Table 1. Original and recoded postpartum contraception behavior (n = 31,208) and reasons for nonuse among PRAMS Phase VII (2012) respondents.
| Original Response Data | Recoded Sample | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | Weighted % | n | % | Weighted % | |
| Using Contraception Method | ||||||
| Yes | 24,593 | 78.8 | 79.0 | 24,020 | 77.0 | 77.2** |
| No | 6,044 | 19.4 | 19.3 | 6,719 | 21.5 | 21.4** |
| Missing | 571 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 469 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
| Nonuse Reasons* | ||||||
| Abstinence | 2,222 | 36.7 | 6.7 | 2,183 | 32.5 | 6.6** |
| Want Pregnancy | 990 | 16.4 | 3.2 | 1,029 | 15.3 | 3.4** |
| Do not Want To Use Birth Control | 1,801 | 29.8 | 6.0 | 1,818 | 27.1 | 6.1** |
| Birth Control Side Effects | 1,688 | 27.9 | 5.2 | 1,680 | 25.0 | 5.2** |
| Partner’s Decision | 733 | 12.1 | 2.4 | 721 | 10.7 | 2.4** |
| Problems Getting Birth Control | 271 | 4.5 | 0.8 | 370 | 5.5 | 1.1** |
| Tubal Ligation | 797 | 13.2 | 2.4 | 794 | 11.8 | 2.4** |
| Vasectomy | 104 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 101 | 1.5 | 3.1** |
| Currently Pregnant | 187 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 186 | 2.8 | 4.6** |
| Other Barriers | 1,569 | 30.0 | 5.2 | 1,356 | 20.2 | 4.4** |
*Percent denominators are those not using contraception (original response data: 6,044; recoded sample: 6,719).
**p-Value < 0.001.
PRAMS, Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System.