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Table 3 Multivariate mixed effects logistic analyses predicting reasons for abortion

From: Understanding why women seek abortions in the US

Participant characteristics

Not financially prepared

Need to focus on other children now

Not the right time for baby

Partner related reason

Interferes with future opportunities

Not emotionally or mentally prepared

Health related reasons

Want a better life for the baby than she could provide

Not independent or mature enough to raise baby

Influences from family or friends

Don’t want a baby or place baby for adoption

 

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

Race/ethnicity

                                 

White (reference)

                                 

Black

0.74

0.51

1.06

1.17

0.76

1.80

0.81

0.56

1.18

0.66*

0.45

0.99

1.28

0.82

2.00

0.47***

0.29

0.75

0.62

0.33

1.14

0.60

0.35

1.03

0.45

0.20

1.01

0.76

0.31

1.88

1.16

0.47

2.85

Hispanic/Latina

0.77

0.52

1.13

0.93

0.58

1.49

0.94

0.64

1.40

0.99

0.65

1.49

0.92

0.56

1.51

0.80

0.50

1.27

0.90

0.49

1.64

0.48

0.26

0.89

0.63

0.29

1.37

1.36

0.57

3.25

1.27

0.52

3.11

Other

0.93

0.60

1.46

1.15

0.67

1.95

0.84

0.52

1.35

0.92

0.57

1.49

1.26

0.71

2.22

0.58

0.33

1.04

0.83

0.42

1.63

0.63

0.32

1.24

0.47

0.16

1.37

1.45

0.54

3.89

0.49

0.11

2.28

Age

1.01

0.98

1.04

0.97

0.94

1.01

1.02

0.99

1.05

1.03*

1.00

1.07

0.94***

0.90

0.98

0.98

0.94

1.02

1.10***

1.05

1.14

1.00

0.95

1.04

0.83***

0.75

0.92

0.87**

0.78

0.96

1.06

0.99

1.13

Marital status

                        

Not included due to collinearity

        

Single, never married (ref)

                                 

Married

0.65

0.39

1.07

1.09

0.63

1.88

0.75

0.44

1.27

1.15

0.68

1.95

0.74

0.36

1.50

1.05

0.57

1.93

1.29

0.65

2.56

1.03

0.47

2.25

 

1.03

0.22

4.81

1.61

0.55

4.72

  

Separated/divorced/widowed

0.54*

0.34

0.86

1.10

0.66

1.83

0.90

0.56

1.46

2.22***

1.40

3.53

1.00

0.53

1.88

0.60

0.32

1.11

1.13

0.61

2.11

1.01

0.50

2.06

 

0.98

0.20

4.85

0.68

0.18

2.55

  

More than high school education

1.41*

1.05

1.90

0.96

0.67

1.36

0.92

0.68

1.25

1.36

0.99

1.87

2.43***

1.66

3.56

1.14

0.79

1.66

1.11

0.69

1.77

1.61*

1.03

2.51

0.99

0.51

1.94

1.46

0.71

2.97

0.70

0.33

1.49

Enough money in past month to meet basic needs

0.54***

0.41

0.72

0.83

0.59

1.16

1.26

0.94

1.70

0.82

0.60

1.11

1.31

0.90

1.90

0.55***

0.38

0.78

1.23

0.78

1.94

0.79

0.52

1.21

0.68

0.37

1.26

1.08

0.54

2.16

1.19

0.57

2.49

Employed

1.06

0.80

1.42

0.99

0.70

1.39

1.29

0.96

1.73

1.24

0.91

1.68

0.98

0.68

1.40

0.70

0.49

1.01

0.50***

0.32

0.80

0.67

0.44

1.02

1.00

0.54

1.85

0.69

0.35

1.36

1.28

0.62

2.64

Gestational age at interview

                                 

<=13 weeks (reference)

                                 

14-19 weeks

0.97

0.63

1.48

0.83

0.51

1.35

1.06

0.69

1.63

0.71

0.45

1.13

1.04

0.62

1.75

1.37

0.83

2.26

1.23

0.65

2.35

1.21

0.65

2.25

1.69

0.66

4.37

1.18

0.44

3.18

1.97

0.73

5.30

20+ weeks

1.32

0.97

1.78

0.72

0.50

1.04

0.93

0.68

1.27

0.72

0.51

1.00

0.91

0.62

1.33

0.86

0.58

1.27

1.13

0.70

1.85

1.07

0.68

1.68

1.94

0.94

3.99

1.12

0.51

2.42

1.63

0.74

3.59

Pregnancy intentions

0.95

0.87

1.03

0.79***

0.71

0.88

0.85***

0.78

0.94

1.11*

1.01

1.21

0.89*

0.80

0.99

1.01

0.91

1.12

1.10

0.98

1.24

1.01

0.89

1.14

0.87

0.71

1.05

1.20*

1.01

1.42

0.77*

0.60

0.99

Parity

1.11

0.98

1.25

2.31***

1.97

2.72

0.71***

0.61

0.82

0.78***

0.67

0.90

0.83

0.69

1.00

0.94

0.80

1.11

0.84

0.70

1.02

0.65***

0.52

0.83

0.38***

0.22

0.67

0.71

0.45

1.11

0.67*

0.46

0.96

Has a health care provider

0.92

0.70

1.22

1.18

0.85

1.64

1.17

0.88

1.55

1.06

0.79

1.43

1.41

1.00

1.99

1.16

0.82

1.64

0.99

0.64

1.53

0.63*

0.42

0.96

0.85

0.47

1.53

1.59

0.84

3.00

0.91

0.46

1.81

History of a depression or anxiety diagnosis

1.12

0.81

1.55

0.83

0.57

1.23

0.79

0.56

1.11

0.91

0.65

1.29

0.66

0.43

1.03

1.06

0.72

1.57

3.29***

2.07

5.23

1.37

0.87

2.18

1.61

0.82

3.17

0.77

0.33

1.78

2.10

0.99

4.46

Self-rated health good/very good

1.02

0.72

1.45

1.18

0.77

1.78

0.95

0.66

1.37

1.02

0.70

1.49

1.81*

1.08

3.04

0.74

0.48

1.13

0.61*

0.37

0.99

1.03

0.61

1.75

2.21

0.75

6.50

2.38

0.70

8.07

1.28

0.50

3.23

  1. *p<.05; **p<.01; ***p<.001; OR Odds Ratios; CI=95% Confidence Intervals.