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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Womens Health Issues. 2008 Oct 15;18(6):471–481. doi: 10.1016/j.whi.2008.07.011

Table 2.

Demographic and Risk Characteristics of Participants (n=103)

Characteristics Intensive intervention Group Minimal intervention Group p-value
Age category (n1=48) (n2=55) 0.86
 ≥15 – 20 20.8% 21.8%
 21 – 24 35.4% 32.7%
 25 – 29 27.1% 30.9%
 30 – 34 6.3% 9.1%
 35 – 39 8.3% 5.5%
 40 – 44 2.1% 0.0%

Marital status 0.63
 Never married 39.6% 49.1%
 Married 52.1% 43.6%
 Divorced/Widowed 8.3% 7.3%

Race/Ethnicity 0.32
 White 66.0% 80.0%
 Hispanic or Latino* 25.5% 12.7%
 American Indian/Alaskan Native** 4.3% 5.5%
 Black 4.3% 1.8%

Education status 0.83
 < High School 25.5% 25.9%
 High School Grad 29.8% 33.3%
 Some College 40.4% 33.3%
 College Graduate 4.3% 7.4%

Number of live births 0.64
 0 4.2% 10.9%
 1 43.8% 40.0%
 2 33.3% 32.7%
 3 or more 18.8% 16.4%

Time since last live birth 0.326

 0–6 months 14 (32.6%) 15 (30.6%)

 >6 – 12 months 6 (14.0%) 14 (28.6%)

 >12 – 24 months 9 (20.9%) 6 (12.2%)

 > 24 months 14 (32.6%) 14 (28.6%)

Importance of preventing pregnancy now 0.66

 Not at all or a little important 4.2% 1.8%

 Moderately important 8.3% 3.6%

 Very important 29.2% 32.7%

 Extremely important 58.3% 61.8%

Ever seen a health care provider for birth control information or services 85.4% 92.6% 0.24

Currently using birth control to prevent pregnancy or STDs 60.4% 61.8% 0.88

Ever had a pelvic exam that included a pap smear 97.9% 96.3% 0.64

Yearly Income
 $0 – $5,000 22.7% 34.5% 0.61
 $5,001 – $10,000 18.2% 12.7%
 $10,001 – $25,000 36.4% 32.7%
 $25,001 – $50,000 22.7% 20.0%

Health Insurance 56.3% 52.7% 0.72

Of those with Health Insurance - Type
 Medicaid/OHP 55.6% 64.3% 0.324
 Private Insurance 37.0% 35.7%
 Don’t know 7.4% 0.0%
*

Nine of the Hispanic participants considered themselves White as well.

**

One of the AI/AN participants considered herself Hispanic, two of the AI/AN participants considered themselves Hispanic and White, and two of the AI/AN participants considered themselves White, though not of Hispanic origin.