Table 2.
Bivariate analysis between parenting variables and pregnancy outcomes in Add Health, 1996–2007 (N = 1,107)
| Abortion (n = 221) | Miscarriage/stillbirth/livebirth (n = 886) | Odds ratio (95% CI) | p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race (n [%]) | .33 | |||
| Non-Hispanic white | 95 (17.10) | 427 (82.90) | Ref. | |
| Non-Hispanic black | 71 (15.50) | 276 (84.50) | .89 (.50–1.58) | |
| Hispanic | 38 (18.41) | 142 (81.59) | 1.09 (.65–1.85) | |
| Other | 17 (29.21) | 41 (70.79) | 2.00 (.83–4.81) | |
| Baseline age (mean [SE]) | 15.16 (.19) | 15.37 (.13) | .92 (.79–1.06) | .23 |
| Age at pregnancy (mean [SE]) | 17.75 (.12) | 17.86 (.06) | .93 (.78–1.10) | .39 |
| Year of the end of pregnancy (n [%]) | .68 | |||
| 1995 | 11 (12.50) | 64 (87.50) | .61 (.12–3.28) | |
| 1996 | 45 (22.74) | 137 (77.26) | 1.27 (.29–5.61) | |
| 1997 | 48 (15.95) | 203 (84.05) | .82 (.19–3.6) | |
| 1998 | 43 (14.09) | 192 (85.91) | .71 (.15–3.33) | |
| 1999 | 34 (22.10) | 120 (77.90) | 1.22 (.27–5.46) | |
| 2000 | 25 (17.02) | 98 (82.98) | .88 (.17–4.48) | |
| 2001 | 10 (17.84) | 57 (82.16) | .93 (.15–6.01) | |
| 2002 | 5 (18.88) | 15 (81.12) | Ref. | |
| Parental education (n [%]) | <.0001 | |||
| Less than HS | 28 (12.38) | 183 (87.62) | .27 (.15–.51) | |
| HS diploma/GED | 52 (11.59) | 348 (88.41) | .25 (.15–.43) | |
| Some postsecondary | 65 (17.64) | 190 (82.36) | .42 (.25–.69) | |
| ≥College | 76 (34.05) | 165 (65.95) | Ref. | |
| Parents’ educational expectation (mean [SE]) | 2.3 (.07) | 2.24 (.04) | 1.13 (.84–1.52) | .42 |
| Parental religion (n [%]) | .07 | |||
| None | 13 (8.47) | 59 (91.53) | .32 (.1–1.01) | |
| Other | 87 (19.59) | 349 (80.41) | .85 (.48–1.51) | |
| Baptist | 59 (13.65) | 288 (86.35) | .55 (.31–1.00) | |
| Catholic | 62 (22.27) | 190 (77.73) | Ref. | |
| Parents’ age at first marriage (n [%]) | .01 | |||
| Never married | 19 (11.01) | 77 (88.99) | .46 (.21–1.00) | |
| Early marriage <19 | 55 (13.2) | 328 (86.8) | .56 (.35–.90) | |
| Late marriage ≥19 | 147 (21.25) | 481 (78.75) | Ref. | |
| Parental support standardized (mean [SE]) | −.14 (.10) | .05 (.05) | .83 (.69–1.01) | .06 |
| Parental control standardized within each age segment (mean [SE]) | −.19 (.07) | .02 (.05) | .78 (.64–.96) | .02 |
CI = confidence interval; HS = high school; SE = standard error.