Table 1.
Age (mean, SD) | 25.6 (5.9) | ||
N | % | ||
Race (missing = 6) | |||
Black | 1349 | 52.1 | |
White | 1044 | 40.3 | |
Other | 191 | 7.4 | |
Hispanic ethnicity (missing, n = 1) | 135 | 5.2 | |
Education | |||
≤High school | 801 | 30.9 | |
Some college | 1122 | 43.3 | |
College+ | 667 | 25.8 | |
Insurance (missing, n=6) | |||
None | 1011 | 39.0 | |
Commercial | 1068 | 41.2 | |
Public | 505 | 19.5 | |
Marital status (missing, n=1) | |||
Single | 1495 | 57.7 | |
Married/living with a partner | 909 | 35.1 | |
Separated/divorced/widowed | 185 | 7.1 | |
Low SESa | 1596 | 61.6 | |
Any prior pregnancy | 1786 | 69.0 | |
Prior unintended pregnancy | 1546 | 56.7 | |
Contraceptive method use at time of enrollmentb |
Contraceptive method chosen at enrollmentb |
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None | 784 (30.3) | 0 | |
LNG-IUS | 32 (1.2) | 1215 (46.9) | |
Copper IUD | 7 (0.3) | 378 (14.6) | |
Implant | 27 (1.0) | 505 (19.5) | |
DMPA | 135 (5.2) | 194 (7.49) | |
OCP | 458 (17.7) | 173 (6.7) | |
Ring | 109 (4.2) | 97 (3.8) | |
Patch | 18 (0.7) | 28 (1.1) | |
Condoms | 890 (34.4) | 0 | |
Other barrier | 6 (0.2) | 0 | |
Withdrawal | 68 (2.6) | 0 | |
Natural family planning | 3 (0.12) | 0 | |
Abstinence | 53 (2.0) | 0 |
Low SES defined as receipt of public assistance or reported difficulty paying for transportation, housing, medical expenses or food in past 12 months
Reported contraceptive method use at the time of enrollment into the Contraceptive CHOICE Project. If respondents reported using more than one method, the most effective method is listed.
SES – socioeconomic status; LNG-IUS – levonorgestrel intrauterine system; IUD – intrauterine device; OCP – oral contraceptive pills; DMPA – depot medroxyprogesterone acetate