TABLE 3.
Odds ratios from logistic regression analyses examining associations between selected characteristics of young adults and contraceptive use, by gender
| Characteristic | Male (N=343) |
Female (N=412) |
|---|---|---|
| AMBIVALENT | ||
| Yes | 0.35** | 0.63 |
| No (ref ) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| SOCIAL AND DEMOGRAPHIC | ||
| Age | ||
| 18–19 (ref) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 20–21 | 1.64 | 1.66 |
| 22–24 | 1.26 | 0.96 |
| 25–29 | 1.46 | 1.09 |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| White (ref ) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Black | 1.46 | 0.27* |
| Hispanic | 0.68 | 0.81 |
| Other | 0.73 | 0.62 |
| Education | ||
| <high school (ref ) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Highschool/GED | 0.68 | 4.34** |
| Some postsecondary | 1.31 | 4.26** |
| ≥college | 1.19 | 17.89*** |
| PSYCHOSOCIAL | ||
| Every pregnancy is a blessing | ||
| Strongly agree (ref) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Somewhat agree | 4.31* | 1.24 |
| Somewhat disagree | 0.77 | 0.50 |
| Strongly disagree | 0.40 | 0.46 |
| Pregnancy will happen regardless of contraceptive use | ||
| Strongly agree (ref) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Somewhat agree | 0.61 | 0.99 |
| Somewhat disagree | 1.25 | 0.62 |
| Strongly disagree | 2.87* | 0.78 |
| Likelihood of infertility | ||
| Not at all likely (ref ) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Slightly likely | 1.46 | 2.43* |
| Quite/extremely likely | 2.85 | 1.38 |
*
p<.05.
**
p<.01.
***
p<.001.
Note: ref=reference group.