Table 1.

Sample characteristics at most recent visit to a primary care clinic by perceived health status.

Characteristics	Better Health N = 1,041 %	Poorer Health N = 128 %	p-value
Age (N = 1,156)			0.006
18–21	12.3	6.4
22–30	37.3	27.0
31–40	30.5	38.9
41–50	19.9	27.8
Education (N = 1,165)			0.001
High school diploma or less	12.0	22.7
Some college or more	88.0	77.3
Marital Status (N = 1,155)			0.04
Married or living with partner	56.2	46.5
Other	43.8	53.5
Race (N = 1,166)			<0.001
White	94.1	82.8
Black	2.2	10.2
Other	3.7	7.0
Household Income (N = 1,051)			<0.001
Less than $20,000/yr	6.1	18.3
Less than $21,000–50,000/yr	34.5	53.0
More than $50,000/yr	59.4	28.7
Health insurance (N = 1,154)			0.09
No	3.3	6.4
Yes	96.7	93.7
Medical Assistance (N = 1,164)			<0.001
No	88.5	58.7
Yes	8.2	35.7
Don’t Know	3.3	5.6
Prior pregnancy (N = 1,160)			0.04
No	54.2	44.4
Yes	45.8	55.6
Prior Live Birthsa (N = 533)			0.10
0	7.7	14.7
1	33.6	25.0
2+	58.7	60.3
Prior Abortiona (N = 527)			0.005
0	84.5	70.6
1+	15.5	29.4
Prior Miscarriagea (N = 530)			0.10
0	71.4	61.8
1+	28.6	38.2
Current Pregnancy Intentions
			0.004
(N = 1,134)
Wouldn’t mind pregnancy	12.5	14.5
Don’t Know	6.4	15.4
Wouldn’t mind avoiding pregnancy	4.5	4.3
Trying to avoid pregnancy	76.6	65.8

^aAsked only of those women reporting a prior pregnancy.