Table 1.

Preference for and use of long-acting or permanent methods (LAPM) at 6 months postpartum, by socio-demographic characteristics

Characteristic	n	Proportion with preference for LAPM	χ ²	Proportion using LAPM among women with preference for LAPM	χ ²
City
Austin	377	0.77		0.41
El Paso	318	0.75	0.368	0.35	0.153
Age
18 - 24	224	0.75		0.32
25 - 29	197	0.75		0.29
30+	274	0.78	0.606	0.50	0.000
Parity
1	212	0.59		0.28
2	212	0.75		0.30
3+	271	0.91	0.000	0.49	0.000
Education
<High School	224	0.84		0.36
High School	184	0.78		0.36
>High School	287	0.69	0.000	0.43	0.298
Insurance status at 6 months
Retained insurance	326	0.74		0.47
Lost insurance	369	0.78	0.147	0.31	0.000
Relationship status
Married	350	0.74		0.41
Cohabiting	208	0.78		0.36
Single	137	0.79	0.412	0.34	0.371
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic	168	0.63		0.39
Hispanic	527	0.80	0.000	0.38	0.942
Annual household income^†
< $10,000	217	0.78		0.29
$10,000 - 19,999	169	0.82		0.38
$20,000 - 34,999	110	0.82		0.49
$35,000 - 74,999	102	0.70		0.41
$75,000 or more	85	0.64	0.005	0.46	0.016
Childbearing intentions at 6 months^*
Want more children	324	0.61		0.25
Want no more children	205	0.89		0.23
Don't know	66	0.74	0.000	0.24	0.905
Total	695	0.76		0.38

^†

(n = 683) Does not include 12 women who had missing data on income.

(n = 595) Does not include 100 women who were using sterilization at 6 months.