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. 2010 Jun;19(6):1195–1200. doi: 10.1089/jwh.2009.1623

Table 2.

Multivariable Prediction Model for Not Trying to Get Pregnant

Predictor AORa(95% CI) p value
Race/ethnicity   0.0002
 African American 2.04 (1.22-3.43) 0.007
 Asian 1.61 (1.02-2.54) 0.042
 Latina 0.73 (0.43-1.25) 0.26
 White 1.00  
Maternal age, years   <0.0001
 ≤17 7.06 (1.48, 33.6) 0.014
 18–24 3.47 (2.13, 5.67) <0.001
 25–29 1.76 (1.18, 2.62) 0.005
 ≥30 1.00  
U.S. born 1.64 (1.11, 2.43) 0.013
Less than high school education 1.20 (0.70, 2.04) 0.51
Married or living with partner 0.69 (0.44, 1.09) 0.11
Occupational category   0.94
 Unemployed 0.99 (0.42, 2.30) 0.97
 Blue collar 0.96 (0.42, 2.22) 0.93
 Less skilled administrative 0.99 (0.49, 1.98) 0.98
 More skilled administrative 1.23 (0.67, 2.25) 0.50
 White collar 1.26 (0.709, 1.94) 0.56
 Professional 1.00  
Family income <$25,000 per year 1.58 (0.76, 3.28) 0.57
Religious affiliation   0.006
 Catholic 0.92 (0.60, 1.42) 0.72
 Other Christian 1.22 (0.79, 1.87) 0.37
 Other religion 0.50 (0.30, 0.83) 0.007
 No religion 1.00  
Previous pregnancy 0.98 (0.64, 1.51) 0.87
Previous live births   <0.0001
 0 1.00  
 1 1.47 (0.97, 2.23) 0.07
 ≥2 3.53 (2.16, 5.77) <0.0001
Previous abortion 1.20 (0.83, 1.73) 0.33
Fatalismb 0.99 (0.90, 1.08) 0.81
Subjective social standingc 0.82 (0.74, 0.91) 0.0001
a

Adjusted for all other covariates in the model.

b

AOR associated with 1 point increase in 7-point scale item, where 0 = least fatalistic and 6 = most fatalistic.

c

AOR associated with 1 point increase in 9-point scale item, where 1 represents the bottom rung of the social ladder tool and 9 represents the top rung.

AOR, adjusted odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.