Table 3 Bivariate associations between participant characteristics and preferred abortion term among people accessing abortion (n = 681)
From: Abortion terminology preferences: a cross-sectional survey of people accessing abortion care
Expressed no preference for a single term (reference) n (%) | Preferred "abortion" as only term n (%) | Preferred "ending a pregnancy" as only term n (%) | Preferred "pregnancy termination" as only term n (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
13+ weeks gestation | 93 (47.2) | 42 (21.3) | 38 (19.3) | 24 (12.2) |
Reason for seeking care is fetus has medical condition | 8 (33.3) | 1 (4.2) | 8 (33.3) | 7 (29.2) |
Pregnancy intention (feelings about becoming pregnant before pregnant) | ||||
Mistimed, wanted to be pregnant later or sooner | 108 (46.6) | 52 (22.4) | 37 (16.0) | 35 (15.1) |
Wanted to be pregnant then | 7 (26.9) | 7 (26.9) | 7 (26.9) | 5 (19.2) |
Did not want to be pregnant then or at any time in the future (reference) | 132 (44.9) | 68 (23.1) | 53 (18.0) | 41 (14.0) |
Not sure what wanted | 50 (39.7) | 43 (34.1)* | 20 (15.9) | 13 (10.3) |
Felt worried other people might find out they ended the pregnancy | ||||
Not at all (reference) | 142 (42.3) | 105 (31.3) | 43 (12.8) | 46 (13.7) |
A little bit | 55 (42.3) | 29 (22.3) | 26 (20.0) | 20 (15.4) |
Somewhat | 48 (51.6) | 19 (20.4) | 15 (16.1) | 11 (11.8) |
Very much | 48 (41.4) | 19 (16.4) | 33 (28.5)** | 16 (13.8) |
Age (years) | ||||
15–19 (reference) | 37 (45.7) | 25 (30.9) | 12 (14.8) | 7 (8.6) |
20–24 | 81 (46.6) | 36 (20.7) | 29 (16.7) | 28 (16.1) |
25–29 | 85 (42.9) | 56 (28.3) | 33 (16.7) | 24 (12.1) |
30–34 | 54 (43.6) | 33 (26.6) | 21 (16.9) | 16 (12.9) |
35–45 | 39 (37.9) | 22 (21.4) | 22 (21.4) | 20 (19.4)* |
Race/ethnicity | ||||
Non-Hispanic white (reference) | 94 (48.0) | 32 (16.3) | 41 (20.9) | 29 (14.8) |
Hispanic, any race | 79 (47.3) | 30 (18.0) | 27 (16.2) | 31 (18.6) |
Black, non-Hispanic | 72 (37.3) | 74 (38.3)*** | 24 (12.4) | 23 (11.9) |
Asian/Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic | 19 (42.2) | 9 (21.4) | 9 (21.4) | 5 (11.9) |
Mixed race or other race/ethnicity | 29 (36.7) | 27 (34.2)** | 16 (20.3) | 7 (8.9) |
Belongs to a church or religious community | 77 (44.3) | 49 (28.2) | 27 (15.5) | 21 (12.1) |
Received any government assistance in past year | 129 (42.0) | 86 (28.0) | 51 (16.6) | 41 (13.4) |
Could come up with $2,000 in a month if needed | 83 (44.6) | 42 (22.6) | 33 (17.7) | 28 (15.1) |
U.S. born | 262 (42.7) | 161 (26.2) | 105 (17.1) | 86 (14.0) |
Site | ||||
A | 78 (40.4) | 57 (29.5) | 35 (18.1)*** | 23 (11.9)*** |
B | 88 (45.1) | 60 (30.8) | 28 (14.4) | 19 (9.7) |
C | 92 (45.8) | 32 (15.9)** | 33 (16.4) | 44 (21.9) |
D | 39 (42.4) | 23 (25.0) | 21 (22.8) | 9 (9.8) |