Table 1 Baseline characteristics of sample and distribution by study group (n = 757)
From: The effect of abortion on having and achieving aspirational one-year plans
Parenting turnaways (PT) | First trimesters (F) | Near limits (N) | Non-parenting turnaways (NPT) | Total | N | p-value | p-value | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 146) | (n = 254) | (n = 413) | (n = 64) | PT vs F | PT vs. N | PT vs. NPT | |||
Total | 16.2 | 29.9 | 46.9 | 7.0 | 100.0 | 757 | |||
Age category | |||||||||
15–19a | 29.3 | 14.2 | 16.1 | 18.9 | 17.8 | 135 | |||
20–24 | 33.3 | 27.9 | 40.0 | 43.4 | 35.5 | 269 | |||
25–34 | 33.3 | 49.1 | 36.6 | 30.2 | 39.4 | 298 | |||
35–46 | 4.1 | 8.8 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 55 | 0.001 | 0.02 | NS |
Race | |||||||||
Non-Hispanic white | 23.6 | 39.8 | 31.8 | 37.7 | 33.3 | 252 | |||
Non-Hispanic black | 35.8 | 31.9 | 32.7 | 32.1 | 32.9 | 249 | |||
Latina | 26.8 | 20.4 | 21.7 | 20.8 | 22.1 | 167 | |||
Multiracial/other | 13.8 | 8.0 | 13.8 | 9.4 | 11.8 | 89 | 0.02 | NS | NS |
Highest level of education | |||||||||
Less than HS | 22.8 | 15.9 | 17.7 | 15.1 | 17.8 | 135 | |||
HS or GED | 32.5 | 28.3 | 34.6 | 32.1 | 32.2 | 244 | |||
AA, some college, tech school | 38.2 | 44.7 | 40.6 | 45.3 | 41.7 | 316 | |||
College degree | 6.5 | 11.1 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 8.2 | 62 | NS | NS | NS |
Marital status | |||||||||
Not married | 88.6 | 88.1 | 92.1 | 96.2 | 90.6 | 686 | |||
Married | 11.4 | 11.9 | 7.9 | 3.8 | 9.4 | 71 | NS | NS | NS |
Employment | |||||||||
Not in school or employed | 33.3 | 17.7 | 24.8 | 24.5 | 24.0 | 182 | |||
In school or employed (or homemaker) | 66.7 | 82.3 | 75.2 | 75.5 | 76.0 | 575 | 0.05 | NS | NS |
Gestation at Baseline | |||||||||
3–13 weeks | 1.4 | 99.7 | 13.9 | 0 | 35.7 | 466 | |||
14–19 weeks | 19.2 | 0.3 | 19.3 | 49.4 | 15.9 | 207 | |||
20+ weeks | 79.3 | 0 | 66.7 | 50.6 | 48.4 | 631 | NA | NS | NA |
Number of children | |||||||||
None | 49.6 | 40.9 | 37.0 | 41.5 | 40.5 | 306 | |||
1 | 21.1 | 23.6 | 30.5 | 28.3 | 26.8 | 202 | |||
2 or more | 29.3 | 35.6 | 32.5 | 30.2 | 32.7 | 247 | NS | 0.04 | NS |
History of child sexual abuse or neglect | |||||||||
No | 74.8 | 72.6 | 73.2 | 79.2 | 73.7 | 558 | |||
Yes | 25.2 | 27.4 | 26.8 | 20.8 | 26.3 | 199 | NS | NS | NS |
History of diagnosed anxiety or depression | |||||||||
No | 69.8 | 69.0 | 76.6 | 69.8 | 74.5 | 564 | |||
Yes | 30.2 | 31.0 | 23.4 | 30.2 | 25.5 | 193 | 0.04 | NS | NS |