TABLE 1.
Characteristic | % |
---|---|
Age | (N=241) |
15–19 | 32.8 |
20–24 | 41.5 |
25–29 | 16.6 |
30–44 | 9.1 |
Ethnicity | (N=245) |
Non–Hispanic | 96.7 |
Hispanic | 3.3 |
Race | (N=205) |
White | 12.2 |
Black | 79.5 |
Other | 8.3 |
Annual household income | (N=148) |
<$5,000 | 23.0 |
$5,000–20,000 | 42.6 |
$20,001–50,000 | 31.1 |
>$50,000 | 3.4 |
Marital status | (N=231) |
Married | 3.9 |
Cohabiting | 35.1 |
Previously married | 9.5 |
Never–married | 51.5 |
Highest level of education | (N=245) |
≤high school | 61.6 |
Trade school | 13.1 |
≥college | 25.3 |
Employment | (N=241) |
Full–time | 20.3 |
Part–time | 26.1 |
None | 53.5 |
Health insurance | (N=246) |
None | 39.4 |
Public | 39.8 |
Private | 20.7 |
Prior pregnancy | (N=224) |
Yes | 70.1 |
No | 29.9 |
Prior birth | (N=212) |
Yes | 51.4 |
No | 48.6 |
Prior abortion | (N=247) |
Yes | 20.2 |
No | 79.8 |
Birth control use since last menses | (N=238) |
None | 66.8 |
Any | 33.1 |
Pregnancy test result | (N=249) |
Positive | 45.8 |
Negative | 54.2 |
Total | 100.0 |
Notes: Ns vary because of missing data. Percentages may not add to 100.0 because of rounding.