Table 3.
Results from multinomial regression models examining associations between selected respondent characteristics and longitudinal changes in fertility preferences due to COVID-19 between July 2020 and January 2021 among participants who had desired to delay childbearing in July 2020 (n = 1,300).
| No change | Delay to Resolution |
Continued Delay |
Delay to Decrease |
Delay to Increase |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| aRRR | 95% CI | aRRR | 95% CI | aRRR | 95% CI | aRRR | 95% CI | ||
| Age (continuous, scaled in 5-year intervals, centered at mean) | 0.82* | 0.69–0.97 | 0.71*** | 0.62–0.83 | 0.89 | 0.74–1.07 | 0.75 | 0.50–1.11 | |
| Race/ethnicity | |||||||||
| White | ref | ||||||||
| Black | 2.18* | 1.02–4.67 | 2.02 | 0.97–4.21 | 2.91* | 1.22–6.94 | 7.01** | 1.94–25.41 | |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 0.71 | 0.40–1.26 | 0.84 | 0.53–1.33 | 1.55 | 0.84–2.85 | 1.50 | 0.49–4.60 | |
| Latina | 2.39** | 1.31–4.35 | 3.34*** | 2.01–5.57 | 3.81*** | 1.96–7.39 | 2.80 | 0.73–10.80 | |
| Multiracial, Alaska Native, Native American, Other, or Unknown | 1.09 | 0.57–2.07 | 1.61 | 0.96–2.70 | 3.13*** | 1.69–5.78 | 0.70 | 0.09–5.62 | |
| Education | |||||||||
| Less than college | ref | ||||||||
| College or more | 0.74 | 0.49–1.12 | 1.60* | 1.11–2.30 | 1.19 | 0.74–1.92 | 2.50 | 0.87–7.20 | |
| Household income | |||||||||
| <$25,000 | ref | ||||||||
| $25,000 - $49,999 | ref | 1.12 | 0.61–2.04 | 0.84 | 0.49–1.43 | 1.37 | 0.71–2.65 | 0.62 | 0.18–2.13 |
| $50,000 - $99,999 | 0.94 | 0.53–1.66 | 0.85 | 0.53–1.37 | 0.99 | 0.52–1.86 | 0.29* | 0.09–0.96 | |
| ≥$100,000 | 1.28 | 0.70–2.35 | 0.81 | 0.48–1.35 | 0.81 | 0.39–1.65 | 0.36 | 0.10–1.25 | |
| Lost income due to COVID-19 | |||||||||
| No | ref | ||||||||
| Yes | 1.51* | 1.06–2.17 | 1.58** | 1.17–2.13 | 1.98** | 1.31–2.98 | 1.40 | 0.62–3.19 | |
| Parity | |||||||||
| 1 birth | ref | ||||||||
| Nulliparous | 1.01 | 0.59–1.70 | 0.41*** | 0.28–0.61 | 0.87 | 0.48–1.57 | 0.40 | 0.15–1.07 | |
| ≥2 births | 1.00 | 0.60–1.65 | 0.23*** | 0.15–0.36 | 0.74 | 0.41–1.33 | 0.11** | 0.02–0.54 | |
| Partnership Status | |||||||||
| Not living with partner | ref | ||||||||
| Living with partner | 2.02** | 1.27–3.22 | 2.84*** | 1.91–4.21 | 1.71* | 1.02–2.86 | 2.43 | 0.88–6.73 | |
| Number of COVID restrictions in place, July 2020 a | 1.11* | 1.02–1.22 | 1.18*** | 1.09–1.28 | 1.00 | 0.90–1.11 | 1.17 | 0.95–1.44 | |
* - p < 0.05 ** - p < 0.01 *** - p < 0.001.
a
– Types of COVID-19 related restrictions: social or physical distancing, masks required in public spaces, stay at home order, shelter in place, curfew, ban on non-essential gatherings, ban on large groups, restrictions on bars, restaurants, theaters, school closures, or recommended working from home.