Table 3.
Odds of Traveling 50 Miles or More for Abortion Covered by Medi-Cal, 2011–2012 (N = 35425a)
| Characteristic | Traveled 50+ miles Adjusted Odds Ratio |
95% CI |
|---|---|---|
| Sociodemographics | ||
| Age, yearsa | ||
| 17 or younger | 0.03** | (0.003,0.37) |
| 18–24 | Ref | Ref |
| 25–34 | 0.58 | (0.28,1.19) |
| 35 or older | 0.33 | (0.08,1.32) |
| Race/Ethnicity | ||
| Non-Hispanic white | Ref | Ref |
| Non-Hispanic black | 0.42 | (0.14,1.32) |
| Hispanic/Latina | 0.37* | (0.17,0.83) |
| Asian | 0.02*** | (0.002,0.19) |
| Other | 0.22 | (0.04,1.17) |
| Declined to state/missing | 0.09* | (0.01,0.71) |
| Characteristics of abortion | ||
| Abortion procedure | ||
| Medication abortion | 0.18*** | (0.08,0.40) |
| 1st Trimester aspiration | Ref | Ref |
| 2nd Trimester or later | 8.81*** | (4.41,17.61) |
| Source of care | ||
| Hospital | 6.88*** | (2.53,18.70) |
| Outpatient clinic | Ref | Ref |
| Physician’s office/Physician’s group | 2.80** | (1.42,5.54) |
| Data year | ||
| 2011 | Ref | Ref |
| 2012 | 2.84*** | (1.66,4.85) |
aAbortions among women missing age (n = 6) were dropped from this analysis
*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001