TABLE 3.
Percentage distribution of women, by anticipated decision in the event of a positive pregnancy test, according to responses to a multi-item and a single-item measure
| Intention | Terminate | Continue | Unsure | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pregnancy | pregnancy | |||
| Multi-item measure*** | ||||
| Planning | 0.0 | 97.9 | 2.1 | 100.0 |
| Ambivalent | 2.0 | 83.2 | 14.9 | 100.0 |
| Not planning | 27.2 | 35.8 | 37.0 | 100.0 |
| Single-item measure*** | ||||
| Trying to become pregnant | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 |
| Ambivalent about pregnancy | 2.3 | 84.0 | 13.7 | 100.0 |
| Wouldn’t mind getting pregnant | 0.0 | 94.8 | 5.2 | 100.0 |
| Wouldn’t mind avoiding pregnancy | 6.7 | 60.0 | 33.3 | 100.0 |
| Don’t know | 2.4 | 85.4 | 12.2 | 100.0 |
| Trying to avoid pregnancy | 28.6 | 31.4 | 40.0 | 100.0 |
***
Differences among distributions are significant at p<.001.
Notes: Chi-square testing for the single-item measure did not include the individual indicators of the ambivalence measure. Percentages may not add to 100.0 because of rounding.