Table 1.
Sociodemographic Characteristics and Contraceptive Use among Participants (N=575)
| Key Variables | N | % |
|---|---|---|
| Age (Range: 15 – 45) | ||
| Mean years (SD) | 27.2 | (7.4) |
| Age Group | ||
| 15 – 24 | 239 | 41.4 |
| 25 – 45 | 336 | 58.6 |
| Race/Ethnicity (N=572) | ||
| Latina | 273 | 47.7 |
| Non-Latina Black | 155 | 27.1 |
| Non-Latina White | 92 | 16.1 |
| Multiracial/other | 52 | 9.1 |
| Relationship Status (N=570) | ||
| Main Partner & Cohabiting | 285 | 50.0 |
| Main Partner & Not Cohabiting | 203 | 35.6 |
| No Main Partner | 82 | 14.4 |
| Parity (N=542) | ||
| 0 | 206 | 38.0 |
| 1 | 116 | 21.4 |
| 2 | 106 | 19.6 |
| 3+ | 114 | 21.0 |
| Education (N=556) | ||
| Less than high school | 83 | 14.9 |
| High school or GED | 341 | 61.3 |
| Some Community College/Tech | 75 | 13.5 |
| College Degree or More | 57 | 10.3 |
| Receives Public Assistance (N=573) | 258 | 45.0 |
| Poverty (N=572) | ||
| Above 100% FPL | 238 | 41.7 |
| Below 100% FPL | 245 | 42.8 |
| Missing | 89 | 15.6 |
| State of Recruitment (N=573) | ||
| Texas | 309 | 53.9 |
| New Mexico/Arizona | 88 | 15.4 |
| South Carolina | 116 | 20.2 |
| New Jersey | 60 | 10.5 |
| Contraceptive Use | ||
| Any Contraceptive Method | 388 | 76.2 |
| Long-acting reversible | 97 | 16.9 |
| Short-acting hormonal | 175 | 30.5 |
| Male condom | 116 | 20.1 |
| No Method | 121 | 21.0 |
| No sex with male in last 30 days | 66 | 11.5 |
| Consistency of Contraceptive Use (N=505) | ||
| Mean percent of sex acts in last 30 days (SD) | 65.9 | (43.6) |
Note: Consistency of contraceptive use is the percentage of acts of sexual intercourse in the last 30 days in which contraception was used among participants who had sex with a male in the last 30 days.