Table 1.
Sample demographic characteristics
| Characteristic | African American Women (n=36) |
White Women (n=30) |
|---|---|---|
| Accounts of reproductive coercion | ||
| Yes | 52.8% (n=19) | 20.0% (n=6) |
| No | 47.2% (n=17) | 80.0% (n=24) |
| Pregnancy status | ||
| Pregnant and continuing pregnancy | 19.4% (n=7) | 26.7% (n=8) |
| Recent abortion or planning abortion | 36.1% (n=13) | 23.3% (n=7) |
| Non-pregnant | 44.4% (n=16) | 50.0% (n=15) |
| Age | ||
| 18–24 | 63.9% (n=23) | 66.7% (n=20) |
| 25–45 | 36.1% (n=13) | 33.3% (n=10) |
| Education | ||
| <High School diploma | 11.1% (n=4) | 10.0% (n=3) |
| High School diploma/GED | 61.1% (n=22) | 23.3% (n=7) |
| Trade/technical school | 2.8% (n=1) | 3.3% (n=1) |
| Some college | 13.8% (n=5) | 30.0% (n=9) |
| College degree | 11.1% (n=4) | 33.3% (n=10) |
| Income | ||
| $0 – $9,999 | 47.2% (n=17) | 43.3% (n=13) |
| $10,000 – $19,999 | 33.3% (n=12) | 26.7% (n=8) |
| $20,000 – $29,999 | 5.6% (n=2) | 16.7% (n=5) |
| $30,000 – $49,999 | 13.9% (n=5) | 13.3% (n=4) |
| Marital Status | ||
| Single | 58.3% (n=21) | 33.3% (n=10) |
| Single, living with male partner | 30.6% (n=11) | 53.3% (n=16) |
| Married | 5.6% (n=2) | 6.7% (n=2) |
| Divorced/separated | 2.8% (n=1) | 6.7% (n=2) |
| Widowed | 2.8% (n=1) | 0.0% (n=0) |
| Parity | ||
| 0 | 41.7% (n=15) | 60.0% (n=18) |
| 1 | 19.4% (n=7) | 30.0% (n=9) |
| 2 | 22.2% (n=8) | 3.3% (n=1) |
| 3 | 8.3% (n=3) | 3.3% (n=1) |
| 4+ | 8.3% (n=3) | 3.3% (n=1) |
| Insurance | ||
| Private | 5.6% (n=2) | 30.0% (n=9) |
| Public | 86.1% (n=31) | 40.0% (n=12) |
| None | 8.3% (n=3) | 30.0% (n=9) |
| Religion | ||
| None | 47.2% (n=17) | 36.7% (n=11) |
| Protestant | 5.6% (n=2) | 3.3% (n=1) |
| Catholic | 2.8% (n=1) | 43.3% (n=13) |
| Other Christian | 41.7% (n=15) | 3.3% (n=1) |
| Other | 2.8% (n=1) | 13.4% (n=4) |
NOTE: One participant took part in both the pregnant and not pregnant cohort interviews. Given the time lapse between interviews, she was no longer pregnant at the time of the second interview.