Table 3.

Multivariable analysis of parenting variables and pregnancy outcome (abortion vs. miscarriage/stillbirth/live birth) (n = 1,107)

	Odds ratio (95% CI)	p Value
Race		.62
Non-Hispanic white	Ref.
Non-Hispanic black	1.07 (.60–1.90)
Hispanic	1.10 (.63–1.90)
Other	1.84 (.75–4.49)
Baseline age	.76 (.50–1.16)	.20
Age at pregnancy	1.10 (.71–1.71)	.68
Year of the end of pregnancy	.83 (.53–1.31)	.42
Parental education		<.0001
Less than HS	.35 (.19–.66)
HS diploma/GED	.30 (.18–.51)
Some postsecondary	.47 (.28–.78)
≥College	Ref.
Parents’ educational expectation	1.03 (.75–1.40)	.87
Parental religion		.31
None	.37 (.12–1.15)
Other	.78 (.42–1.46)
Baptist	.65 (.33–1.28)
Catholic	Ref.
Parents’ age at first marriage		.20
0 = never married	.54 (.24–1.24)
1 = early marriage <19	.72 (.43–1.20)
2 = late marriage ≥19	Ref.
Parental support standardized	.86 (.69–1.07)	.18
Parental control standardized with each age segment	.80 (.66–.98)	.03

CI = confidence interval; HS = high school.