Table 1 Demographic, pregnancy, and care-seeking characteristics of people seeking abortion at study clinics, overall and by whether they would consider self-managing abortion (SMA) if unable to access abortion at a facility
Characteristic | Total sample (N = 741) | Would definitely or probably consider SMA n = 250 | Would definitely or probably not consider SMA n = 491 | p-value^ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total, n (%) | 741 (100) | 250 (34) | 491 (66) | |
n (column %) | n (row %) | n (row %) | ||
Age (years) | 0.581 | |||
15 to 17 | 33 (4.5) | 13 (39.9) | 20 (60.6) | |
18 to 19 | 56 (7.6) | 20 (35.7) | 36 (64.3) | |
20 to 24 | 192 (25.9) | 53 (27.6) | 139 (72.4) | |
25 to 29 | 217 (29.3) | 72 (33.2) | 145 (66.8) | |
30 to 34 | 132 (17.8) | 51 (38.6) | 81 (61.4) | |
35 to 45 | 111 (15.0) | 41 (36.9) | 70 (63.1) | |
Race and ethnicity | 0.482 | |||
Non-Hispanic White | 208 (28.1) | 77 (37.0) | 131 (63.0) | |
Non-Hispanic Black | 208 (28.1) | 68 (32.7) | 140 (67.3) | |
Hispanic | 179 (24.2) | 61 (34.1) | 118 (65.9) | |
Non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander | 46 (6.2) | 19 (41.3) | 27 (58.7) | |
Non-Hispanic multi-racial or other | 86 (11.6) | 22 (25.6) | 64 (74.4) | |
Missing | 14 (1.9) | 3 (21.4) | 11 (78.6) | |
Health insurance status | 0.054 | |||
Insured | 564 (76.1) | 178 (31.6) | 386 (68.4) | |
No health insurance/Doesn’t know | 160 (21.6) | 69 (43.1) | 91 (56.9) | |
Missing | 17 (2.2) | 3 (17.6) | 14 (82.4) | |
Difficulty getting money to pay for abortion | 0.069 | |||
Very | 137 (18.6) | 55 (40.2) | 82 (59.9) | |
Somewhat | 142 (19.3) | 54 (38.0) | 88 (62.0) | |
A little bit | 123 (16.7) | 45 (36.6) | 78 (63.4) | |
Not at all | 333 (45.3) | 92 (27.6) | 241 (72.4) | |
Missing | 6 (0.8) | 4 (66.7) | 2 (33.3) | |
Lives in a different state from where accessed abortion | 0.724 | |||
No | 507 (68.4) | 165 (32.5) | 342 (67.5) | |
Yes | 234 (31.6) | 85 (36.3) | 149 (63.7) | |
Certainty about pregnancy (n = 734) | 0.059 | |||
Mean score on Decisional Conflict Scale (range: 0 to 100) | 14.5 | 12.7 | 15.4 | |
Pregnancy intention | 0.020 | |||
Wanted | 37 (5.0) | 10 (27.0) | 27 (73.0) | |
Mistimed | 243 (32.8) | 74 (30.5) | 169 (69.5) | |
Unintended | 311 (42.0) | 127 (40.8) | 184 (59.2) | |
Not sure | 147 (19.8) | 37 (25.2) | 110 (74.8) | |
Missing | 3 (0.4) | 2 (66.7) | 1 (33.3) | |
Seeking abortion due to concerns about health of the fetus | 0.667 | |||
No | 712 (96.1) | 239 (33.6) | 473 (66.4) | |
Yes | 29 (3.9) | 11 (37.9) | 18 (62.1) | |
Seeking abortion due to concerns about their physical or mental health | 0.127 | |||
No | 573 (77.3) | 182 (31.8) | 391 (68.2) | |
Yes | 168 (22.7) | 68 (40.5) | 100 (59.5) | |
Pregnancy duration | 0.967 | |||
≤12 weeks | 517 (69.8) | 174 (33.7) | 343 (66.3) | |
13 to 19 weeks | 107 (14.4) | 37 (34.6) | 70 (65.4) | |
≥20 weeks | 107 (14.4) | 36 (33.6) | 71 (66.4) | |
Missing | 10 (1.4) | 3 (30.0) | 7 (70.0) | |
Worried about others’ finding out they were ending pregnancy | 0.879 | |||
Very much | 127 (17.1) | 46 (36.2) | 81 (63.8) | |
Somewhat | 97 (13.1) | 35 (36.1) | 62 (63.9) | |
A little bit | 146 (19.7) | 45 (30.8) | 101 (69.2) | |
Not at all | 363 (49.0) | 122 (33.6) | 241 (66.4) | |
Missing | 8 (1.1) | 2 (0.8) | 6 (1.2) | |
Number of obstacles that delayed care seeking | 0.017 | |||
None | 305 (41.2) | 81 (26.6) | 224 (73.4) | |
1 or 2 | 195 (26.3) | 81 (41.5) | 114 (58.5) | |
3 or more | 234 (31.6) | 87 (37.2) | 147 (62.8) | |
Missing | 7 (< 1) | 1 (14.3) | 6 (85.7) |