Table 1 Participant characteristics by pregnancy intention among women in the Bidens study, N = 7102
Unintended pregnancy | Intended pregnancy | P-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 1367 | n = 5735 | ||||
Age | |||||
<25 | 334 | (24.4) | 575 | (10.0) | <0.001 |
25–30 | 462 | (33.8) | 2433 | (42.4) | |
31–35 | 374 | (27.4) | 1919 | (33.5) | |
>35 | 185 | (13.5) | 774 | (13.5) | |
Missing | 12 | (0.9) | 34 | (0.6) | |
Education | |||||
<10 years | 111 | (8.1) | 126 | (2.2) | <0.001 |
10–13 years | 487 | (35.6) | 1324 | (23.1) | |
>13 years | 742 | (54.3) | 4213 | (73.5) | |
Missing | 27 | (2.0) | 72 | (1.3) | |
Civil status | |||||
Married/cohabiting | 1150 | (84.1) | 5570 | (97.1) | |
Other | 188 | (13.8) | 106 | (1.9) | <0.001 |
Missing | 29 | (2.1) | 59 | (1.0) | |
Occupation | |||||
Unemployed | 81 | (5.9) | 138 | (2.4) | <0.001 |
Student | 197 | (14.4) | 433 | (7.6) | |
Employed or freelancer | 886 | (64.8) | 4536 | (79.1) | |
Sick leave or rehabilitation | 36 | (2.6) | 54 | (0.9) | |
Pregnancy leave | 87 | (6.4) | 403 | (7.0) | |
Housewife | 63 | (4.6) | 125 | (2.2) | |
Missing | 17 | (1.2) | 46 | (0.8) | |
Ethnicity | |||||
Mother tongue national language | 1171 | (85.7) | 5178 | (90.3) | |
Mother tongue not national languageα | 196 | (14.3) | 557 | (9.7) | <0.001 |
Economic hardship | |||||
No | 795 | (58.5) | 4327 | (75.5) | <0.001 |
Yes | 534 | (39.1) | 1279 | (22.3) | |
Missing | 38 | (2.4) | 129 | (2.2) | |
Gestational age | |||||
<20 | 175 | (12.8) | 933 | (16.3) | <0.001 |
20–24 | 520 | (38.0) | 2177 | (38.0) | |
25–30 | 529 | (38.7) | 1958 | (34.1) | |
>30 | 129 | (9.4) | 636 | (11.1) | |
Missing | 14 | (1.0) | 31 | (0.5) | |