TABLE 1.
US Clinic Users (n = 532), % | Mexican Pharmacy Users (n = 514), % | Pa | |
Age, y | <.001 | ||
18–24 | 34 | 23 | |
25–34 | 44 | 41 | |
35–44 | 22 | 36 | |
No. of live births | .017 | ||
0 | 19 | 13 | |
1–2 | 45 | 46 | |
≥ 3 | 36 | 41 | |
Marital status | .002 | ||
Single | 27 | 22 | |
Unmarried, living with partner | 21 | 15 | |
Married | 42 | 53 | |
Previously married | 10 | 10 | |
Ethnicity | .87 | ||
Hispanic | 98 | 98 | |
Other | 2 | 2 | |
Education, y | .002 | ||
1–8 | 15 | 23 | |
9–11 | 29 | 28 | |
12 | 25 | 26 | |
> 12 | 31 | 23 | |
Language ability | <.001 | ||
English better than Spanish | 20 | 9 | |
No difference | 30 | 21 | |
Spanish better than English | 39 | 57 | |
Spanish only | 11 | 13 | |
Born in Mexico | 60 | 77 | <.001 |
Last year of schooling in Mexico | 28 | 43 | <.001 |
Border crossing frequency | <.001 | ||
Never/almost never | 51 | 29 | |
Less than once per month | 16 | 11 | |
1–3 times per month | 21 | 35 | |
Once per week or more | 12 | 25 | |
Receives US government assistance | 75 | 71 | .083 |
Has US health insurance | 24 | 11 | <.001 |
Health insurance covers oral contraceptives | 17 | 3 | <.001 |
By the χ2 test.