Table 2. Sociodemographic characteristics and adolescent pregnancy-related experiences.
Total Sample (n=901) | Subsample who did not experience a pregnancy scare (n=816) | Subsample who experienced a pregnancy scare (n=85) | p-value | |
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| ||||
% | % | % | ||
Sociodemographic Characteristics | ||||
African American | .34 | .32 | .54 | *** |
Bio mom <20 years old at 1st birth | .36 | .34 | .52 | *** |
Two-parent childhood family structure | .53 | .56 | .28 | *** |
High school GPA a | 3.17 b | 3.20 | 2.93 | *** |
Currently receiving public assistance | .26 | .24 | .40 | *** |
Living with partner | .17 | .15 | .27 | *** |
Adolescent Pregnancy-Related Experiences | ||||
Age at first sex ≤ 16 years | .52 | .50 | .72 | *** |
Two or more sexual partners | .59 | .57 | .79 | *** |
Ever had sex without birth control | .47 | .45 | .71 | *** |
1 or more prior pregnancies | .25 | .23 | .44 | *** |
Note: + p < 0.10;
p < 0.05;
p < 0.01;
p < 0.001 (one-tailed independent samples t-tests for significant differences between the two subsamples)
mean GPA presented for sample and subsamples;
std. dev.=.59