Table 3.

Interpregnancy interval for subsequent births according to neighborhood characteristics, singleton births, Montréal, Canada, 1997–2001

	Total subsequent births	Short IPI		Intermediate IPI		Long IPI
	n	n	%	n	%	n	%
Perceived security
High	10838	1807	16.7	5366	49.5	3665	33.8
High-moderate	10878	2014	18.5	4996	45.9	3868	35.6
Moderate	11348	2026	17.9	4886	43.1	4436	39.1
Low-moderate	9242	1772	19.2	3958	42.8	3512	38.0
Low	8195	1616	19.7	3362	41.0	3217	39.3
Proportion foreign-born
High	11611	2260	19.5	4890	42.1	4461	38.4
High-moderate	9973	1687	16.9	4580	45.9	3706	37.2
Moderate	10172	1946	19.1	4486	44.1	3740	36.8
Low-moderate	9971	1759	17.6	4779	47.9	3433	34.4
Low	8774	1583	18.0	3833	43.7	3358	38.3