Table 1.
Weighted percentage distributions of U.S. women aged 18–44 years at risk of unintended pregnancy who support OTC access and are likely to use OTC access to OCPs, by demographic and reproductive characteristicsa
| All women (N=2,046)b |
Supports OTC accessc (N=2,038) |
Likely to use OTC accessd (N=2,034) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | n | Weighted % |
Weighted% | Weighted% | |
| All | 2,046 | 62.2% | 37.1% | ||
| Age (y) | |||||
| 18–24 | 559 | 28.0% | 65.7% | 47.3%*** | |
| 25–34 | 789 | 40.4% | 62.2% | 37.8%*** | |
| 35–44 (reference) | 698 | 31.6% | 59.1% | 27.0% | |
| Education | |||||
| < High school | 176 | 8.8 % | 50.6% | 32.2% | |
| High school graduate | 429 | 21.2% | 66.4% | 37.9% | |
| Some college | 714 | 36.1% | 64.0% | 38.2% | |
| College graduate (reference) | 727 | 34.0% | 60.7% | 36.6% | |
| Race/ethnicity | |||||
| White, non-Hispanic (reference) | 1325 | 62.8 % | 61.8% | 38.7% | |
| Black, non-Hispanic | 185 | 11.7% | 62.3% | 31.2% | |
| Asian-Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic | 73 | 5.3% | 69.7% | 41.0% | |
| Hispanic | 376 | 17.6% | 61.2% | 36.2% | |
| Other, non-Hispanic (>1 race, other) | 87 | 2.6% | 63.5% | 23.3%* | |
| Marital status | |||||
| Married (reference) | 1045 | 48.7 % | 56.8% | 30.4% | |
| Divorced/widowed/separated | 121 | 7.0% | 64.9% | 43.6%* | |
| Never married, living alone | 539 | 27.3% | 67.4%** | 42.1%*** | |
| Never married, living with partner | 341 | 17.0% | 68.4%** | 45.3%*** | |
| Survey language | |||||
| English (reference) | 1859 | 91.3 % | 62.4% | 37.3% | |
| Spanish | 187 | 8.7% | 60.2% | 34.2% | |
| Ever given birth | |||||
| Yes | 1232 | 58.2% | 58.5%** | 32.0%*** | |
| No (reference) | 814 | 41.8% | 67.4% | 44.1% | |
| Region | |||||
| Northeast (reference) | 351 | 18.6 % | 61.1% | 32.0% | |
| Midwest | 475 | 20.4% | 57.6% | 35.5% | |
| South | 664 | 35.5% | 64.9% | 42.2%* | |
| West | 556 | 25.5% | 63.1% | 34.9% | |
| Poverty level | |||||
| ≤200% federal poverty guidelines | 883 | 45.0 % | 60.0% | 35.5% | |
| >200% federal poverty guidelines (reference) | 1163 | 55.0% | 64.1% | 38.4% | |
| Health insurance | |||||
| Public (reference) | 343 | 17.3 % | 60.5% | 23.7% | |
| Private | 1352 | 65.1% | 62.1% | 38.4%*** | |
| None | 337 | 17.6% | 65.9% | 45.9%*** | |
| Current birth control use | |||||
| Other hormonal method or IUD (reference) | 437 | 20.5 % | 60.1% | 18.9% | |
| OCPs | 647 | 32.7% | 64.5% | 58.7%*** | |
| Less effective method | 392 | 18.6% | 57.1% | 32.7%** | |
| None | 564 | 28.3% | 64.1% | 28.0%* | |
| Ever tried to get a prescription for a hormonal birth control method (OCPs, patch, ring) | |||||
| Yes | 1389 | 67.7% | 65.9%*** | 41.7%*** | |
| No (reference) | 643 | 32.3% | 54.1% | 26.5% | |
| Unprotected sex in past 3 months | |||||
| Yes | 506 | 24.5% | 70.2%** | 38.3% | |
| No (reference) | 1530 | 75.5% | 59.7% | 36.7% | |
Weighted to reflect the U.S. female non-institutionalized population aged 18–44
n's vary due to missing values
Women were considered to support OTC access if they reported being 'somewhat in favor' or 'strongly in favor' of OCPs being OTC. Women were considered not to support OTC access if they reported being ‘somewhat opposed’ or ‘strongly opposed’ or 'not sure.'
Women were considered likely to use OTC access if they reported being 'somewhat likely' or 'very likely' to get OCPs OTC among women already using the method, or 'somewhat likely' or 'very likely' to begin using OCPs if OTC among women not currently using the method. Current OCP users were considered not likely to use OTC access if they reported they 'prefer to get prescription refills' or were 'not sure;' women not currently using OCPs were considered not likely to use OTC access if they reported being 'not more likely' to begin using pills, 'not sure' or 'not interested' in OCPs.
Significant at p<0.05 in univariable logistic regression analysis.
Significant at p<0.01 in univariable logistic regression analysis.
Significant at p<0.001 in univariable logistic regression analysis.
OTC: over-the-counter
OCPs: oral contraceptive pills