Table 3.
Adjusted associations between socio-demographic variables and contraceptive use
| Any method vs no method N=7214 |
High/Mod vs Less Effective (excluding non-users) N=5809 |
High vs Mod/Less Effective (excluding non- users) N=5809 |
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| Socio- demographic characteristic |
Category | Adjusted OR | p value | Adjusted OR | p value | Adjusted OR | p value |
| Race/ Ethnicity | White | Ref | Ref | Ref | |||
| Hispanic | 0.94 (0.76, 1.17) | 0.6085 | 0.57 (0.43, 0.76) | 0.0001 | 0.59 (0.46, 0.77) | <.0001 | |
| Black | 0.65 (0.51, 0.83) | 0.0004 | 0.49 (0.37, 0.65) | <.0001 | 0.63 (0.46, 0.84) | 0.0021 | |
| Other | 0.59 (0.45, 0.77) | <.0001 | 0.41 (0.28, 0.61) | <.0001 | 0.58 (0.38, 0.88) | 0.0106 | |
| Age | 15–19 | Ref | Ref | Ref | |||
| 20–29 | 1.51 (1.09, 2.10) | 0.0123 | 0.99 (0.72, 1.38) | 0.9709 | 2.26 (1.11, 4.62) | 0.0252 | |
| 30–39 | 1.15 (0.79, 1.68) | 0.4710 | 1.19 (0.81, 1.74) | 0.3673 | 5.79 (2.72, 12.3) | <.0001 | |
| 40–44 | 1.25 (0.85, 1.84) | 0.2624 | 1.49 (0.94, 2.39) | 0.0931 | 12.0 (5.69, 25.3) | <.0001 | |
| Income | < 100 poverty level | Ref | Ref | Ref | |||
| 100–299 poverty level | 0.95 (0.73, 1.23) | 0.6953 | 0.78 (0.60, 1.01) | 0.0604 | 1.08 (0.81, 1.44) | 0.5907 | |
| > 299 poverty level | 1.02 (0.76, 1.39) | 0.8785 | 1.00 (0.71, 1.41) | 0.9968 | 1.16 (0.79, 1.69) | 0.4439 | |
| Education | HS diploma or less | Ref | Ref | Ref | |||
| At least some college | 1.24 (1.02, 1.51) | 0.0274 | 0.79 (0.63, 0.98) | 0.0326 | 0.55 (0.43, 0.71) | <.0001 | |
| Insurance status | Private | Ref | Ref | Ref | |||
| Public/None | 0.75 (0.61, 0.92) | 0.0066 | 0.76 (0.60, 0.98) | 0.0313 | 1.15 (0.86, 1.55) | 0.3384 | |
| Marital status | Ever been married | Ref | Ref | Ref | |||
| Never been married | 0.89 (0.73, 1.08) | 0.2483 | 0.97 (0.77, 1.23) | 0.8315 | 0.56 (0.44, 0.73) | <.0001 | |
| Religion | Catholic | Ref | Ref | Ref | |||
| None | 1.08 (0.82, 1.42) | 0.6020 | 1.22 (0.89, 1.66) | 0.2148 | 1.94 (1.38, 2.74) | 0.0001 | |
| Protestant | 1.29 (0.99, 1.67) | 0.0567 | 1.35 (1.02, 1.79) | 0.0329 | 1.74 (1.32, 2.28) | <.0001 | |
| Other | 1.11 (0.76, 1.62) | 0.5884 | 0.65 (0.43, 0.97) | 0.0355 | 0.85 (0.54, 1.32) | 0.4668 | |
| Parity | 0 | Ref | Ref | Ref | |||
| 1 | 0.89 (0.67, 1.18) | 0.4063 | 1.07 (0.79, 1.43) | 0.6724 | 3.15 (2.15, 4.59) | <.0001 | |
| 2 | 2.11 (1.51, 2.95) | <.0001 | 1.97 (1.40, 2.77) | 0.0001 | 9.62 (6.93, 13.3) | <.0001 | |
| 3+ | 2.37 (1.61, 3.50) | <.0001 | 4.30 (3.01, 6.14) | <.0001 | 20.0 (13.2, 30.3) | <.0001 | |
| Unintended pregnancies | 0 | Ref | Ref | Ref | |||
| 1 | 0.94 (0.74, 1.20) | 0.6458 | 1.31 (1.02, 1.69) | 0.0346 | 1.59 (1.24, 2.04) | 0.0002 | |
| 2 | 0.97 (0.69, 1.36) | 0.8629 | 1.17 (0.85, 1.61) | 0.3437 | 1.49 (1.10, 2.01) | 0.0107 | |
| 3+ | 0.74 (0.52, 1.04) | 0.0853 | 1.24 (0.77, 1.99) | 0.3741 | 1.37 (0.98, 1.91) | 0.0659 | |