Table 3.
Level of discussion about birth control at first sexual intercoursea | Wanted a pregnancy at first sexual intercourseb |
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Yes | Didn't think about it | Didn't care | ||||||
Adolescent limitations | ||||||||
Chronic health condition only | 0.987 | |||||||
–0.013 | ||||||||
(0.138) | ||||||||
Sensory condition only | 1.116 | |||||||
0.110 | ||||||||
(0.108) | ||||||||
Learning disability or emotional condition only | 1.568* | |||||||
0.450 | ||||||||
(0.197) | ||||||||
Multiple conditions | 1.348† | 6.079** | 4.258* | 1.390 | ||||
0.299 | 1.805 | 1.449 | 0.329 | |||||
(0.176) | (0.581) | (0.615) | (0.567) | |||||
One condition only | 0.901 | 1.081 | 1.241 | |||||
–0.104 | 0.078 | 0.216 | ||||||
(0.527) | (0.504) | (0.281) | ||||||
Mild condition | 1.147 | 2.073 | 2.098 | 1.364 | ||||
0.137 | 0.729 | 0.741 | 0.310 | |||||
(0.130) | (0.661) | (0.590) | (0.413) | |||||
Serious condition | 0.967 | 7.958** | 4.756* | 1.016 | ||||
–0.034 | 2.074 | 1.560 | 0.016 | |||||
(0.260) | (0.669) | (0.710) | (0.781) | |||||
Adolescent characteristics | ||||||||
Black | 1.207* | 1.190† | 0.756 | 0.882 | 0.475 | 0.534 | 1.154 | 1.135 |
0.188 | 0.174 | –0.280 | –0.126 | –0.745 | –0.628 | 0.144 | 0.127 | |
(0.090) | (0.091) | (0.582) | (0.580) | (0.571) | (0.572) | (0.309) | (0.309) | |
Hispanic | 0.862 | 0.851 | 2.662† | 3.018* | 0.697 | 0.789 | 1.266 | 1.274 |
–0.148 | –0.162 | 0.979 | 1.105 | –0.361 | –0.237 | 0.236 | 0.242 | |
(0.102) | (0.102) | (0.504) | (0.515) | (0.578) | (0.583) | (0.329) | (0.333) | |
Age at first sexual intercourse | 1.120*** | 1.116*** | 0.895 | 0.915 | 0.842 | 0.849 | 0.978 | 0.978 |
0.114 | 0.110 | –0.111 | –0.089 | –0.172 | –0.164 | –0.022 | –0.023 | |
(0.018) | (0.018) | (0.099) | (0.099) | (0.114) | (0.114) | (0.062) | (0.061) | |
Family characteristics | ||||||||
Two biological parents | 1.210* | 1.207* | 1.438 | 1.516 | 0.574 | 0.615 | 0.850 | 0.851 |
0.190 | 0.188 | 0.363 | 0.416 | –0.555 | –0.487 | –0.163 | –0.161 | |
(0.080) | (0.080) | (0.411) | (0.415) | (0.507) | (0.511) | (0.280) | (0.281) | |
Parental highest education: high school | 0.845 | 0.838 | 1.141 | 1.008 | 0.909 | 0.885 | 1.261 | 1.300 |
–0.169 | –0.177 | 0.132 | 0.008 | –0.095 | –0.122 | 0.232 | 0.262 | |
(0.115) | (0.115) | (0.492) | (0.479) | (0.549) | (0.540) | (0.318) | (0.318) | |
Parental highest education: more than high school | 0.816† | 0.807† | 0.863 | 0.868 | 0.534 | 0.532 | 0.595 | 0.612 |
–0.203 | –0.214 | –0.148 | –0.142 | –0.627 | –0.630 | –0.519 | –0.491 | |
(0.116) | (0.116) | (0.536) | (0.531) | (0.602) | (0.602) | (0.372) | (0.373) | |
Income-to poverty ratio: 0–100 | 1.052 | 1.067 | 6.375*** | 5.624** | 1.613 | 1.443 | 1.933* | 1.922* |
0.051 | 0.065 | 1.852 | 1.727 | 0.478 | 0.367 | 0.659 | 0.654 | |
(0.102) | (0.103) | (0.583) | (0.588) | (0.535) | (0.540) | (0.319) | (0.320) | |
Income-to poverty ratio: 101-200 | 1.075 | 1.082 | 3.015† | 2.899† | 1.227 | 1.155 | 1.387 | 1.394 |
0.072 | 0.079 | 1.104 | 1.064 | 0.205 | 0.144 | 0.327 | 0.332 | |
(0.095) | (0.096) | (0.612) | (0.612) | (0.556) | (0.556) | (0.332) | (0.333) | |
Biological mother's age at adolescent's birth | 0.988† | 0.988† | 1.024 | 1.021 | 0.842 | 1.039 | 1.017 | 1.016 |
–0.012 | –0.012 | 0.024 | 0.020 | –0.172 | 0.039 | 0.016 | 0.016 | |
(0.007) | (0.007) | (0.034) | (0.034) | (0.114) | (0.037) | (0.023) | (0.023) | |
Intercept 1 | 0.890 | 0.788 | –3.555* | –3.858* | –1.222 | –1.385 | –2.514* | –2.459* |
Intercept 2 | 1.414 | 1.313 | ||||||
Intercept 3 | 2.286 | 2.181 | ||||||
Log likelihood | –3,560.066 | –3,545.709 | –476.747 | –476.263 | ||||
N | 2,729 | 2,715 | 808 | 805 |
Source: National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997, Waves 1–11
p < .10
p < .05
p < .01
p < .001; two-tailed tests
Data shown are odds ratios (first number) and unstandardized coefficients (second number) from ordered logistic regression equations with standard errors for the unstandardized regression coefficients in parentheses. Higher values indicate more discussion about birth control
Data shown are relative risk ratios (first number) and unstandardized coefficients (second number) from multinomial logistic regression equations with standard errors for the unstandardized regression coefficients in parentheses. The reference category is “No, didn't want a pregnancy”. This question is only asked of respondents who did not report using contraception at first sexual intercourse