Understanding why women seek abortions in the US

BMC Women's Health

Table 1 Participant characteristics (n=954)

Participant characteristics	N	%
Race/ethnicity
White	353	37
Black	281	29
Hispanic/Latina	199	21
Other	121	13
Age group
15–19^a	173	18
20–24	345	36
25–34	365	38
35–46	71	7
Marital status
single, never married	753	79
Married	86	9
separated, divorced, widowed	115	12
More than High School education	450	47
Enough money in past month to meet basic needs	569	60
Received public assistance in past month	428	45
Employed	507	53
Gestational age at interview
<=13 weeks	393	41
14-19 weeks	136	14
20+ weeks	425	45
Pregnancy intentions (mean)	954	2.7
Parity (mean)	943	1.27
Nulliparous	359	38
baby under one	101	11
1+ previous births, no new baby	233	24
2+ previous births, no new baby	261	27
Has a health care provider	422	45
History of depression or anxiety diagnosis	260	27
Self-rated health good/very good	775	81

^aThis age category includes one participant aged 14 who was recruited early in the study before the minimum enrollment age was changed to 15.

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