Table 1.
Potentially at risk of unintended pregnancy* (N=794) |
Full sample (N=1,271) |
|
---|---|---|
% | % | |
Age, years | ||
<25 | 36.7 | 25.6 |
25-34 | 35.5 | 31.8 |
35-49 | 27.8 | 42.6 |
Mean/median age | 29.4/27.0 | 32.6/32.0 |
Race/ethnicity | ||
Latina | 90.6 | 91.8 |
African American | 2.5 | 2.2 |
White | 4.7 | 4.3 |
Other | 2.3 | 1.7 |
Primary language used at home | ||
Spanish | 50.5 | 52.2 |
English and Spanish, equally | 12.2 | 12.0 |
English | 37.3 | 35.7 |
Primary country of residence | ||
United States | 81.1 | 80.8 |
US and Mexico, equally | 0.6 | 0.7 |
Mexico | 17.4 | 17.6 |
Other | 0.9 | 0.9 |
Education | ||
Incomplete high school or less (0-11 yrs) | 14.1 | 18.3 |
Completed high school | 24.7 | 24.5 |
Some college (13-15 yrs) | 30.0 | 27.9 |
College or more | 31.2 | 29.4 |
Mean/median years of schooling | 13.5/14.0 | 13.2/13.0 |
School location for last grade completed | ||
United States | 70.7 | 67.5 |
Mexico | 27.4 | 31.0 |
Other | 1.9 | 1.5 |
Parity | ||
Nulliparous | 46.8 | 33.5 |
One | 18.8 | 15.1 |
Two | 22.1 | 26.9 |
Three or more | 12.4 | 24.5 |
Mean/median parity | 1.0/1.0 | 1.5/2.0 |
Recruitment site | ||
Mall A | 50.3 | 46.7 |
Mall B | 21.5 | 21.4 |
Flea market | 28.2 | 31.9 |
Excludes women who are pregnant, trying to get pregnant, infertile or sterilized.