TABLE 4.
Percentage distribution of women, by pregnancy test results, according to responses to a multi-item and a single-item measure
| Intention | Positive | Negative | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multi-item measure*** | |||
| Planning | 55.1 | 44.9 | 100.0 |
| Ambivalent | 57.1 | 42.9 | 100.0 |
| Not planning | 27.9 | 72.1 | 100.0 |
| Single-item measure*** | |||
| Trying to become pregnant | 63.0 | 37.0 | 100.0 |
| Ambivalent about pregnancy | 56.2 | 43.8 | 100.0 |
| Wouldn’t mind getting pregnant | 59.3 | 40.7 | 100.0 |
| Wouldn’t mind avoiding pregnancy | 45.5 | 54.5 | 100.0 |
| Don’t know | 60.5 | 39.5 | 100.0 |
| Trying to avoid pregnancy | 21.6 | 78.4 | 100.0 |
***
Differences among distributions are significant at p<.001.
Note: Chi-square for the single-item measure did not include the individual indicators of the ambivalence measure.