Skip to main content

Table 1 Participant characteristics

From: Does access to no-cost contraception change method selection among individuals who report difficulty paying for health-related care?

Variable

Control

Intervention

p-value

No. (%)

(n = 170)

(n = 859)

 

Age, years

0.338

 18–19

22 (12.9)

129 (15.0)

 

 20–24

81 (47.7)

352 (41.0)

 

 25–29

42 (24.7)

216 (25.2)

 

 30–34

17 (10.0)

89 (10.4)

 

 35 + 

8 (4.7)

73 (8.5)

 

Race/Ethnicity

0.874

 American Indian or Alaska Native

2 (1.2)

12 (1.4)

 

 Asian

3 (1.8)

22 (2.6)

 

 Black

4 (2.4)

29 (3.4)

 

 Hispanic or Latine

33 (19.5)

163 (19.2)

 

 Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

0

7 (0.8)

 

 White, non-Latine

112 (66.3)

542 (63.7)

 

 Other

15 (2.4)

76 (8.9)

 

Education

0.984

 High school or less

88 (52.4)

447 (52.5)

 

 Any college

80 (47.6)

405 (47.5)

 

Employment status

0.739

 Full or part-time

102 (60.7)

506 (60.2)

 

 Student

22 (13.1)

113 (13.4)

 

 Out of workforce

8 (4.8)

58 (6.9)

 

 Unemployed

36 (21.4)

164 (19.5)

 

Federal poverty level

0.426

 < 138%

124 (73.8)

598 (70.8)

 

 ≥ 138%

44 (26.2)

247 (29.2)

 

Insurance type

0.514

 Private

44 (28.2)

204 (24.7)

 

 Public

7 (4.5)

29 (3.5)

 

 None

105 (67.3)

592 (71.8)

 

Parity

0.492

 Nulliparous

118 (69.4)

573 (66.7)

 

 Parous

52 (30.6)

286 (33.3)

 

Ever-use of LARC

0.207

 Yes

44 (25.9)

264 (30.7)

 

 No

126 (74.1)

595 (69.3)

 

History of abortion

0.155

 Yes

30 (17.8)

115 (13.6)

 

 No

139 (82.3)

733 (86.4)