Table 1.
Follow-up Survey (n = 222) |
In-depth Interview (n = 38) |
|
---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | |
Age, years 18–24 |
84 (37.8) | 12 (31.6) |
25–29 | 69 (31.1) | 15 (39.5) |
30–34 | 42 (18.9) | 6 (15.8) |
35–45 | 27 (12.2) | 5 (13.2) |
Race* Black |
192 (86.9) | 32 (84.2) |
White | 25 (11.3) | 5 (13.2) |
Other/multiracial | 4 (1.8) | 1 (2.6) |
Educational attainment* High school or less |
61 (27.6) | 14 (36.8) |
Some college | 118 (53.4) | 18 (47.4) |
College degree | 42 (19.0) | 6 (15.8) |
Number of children 0 |
57 (25.7) | 5 (13.2) |
1 | 70 (31.5) | 14 (36.8) |
≥2 Future fertility intentions* |
95 (42.8) | 19 (50.0) |
Wants a child in ≤2 years, unsure | 51 (23.1) | 7 (18.4) |
Wants a child in ≥3 years, does not want more | 170 (76.9) | 31 (81.6) |
Prior abortion Yes |
93 (41.9) | 18 (47.4) |
No | 129 (58.1) | 20 (52.6) |
Insurance*
Commercial |
91 (41.2) | 6 (15.8) |
Medicaid or Medicaid family planning waiver | 66 (29.9) | 19 (50.0) |
None | 64 (29.0) | 13 (34.2) |
Source for women’s health care Private doctor |
111 (50.0) | 17 (44.7) |
Public health department | 54 (24.3) | 12 (31.6) |
Federally qualified health center | 23 (10.4) | 2 (5.3) |
Family planning clinic/other | 15 (6.8) | 3 (7.9) |
No regular source | 19 (8.6) | 4 (10.5) |
Prior barriers accessing reproductive health care Yes |
163 (73.4) | 28 (73.7) |
No | 59 (26.6) | 10 (26.3) |
Type of abortion Medication |
128 (57.7) | 22 (57.9) |
Surgical <12 weeks | 56 (25.2) | 12 (31.6) |
Surgical ≥12 weeks | 26 (11.7) | 4 (10.5) |
Miscarriage | 12 (5.4) | 0 |
Difficulty paying for abortion care† Somewhat/very easy |
63 (30.0) | 9 (23.7) |
Somewhat/very difficult | 147 (70.0) | 29 (76.3) |
Geographic residence Same county as clinic |
82 (36.9) | 11 (29.0) |
Other county | 140 (63.1) | 27 (71.0) |
Information missing for one survey participant.
Not asked of women who reported having a miscarriage.