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Table 3 Multivariate mixed-effects model of social support by study group over time

From: Perceived stress and emotional social support among women who are denied or receive abortions in the United States: a prospective cohort study

 

Coefficient

95% conf. interval

Study group

   

Near Limit Abortion Group

ref

ref

ref

First Trimester Abortion Group

-0.04

-0.13

0.05

Parenting Turnaway Group

-0.05

-0.16

0.06

Time

   

Months

0.003**

0.001

0.005

Study group by time interactions

   

First trimester x months

0.001

-0.002

0.004

Parenting turnaway x months

0.001

-0.003

0.005

Covariates

   

Age

0.00

-0.01

0.00

Race/ethnicity

   

White

ref

ref

ref

Black

-0.21***

-0.30

-0.12

Hispanic/Latina

-0.20***

-0.30

-0.10

Other

-0.09

-0.20

0.03

Household composition

   

No other adult

ref

ref

ref

Male partner

0.05

-0.04

0.15

Adult relative

0.08

-0.02

0.18

Non-adult relative

0.02

-0.11

0.16

Parity

   

Nulliparous

ref

ref

ref

Baby under 1

-0.08

-0.20

0.05

1+ previous births, no new baby

-0.17*

-0.26

-0.07

2+ previous births, no new baby

-0.13

-0.23

-0.03

Mother's highest level of education

   

<high school

ref

ref

ref

High school or GED

0.15**

0.04

0.25

Associate’s, some college, tech school

0.12

0.00

0.24

College

0.24

0.13

0.36

Missing

-0.09

-0.24

0.06

In school/working

   

Not in school or employed

ref

ref

ref

In school

0.21***

0.10

0.32

Employed

0.22***

0.14

0.30

In school and employed

0.23***

0.12

0.33

Model constant

3.19***

3.07

3.32

  1. *p < .05, **p < .01, ***p < .001, ref = reference group, SD = standard deviation.