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Table 1 Characteristic of Cohort, by Adolescent Pregnancy Status (n = 65, 732)

From: Unwinding the tangle of adolescent pregnancy and socio-economic functioning: leveraging administrative data from Manitoba, Canada

Characteristics

No Pregnancy in Adolescence

(n = 61,462)

Adolescent Pregnancy (n = 4270)

Live Birth

(n = 2505)

Abortion

(n = 1715)

Stillbirth/ miscarriage (n = 50)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

Individual

 Birth Order

  1

26,693 (43.4)

962 (38.4)

759 (44.3)

19 (38.0)

  2

22,006 (35.8)

780 (31.1)

614 (35.8)

18 (36.0)

  3

9034 (14.7)

467 (18.6)

244 (14.2)

<6

  4+

3729 (6.1)

296 (11.8)

98 (5.7)

Suppressed

 Birth Year

  1984-1985

7775 (12.7)

388 (15.5)

335 (19.5)

11 (22.0)

  1986-1989

18,554 (30.2)

856 (34.1)

649 (37.8)

11 (22.0)

  1990-1993

19,222 (31.3)

905 (36.1)

549 (32.0)

22 (44.0)

  1994-1997

15,911 (25.9)

357 (14.2)

182 (10.6)

6 (12.0)

 Grade 9 Achievement

  Top grades: 80-100%

39,113 (63.6)

302 (12.1)

415 (24.2)

7 (14.0)

  Average Grades: 50-79%

21,025 (34.2)

1638 (65.4)

1148 (66.9)

34 (68.0)

  Poor Grades: < 50%

1324 (2.2)

565 (22.6)

152 (8.9)

9 (18.0)

 Mental Illness during Grade 9 yeara

9458 (15.4)

663 (26.5)

391 (22.8)

14 (28.0)

Household

 Parent(s) received income assistance during Grade 9 year

2503 (4.1)

556 (22.2)

197 (11.5)

11 (22.0)

 Mother was adolescent mom

5971 (9.7)

972 (38.8)

395 (23.0)

19 (38.0)

Neighborhood at entry into Grade 9

 Income quintile

  1 – Lowest Income

7362 (12.0)

938 (37.5)

337 (19.7)

14 (28.0)

  2

10,503 (17.1)

576 (23.0)

386 (22.5)

14 (28.0)

  3

12,504 (20.3)

423 (16.9)

331 (19.3)

7 (14.0)

  4

14,424 (23.5)

343 (13.7)

365 (21.3)

8 (16.0)

  5 – Highest Income

16,669 (27.1)

225 (9.0)

296 (17.3)

7 (14.0)

 Location

  Urban

36,303 (59.1)

1338 (53.4)

1226 (71.5)

30 (60.0)

  Rural

25,159 (40.9)

1167 (46.6)

489 (28.5)

20 (40.0)

 Percent of residents aged 25-64 who completed High School

   < 50

3284 (5.34)

451 (18.0)

105 (6.1)

Suppressed

  50-74

21,183 (34.5)

1132 (45.2)

751 (43.8)

12 (24.0)

  75-90

27,495 (44.7)

813 (32.5)

695 (40.5)

29 (58.0)

   ≥ 90

9500 (15.5)

109 (4.4)

164 (9.6)

<6

  1. Note: Cells with <6 suppressed; if only one category is <6, an additional cell is also suppressed to ensure cell number cannot be calculated
  2. aDiagnoses include ADHD, Conduct Disorder, Substance Use Disorder, Mood and Anxiety Disorders, Psychosis