Table 3.
Contraceptive Nonuse Versus Use Prior toSelf-Reported Unintended Pregnancies to Hispanic Women, National Survey of Family Growth Interview, 2006–2010*,†,‡
| |
% of total unintended pregnancies n=481 pregnancies; weighted n=1,946,189 |
% of unintended pregnancies with no contraceptive use prior to conception n=243 pregnancies (50%); n=980,775 |
|---|---|---|
| Weighted proportions | ||
| Age at conception (years) | ||
| 15–19 | 28 | 49 |
| 20–24 | 26 | 46 |
| 25–34 | 34 | 52 |
| ≥35 | 12 | 61 |
| Educational attainment | ||
| Less than high school | 52 | 55 |
| High school+ | 48 | 55 |
| Marital status at conception | ||
| Single | 39 | 53 |
| Cohabitating | 33 | 43 |
| Married | 29 | 55 |
| Language | ||
| Spanish | 34 | 59.63 |
| English | 66 | 45.61 |
| Immigrant | ||
| Yes | 44 | 53 |
| No | 56 | 48 |
| Household income§ | ||
| 0–149 | 62 | 54 |
| 150+ | 38 | 44 |
| Hispanic group | ||
| Mexican | 69 | 53 |
| Other | 31 | 44 |
| Religion | ||
| Protestant | 22 | 51 |
| No religion | 19 | 44 |
| Other religion | 3 | 82 |
| Catholic | 57 | 51 |
*
Pregnancies within three years of NSFG interview.
†
Contraceptive methods used included: oral contraceptive/ring/patch (22%), condom (21%), withdrawal (16%), not actually using contraception (11%), emergency contraception (4%), intrauterine device or implant (3%), injection (1%), sterilization (0.3%), other (22%, including included calendar, insert, or missing).
‡
No significant differences found.
§
Percent of poverty line, adjusted for household size; calculated using poverty threshold from year prior to interview.