Table 1. Characteristics of sexually active young women initiating oral contraception.
| Characteristic | N = 1281 n (%) |
| Median age (range); yrs | 19 (12–24) |
| Completed high school/GED | 469 (36.6) |
| Serious financial hardship in past 6 months | 313 (24.5) |
| Race/ethnicity | |
| African American | 436 (34.0) |
| Hispanic | 774 (60.4) |
| Other | 71 (5.5) |
| Number of sexual partners in past 6 months | |
| 1 partner | 1005 (78.5) |
| 2 or more partners | 276 (21.6) |
| Median length of sexual relationship with current partner (IQR); weeks | 56 (20–144) |
| Relationship status among those with a partner | |
| Neither married nor living together | 790 (61.7) |
| Living together, not married | 282 (22.0) |
| Married | 209 (16.3) |
| History of STI diagnosis | 256 (20.2) |
| Given EC at enrollment clinic visit | 176 (13.7) |
| Ever pregnant | 753 (59.6) |
| Ever abortion, among all participants | 230 (18.0) |
| Consistency of condom use in past 6 months | |
| Always | 353 (28.0) |
| Most of the time | 246 (19.2) |
| Some of the time | 169 (13.1) |
| Rarely | 99 (7.7) |
| Never | 414 (32.0) |
| Condom used at last sexual intercourse | 492 (38.5) |
| Main reason for condom use at last sexual intercourse | |
| Pregnancy prevention only | 114 (23.1) |
| STI prevention | 376 (76.2) |
*Where values do not sum to 100%, observations are missing.