Table 1.
Characteristics of current users of long-acting reversible contraceptives among US women aged 15–44, by race/ethnicity, National Survey of Family Growth, 2011–2015 [2011–2013 and 2013–2015 pooled] (n=9321).
| Percent of women who are LARC users | Characteristics of LARC users, by race | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total N=9321 |
Hispanic N=278 |
NH White N=444 |
NH Black N=167 |
P | ||||||
| N | (% users) | p | n | (col %) | n | (col %) | n | (col %) | ||
| Race | ||||||||||
| Hispanic | 2596 | (10.7%) | 0.03 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Non-Hispanic White | 4655 | (9.5%) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 2070 | (7.1%) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Age (y) | ||||||||||
| 15–19 | 1776 | (2.1%) | <.0001 | 9 | (2.3%) | 14 | (2.2%) | 17 | (15.1%) | .0002 |
| 20–24 | 1574 | (11.5%) | 69 | (25.7%) | 100 | (19.1%) | 41 | (20.8%) | ||
| 25–34 | 3271 | (13.7%) | 151 | (45.9%) | 206 | (48.5%) | 85 | (44.8%) | ||
| 35–45 | 2700 | (7.8%) | 49 | (26.1%) | 124 | (30.2%) | 24 | (19.3%) | ||
| Religion | ||||||||||
| No religion | 1978 | (9.2%) | 0.16 | 46 | (15.2%) | 133 | (26.4%) | 18 | (9.8%) | <.0001 |
| Catholic | 2162 | (8.3%) | 132 | (48.4%) | 58 | (11.7%) | 11 | (7.6%) | ||
| Protestant | 4676 | (9.6%) | 89 | (33.2%) | 217 | (52.4%) | 128 | (72.5%) | ||
| Other religions | 505 | (13.0%) | 11 | (3.2%) | 36 | (9.5%) | 10 | (10.2%) | ||
| Marital status | ||||||||||
| Married | 2598 | (12.5%) | <.0001 | 108 | (42.2%) | 191 | (54.8%) | 30 | (21.2%) | <.0001 |
| Cohabitating | 1220 | (13.6%) | 66 | (21.8%) | 86 | (19.7%) | 26 | (20.1%) | ||
| Neither married nor cohabiting | 5503 | (6.0%) | 104 | (36.0%) | 167 | (25.5%) | 111 | (58.7%) | ||
| Poverty level (% federal poverty level) | ||||||||||
| Less than 100% | 3274 | (9.2%) | 0.29 | 136 | (43.3%) | 105 | (19.9%) | 80 | (40.4%) | <.0001 |
| 100–199% | 2105 | (9.7%) | 79 | (26.0%) | 89 | (19.1%) | 41 | (27.2%) | ||
| 200–299 | 1418 | (11.0%) | 25 | (9.7%) | 93 | (24.1%) | 25 | (15.1%) | ||
| 300 + % | 2524 | (8.5%) | 38 | (21.1%) | 157 | (36.9%) | 21 | (17.4%) | ||
| Education | ||||||||||
| No high school degree | 2194 | (6.1%) | .003 | 70 | (27.6%) | 31 | (5.7%) | 28 | (17.1%) | <.0001 |
| High school degree | 2425 | (9.0%) | 82 | (24.4%) | 101 | (22.9%) | 54 | (24.0%) | ||
| Some college, no degree | 2073 | (10.6%) | 77 | (26.5%) | 102 | (23.6%) | 41 | (34.9%) | ||
| Associate’s degree | 719 | (12.8%) | 21 | (7.7%) | 49 | (11.5%) | 22 | (13.7%) | ||
| Bachelor’s or higher | 1910 | (10.2%) | 28 | (13.8%) | 161 | (36.2%) | 22 | (10.2%) | ||
| Current health insurance | ||||||||||
| Private | 4685 | (9.0%) | 0.51 | 93 | (40.0%) | 272 | (65.6%) | 71 | (44.8%) | <.0001 |
| Medicaid | 2283 | (9.8%) | 70 | (21.3%) | 84 | (15.0%) | 64 | (34.7%) | ||
| Other or none | 2353 | (10.1%) | 115 | (38.7%) | 88 | (19.4%) | 32 | (20.6%) | ||
| Parity | ||||||||||
| No live births | 4158 | (3.9%) | <.0001 | 34 | (10.5%) | 100 | (21.3%) | 25 | (17.9%) | .063 |
| 1 or 2 | 3436 | (15.9%) | 174 | (63.7%) | 275 | (59.9%) | 105 | (63.9%) | ||
| 3 or more | 1727 | (9.9%) | 70 | (25.9%) | 69 | (18.8%) | 37 | (18.3%) | ||
| Intention for (future) children | ||||||||||
| Intends/doesn’t know | 4776 | (8.2%) | .009 | 140 | (44.7%) | 188 | (38.4%) | 88 | (57.2%) | .015 |
| Does not intend | 4545 | (10.5%) | 138 | (55.3%) | 256 | (61.6%) | 79 | (42.9%) | ||
| Number partners in past year | ||||||||||
| 0 | 2294 | (2.8%) | <.0001 | 20 | (9.0%) | 29 | (5.8%) | 16 | (6.6%) | .36 |
| 1 | 5801 | (11.4%) | 228 | (82.1%) | 337 | (81.0%) | 113 | (74.3%) | ||
| 2 | 749 | (11.0%) | 17 | (6.7%) | 43 | (7.9%) | 24 | (12.1%) | ||
| 3 or more | 477 | (10.6%) | 13 | (2.3%) | 35 | (5.4%) | 14 | (7.0%) | ||
| Ever experienced unintended pregnancy | ||||||||||
| No | 5295 | (5.8%) | <.0001 | 80 | (27.7%) | 177 | (41.5%) | 46 | (30.8%) | .012 |
| Yes | 4026 | (14.6%) | 198 | (72.3%) | 267 | (58.5%) | 121 | (69.2%) | ||
| NSFG survey year | ||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | 4681 | (8.6%) | 0.12 | 140 | (47.8%) | 211 | (45.4%) | 82 | (42.8%) | .82 |
| 2013–2015 | 4640 | (10.2%) | 138 | (52.2%) | 233 | (54.6%) | 85 | (57.2%) | ||
Frequencies are raw and percentages are weighted to reflect the U.S. female civilian population. P-values are from chi-squared tests computed using the weighted data. “Private” health insurance includes private insurance and Medi-Gap; “Medicaid” includes Medicaid, CHIP, or a state-sponsored health plan; “Other or none” includes Medicare, military health care, other government health care, single-service plan only, Indian Health Service only, and not currently covered by health insurance. “Unintended pregnancy” refers to a mistimed or unwanted pregnancy.