28.6 | 14.8–48.0 | .43 | 21.8 | 17.6–26.7 | .84 | 32.1 | 22.8–43.1 | .04 |
| Relationship status | |||||||||||
| Married | 13.6 | 12.8–14.4 | 25.0 | 12.2–44.3 | .09 | 10.8 | 7.8–14.7 | .15 | 12.4 | 6.7–21.5 | .75 |
| Cohabiting | 31.6 | 30.5–32.7 | 7.1 | 1.7–25.0 | .02 | 31.7 | 26.7–37.0 | .98 | 28.4 | 19.6–39.2 | .54 |
| Never married | 46.5 | 45.3–47.6 | 46.4 | 28.9–64.9 | .99 | 48.1 | 42.6–53.6 | .58 | 53.1 | 42.2–63.7 | .24 |
| Previously married | 8.4 | 7.7–9.0 | 21.4 | 9.8–40.6 | .02 | 9.5 | 6.7–13.3 | .48 | 6.2 | 2.6–14.1 | .48 |
| Education (aged 20 y and older) | |||||||||||
| Less than high school | 7.0 | 6.4–7.7 | 15.4 | 5.8–35.0 | .11 | 10.3 | 7.2–14.5 | .04 | 16.0 | 9.3–26.2 | <.001 |
| High school or high school equivalency certificate | 27.1 | 26.0–28.2 | 26.9 | 13.2–47.1 | .99 | 33.0 | 27.6–38.8 | .03 | 45.3 | 34.4–56.7 | <.001 |
| Some college | 43.5 | 42.3–44.8 | 42.3 | 24.9–61.9 | .90 | 44.7 | 38.9–50.6 | .71 | 26.7 | 17.8–37.8 | <.001 |
| College graduate | 22.4 | 21.4–23.4 | 15.4 | 5.8–35.0 | .40 | 12.1 | 8.7–16.5 | <.001 | 12.0 | 6.3–21.6 | .04 |
| % federal poverty level | |||||||||||
| Less than 100 | 47.8 | 46.6–48.9 | 57.1 | 38.4–74.1 | .32 | 56.7 | 51.1–62.0 | <.001 | 70.4 | 59.5–79.3 | <.001 |
| 100–199 | 26.3 | 25.3–27.3 | 32.1 | 17.4–51.5 | .49 | 23.1 | 18.8–28.1 | .20 | 16.1 | 9.5–25.8 | .04 |
| 200 or greater | 25.9 | 24.9–27.0 | 10.7 | 3.4–28.9 | .08 | 20.3 | 16.2–25.1 | .02 | 13.6 | 7.7–23.0 | .01 |
| Prior births | |||||||||||
| 0 | 41.9 | 40.7–43.0 | 46.4 | 28.9–64.9 | .62 | 49.1 | 43.6–54.6 | .01 | 27.2 | 18.6–37.9 | .01 |
| 1 or more | 58.2 | 57.0–59.3 | 53.6 | 35.1–71.1 | .62 | 51.0 | 45.4–56.4 | .01 | 72.8 | 62.1–81.4 | .01 |
| Prior abortions | |||||||||||
| 0 | 56.1 | 54.9–57.2 | 57.1 | 38.4–74.1 | .91 | 60.4 | 54.9–65.7 | .13 | 42.0 | 31.7–53.0 | .01 |
| 1 or more | 43.9 | 42.8–45.1 | 42.9 | 25.9–61.6 | .91 | 39.6 | 34.3–45.1 | .13 | 58.0 | 47.0–68.3 | .01 |
| Physical abuse by man involved in pregnancy | |||||||||||
| Yes | 3.6 | 3.2–4.0 | 33.3 | 17.4–54.3 | <.001 | 8.7 | 6.0–12.4 | <.001 | 7.7 | 3.5–16.2 | .06 |
| No | 96.4 | 96.0–96.8 | 66.7 | 45.7–82.6 | <.001 | 91.3 | 87.6–94.0 | <.001 | 92.3 | 83.8–96.5 | .06 |
| Sexual abuse by man involved in the pregnancy | |||||||||||
| Yes | 1.9 | 1.6–2.2 | 34.6 | 18.8–54.7 | <.001 | 7.1 | 4.7–10.5 | <.001 | 5.1 | 1.9–13.0 | .04 |
| No | 98.2 | 97.8–98.4 | 65.4 | 45.3–81.2 | <.001 | 92.9 | 89.5–95.3 | <.001 | 94.9 | 87.0–98.1 | .04 |
| Pregnancy the result of forced sex | |||||||||||
| Yes | 1.2 | 1.0–1.5 | 14.8 | 5.6–33.9 | <.001 | 3.2 | 1.7–5.9 | <.001 | 3.8 | 1.2 −11.2 | .06 |
| No | 97.9 | 97.5–98.2 | 77.8 | 58.1–89.8 | <.001 | 94.5 | 91.3–96.6 | <.001 | 87.3 | 78.0–93.1 | <.001 |
| Do not know | 0.9 | 0.7–1.1 | 7.4 | 1.8–25.8 | <.001 | 2.3 | 1.1 −4.7 | .02 | 8.9 | 4.3–17.5 | <.001 |
| Total | 7,231 | 28 | 316 | 81 | |||||||
Bold indicates statistically significance at P<.05.