TABLE 2.
Percentage distribution of mothers, by intendedness of birth, according to women’s relationship type at conception, race and ethnicity, and race and ethnicity within relationship type
| Relationship type and race/ethnicity | N | Unintended | Intended | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any | Mistimed | Unwanted | |||
| All | 9,100 | 42.8 | 29.5 | 13.2 | 57.3 |
| Relationship type | |||||
| Married | 5,250 | 27.6 | 21.0 | 6.6 | 72.4 |
| Cohabiting | 1,900 | 57.7* | 41.6* | 16.1* | 42.3* |
| Neither | 1,950 | 71.5*,† | 41.8* | 29.6*,† | 28.5*,† |
| Race and ethnicity | |||||
| White | 4,350 | 36.3 | 27.3 | 8.9 | 63.7 |
| Black | 1,500 | 65.8‡ | 33.0‡ | 32.8‡ | 34.2‡ |
| Hispanic | 1,550 | 45.7‡,§ | 33.3‡,†† | 12.4‡,§ | 54.3‡,§ |
| Native-born | 700 | 52.5 | 35.0 | 17.5 | 47.5 |
| Foreign-born | 900 | 41.4‡‡ | 32.3 | 9.1‡‡ | 58.6‡‡ |
| Asian | 1,050 | 32.7‡,§,** | 23.2‡,§,** | 9.5§ | 67.3‡,§,** |
| Other | 650 | 53.4‡,§,**,†† | 35.3‡ | 18.1‡,§,**,†† | 46.6‡,§,**,†† |
| Married | |||||
| White | 3,050 | 24.0 | 18.8 | 5.2 | 76.0 |
| Black | 350 | 47.8‡ | 29.2‡ | 18.6‡ | 52.2‡ |
| Hispanic | 750 | 34.7‡,§ | 27.1‡ | 7.6‡,§ | 65.3‡,§ |
| Native-born | 300 | 36.7 | 27.8 | 8.9 | 63.3 |
| Foreign-born | 450 | 33.6 | 26.8 | 6.8 | 64.4 |
| Asian | 900 | 25.9§,** | 18.9§,** | 7.0§ | 74.1§,** |
| Other | 250 | 37.4‡,†† | 25.8 | 11.6‡ | 62.6‡,†† |
| Cohabiting | |||||
| White | 750 | 60.1 | 45.4 | 14.7 | 39.9 |
| Black | 400 | 65.9 | 36.7‡ | 29.2‡ | 34.1 |
| Hispanic | 450 | 48.7‡,§ | 38.8 | 9.9§ | 51.3‡,§ |
| Native-born | 200 | 60.2 | 45.5 | 14.5 | 39.8 |
| Foreign-born | 250 | 42.3‡‡ | 35.0 | 7.3 | 57.7‡‡ |
| Asian | 100 | 62.2** | 39.9 | 22.3** | 37.8** |
| Other | 250 | 60.1 | 41.8 | 18.3§ | 39.9 |
| Neither | |||||
| White | 600 | 72.9 | 51.0 | 21.9 | 27.1 |
| Black | 750 | 74.9 | 32.8‡ | 42.0‡ | 25.1 |
| Hispanic | 400 | 64.3§ | 39.0‡ | 25.4§ | 35.7§ |
| Native-born | 200 | 70.1 | 35.8 | 34.5 | 29.8 |
| Foreign-born | 200 | 59.1 | 41.5 | 17.6‡‡ | 40.9 |
| Asian | 50 | 69.2 | 48.0 | 21.2§ | 30.8 |
| Other | 150 | 77.1 | 45.3 | 31.8 | 22.9 |
Different from percentage for married mothers at p<.05.
Different from percentage for cohabiting mothers at p<.05.
Different from percentage for white mothers at p<.05.
Different from percentage for black mothers at p<.05.
Different from percentage for Hispanic mothers at p<.05.
Different from percentage for Asian mothers at p<.05.
Different from percentage for native-born Hispanic mothers at p<.05.
Notes: All N values are rounded to the nearest 50. Sum of percentages mistimed and unwanted may not total percentage unintended because of rounding. Sum of percentages unintended and intended may not total 100.0 because of rounding.