National Survey of Family Growth - Wave 6 (2002) Pregnancy File

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RESNOUSE (IF R NEVER USED A METHOD:) Before you became pregnant (with your (NTH) pregnancy which ended in (DATE)/this time), was the reason you did not use any birth control methods because you, yourself, wanted to become pregnant? (IF USED A METHOD BETWEEN FIRST SEX/LAST PREGNANCY AND THIS ONE:) You told me you had stopped using a birth control method before you became pregnant (with your (NTH) pregnancy which ended in (DATE)/this time). Was the reason you had stopped using any methods because you yourself wanted to become pregnant? (IF DID NOT USE A METHOD BETWEEN FIRST SEX/LAST PREGNANCY AND THIS ONE:) You did not use any method of birth control from (your first intercourse/[BABY NAME's] birth in [DATE]/your [Nth] pregnancy which ended in [DATE]) until you became pregnant (with your (NTH) pregnancy which ended in (DATE)/this time). Was the reason you were not using any methods because you yourself wanted to become pregnant?   1) Yes   5) No   8) Refused   9) Don't know

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Yes	2354	47.8%	47.8%	-1.02
No	2497	50.7%	98.4%	.89
Refused	46	.9%	99.4%	2.32
Don't know	32	.6%	100%	2.8

Variable Comparisons

Age Education Race Religion Marital status

Age (I-AGE)

	15-17 years old	18-30 years old	31-44 years old	TOTAL
Yes	17.9% 5	42.8% 782	50.9% 1567	47.8% 2354
No	82.1% 23	56.4% 1029	47.0% 1445	50.7% 2497
Refused	0.0% 0	0.3% 6	1.3% 40	0.9% 46
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.4% 8	0.8% 24	0.6% 32
TOTAL	100.0% 28	100.0% 1825	100.0% 3076	4929

Education (I-EDUC)

	Less than high school diploma or GED	High school graduate (diploma or GED)	Some college but no degree	Associate's degree	Bachelor's degree	Graduate degree	TOTAL
Yes	43.5% 628	42.4% 708	44.4% 351	49.8% 153	71.3% 383	72.0% 131	47.8% 2354
No	55.5% 801	55.5% 926	53.4% 422	49.2% 151	27.4% 147	27.5% 50	50.7% 2497
Refused	0.6% 9	1.2% 20	1.4% 11	0.7% 2	0.7% 4	0.0% 0	0.9% 46
Don't know	0.4% 6	0.9% 15	0.8% 6	0.3% 1	0.6% 3	0.5% 1	0.6% 32
TOTAL	100.0% 1444	100.0% 1669	100.0% 790	100.0% 307	100.0% 537	100.0% 182	4929

Race (I-RACE)

	Black	White	Other	TOTAL
Yes	33.7% 506	54.0% 1604	53.5% 244	47.8% 2354
No	64.4% 967	44.8% 1332	43.4% 198	50.7% 2497
Refused	1.1% 16	0.8% 23	1.5% 7	0.9% 46
Don't know	0.8% 12	0.4% 13	1.5% 7	0.6% 32
TOTAL	100.0% 1501	100.0% 2972	100.0% 456	4929

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	No Religion	Catholic	Prostestant	Other Religions	TOTAL
Yes	37.4% 227	52.7% 854	46.4% 1142	54.4% 131	47.8% 2354
No	60.0% 364	45.3% 734	52.5% 1293	44.0% 106	50.7% 2497
Refused	2.3% 14	1.0% 16	0.5% 12	1.7% 4	0.9% 46
Don't know	0.3% 2	0.9% 15	0.6% 15	0.0% 0	0.6% 32
TOTAL	100.0% 607	100.0% 1619	100.0% 2462	100.0% 241	4929

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Currently married	Cohabiting (unmarried)	Widowed	Divorced	Separated	Never been married	TOTAL
Yes	60.7% 1549	38.0% 229	37.3% 22	41.1% 167	39.8% 138	25.8% 249	47.8% 2354
No	38.2% 973	59.6% 359	62.7% 37	55.4% 225	57.1% 198	73.1% 705	50.7% 2497
Refused	0.5% 14	1.8% 11	0.0% 0	2.2% 9	2.6% 9	0.3% 3	0.9% 46
Don't know	0.5% 14	0.5% 3	0.0% 0	1.2% 5	0.6% 2	0.8% 8	0.6% 32
TOTAL	100.0% 2550	100.0% 602	100.0% 59	100.0% 406	100.0% 347	100.0% 965	4929