Table 3.
Sociodemographic and Reproductive Factors Associated with Women’s Health Service Use in the Past Year Among Adult Women in the U.S., 2006 Through 2010
| Full sample (N=7,897) |
Sexually active women (N=6,904) |
By Age groups | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 25–34 years (N=4,413) |
Aged 35–39 years (N=1,798) |
Aged 40–45 years (N=1,686) |
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| OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | |
| Survey year | ||||||||||
| June 2006–June 2007 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| July 2007–June 2008 | 0.6 | 0.7,1.1 | 0.8 | 0.7,1.1 | 0.9 | 0.7,1.3 | 0.7 | 0.5,1.2 | 0.9 | 0.6,1.4 |
| July 2008–June 2009 | 0.9 | 0.7,1.1 | 0.9 | 0.7,1.2 | 0.8 | 0.6,1.1 | 0.7 | 0.4,1.2 | 1.1 | 0.7,1.7 |
| July 2009–July 2010 | 0.8 | 0.7,1.1 | 0.8 | 0.6,1.1 | 0.7 | 0.5,0.9 | 0.9 | 0.5,1.3 | 1.1 | 0.7,1.8 |
| Age group | ||||||||||
| 25–34 years | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 35–39 years | 0.6 | 0.5,0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4,0.7 | ||||||
| 40–44 years | 0.5 | 0.4,0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4,0.7 | ||||||
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||
| White | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Black | 1.4 | 1.1,1.8 | 1.4 | 1.1,1.9 | 1.6 | 1.1,2.3 | 1.4 | 0.8,2.3 | 1.3 | 0.7,2.3 |
| Hispanic | 1.1 | 0.8,1.5 | 1.0 | 0.7,1.4 | 1.1 | 0.7,1.7 | 1.1 | 0.6,2.1 | 0.9 | 0.5,1.8 |
| Other | 0.8 | 0.8,1.5 | 0.8 | 0.5,1.3 | 0.7 | 0.5,1.1 | 1.8 | 0.7,4.7 | 0.4 | 0.2,1.0 |
| Education level | ||||||||||
| <High school | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| High school diploma or GED | 1.0 | 0.8,1.2 | 1.0 | 0.8,1.3 | 0.8 | 0.6,1.2 | 0.8 | 0.5,1.4 | 1.4 | 0.9,2.2 |
| Some college | 1.3 | 1.0,1.6 | 1.2 | 0.9,1.6 | 1.0 | 0.7,1.5 | 1.2 | 0.7,2.1 | 1.7 | 1.0,3.0 |
| ≥Bachelor’s degree | 1.6 | 1.2,2.1 | 1.6 | 1.1,2.1 | 1.7 | 1.0,2.7 | 1.3 | 0.7,2.6 | 2.2 | 1.2,4.0 |
| Residence | ||||||||||
| Rural | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Urban | 1.0 | 0.7,1.3 | 0.9 | 0.7,1.3 | 0.9 | 0.6,1.2 | 1.4 | 0.7,2.6 | 0.8 | 0.5,1.3 |
| Suburban | 0.8 | 0.6,1.1 | 0.8 | 0.6,1.0 | 0.9 | 0.6,1.3 | 1.1 | 0.6,2.1 | 0.5 | 0.3,0.7 |
| Born inside U.S. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Born outside U.S. | 1.1 | 0.9,1.5 | 1.2 | 0.9,1.6 | 1.0 | 0.7,1.3 | 1.1 | 0.6,1.8 | 1.6 | 0.9,2.8 |
| ≥200% federal poverty level | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| <200% federal poverty level | 0.7 | 0.6,0.9 | 0.7 | 0.5,0.8 | 0.9 | 0.7,1.1 | 0.6 | 0.4,0.9 | 0.6 | 0.4,0.9 |
| Unemployed | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Employed | 1.2 | 1.0,1.5 | 1.2 | 1.0,1.4 | 1.1 | 0.9,1.4 | 1.3 | 0.9,1.9 | 1.5 | 1.2,2.1 |
| Fully insured last year | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Uninsured any time last year | 0.5 | 0.4,0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4,0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4,0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3,0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3,0.6 |
| Religious service attendance | ||||||||||
| ≥Weekly | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| <Weekly | 1.0 | 0.8,1.3 | 1.1 | 0.8,1.3 | 1.3 | 1.0,1.8 | 1.2 | 0.8,1.9 | 0.6 | 0.5,0.9 |
| Never | 0.7 | 0.6,0.9 | 0.7 | 0.5,0.9 | 0.9 | 0.7,1.3 | 0.8 | 0.5,1.3 | 0.5 | 0.3,0.9 |
| Relationship status | ||||||||||
| Cohabiting | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Not cohabitating/married | 0.8 | 0.6,1.0 | 0.9 | 0.7,1.2 | 0.8 | 0.6,1.2 | 0.9 | 0.4,1.7 | 0.8 | 0.4,1.5 |
| Married | 0.7 | 0.5,0.9 | 0.7 | 0.5,0.9 | 0.7 | 0.5,1.0 | 0.6 | 0.3,1.2 | 0.6 | 0.4,1.1 |
| Previously married | 0.9 | 0.6,1.3 | 0.9 | 0.6,1.3 | 0.7 | 0.4,1.1 | 0.9 | 0.5,1.8 | 1.2 | 0.6,2.5 |
| Sexually active last year | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Sexually inactive last year | 0.5 | 0.4,0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3,0.6 | 0.7 | 0.4,1.3 | 0.4 | 0.2,0.6 | ||
| Never pregnant | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Ever pregnant | 1.4 | 0.9,2.0 | 1.4 | 0.9,1.4 | 1.2 | 0.8,2.0 | 1.2 | 0.5,2.7 | 2.0 | 0.9,4.5 |
| Parity | ||||||||||
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 1 | 0.9 | 0.6,2.0 | 0.9 | 0.6,1.4 | 1.3 | 0.8,2.3 | 1.0 | 0.5,2.1 | 0.4 | 0.2,0.9 |
| ≥2 | 0.8 | 0.5,1.0 | 0.7 | 0.5,1.0 | 1.0 | 0.6,1.7 | 0.8 | 0.4,1.5 | 0.4 | 0.2,0.8 |
| Reproductive intentions | ||||||||||
| Wants (more) children | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Doesn’t want more children | 1.0 | 0.8,1.2 | 1.0 | 0.8,1.2 | 0.8 | 0.6,1.1 | 1.1 | 0.8,1.5 | 0.9 | 0.6,1.3 |
| No GYN diagnosis | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Diagnosed GYN problems | 1.4 | 1.1,1.7 | 1.3 | 1.1,1.6 | 1.3 | 1.0,1.7 | 1.5 | 1.0,2.0 | 1.4 | 1.0,1.9 |
Abbreviations: confidence intervals (CI); gynecological (GYN); odds ratios (OR)
Results are presented as adjusted ORs and 95% CI from full multivariable logistic regression models for women’s health service use in the past 12 months (yes/no) among all adult women (n=7,897), among sexually active women (n=6,904) and by age groups.