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

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TIMINGOK So would you say you became pregnant too soon, at about the right time, or later than you wanted?   1) Too soon   2) Right time   3) Later   4) Didn't care   7) Not ascertained   8) Refused   9) Don't know

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Too soon	3889	35.9%	35.9%	-.9
Right time	5835	53.8%	89.7%	.2
Later	791	7.3%	97%	1.31
Didn't care	177	1.6%	98.7%	2.41
Not ascertained	131	1.2%	99.9%	5.73
Refused	4	0%	99.9%	6.83
Don't know	9	.1%	100%	7.94

Variable Comparisons

Age Education Race Religion Marital status

Age (I-AGE)

	15-17 years old	18-30 years old	31-44 years old	TOTAL
Too soon	77.3% 34	48.1% 1689	29.8% 2166	35.9% 3889
Right time	18.2% 8	44.0% 1546	58.8% 4281	53.8% 5835
Later	4.5% 2	4.7% 166	8.6% 623	7.3% 791
Didn't care	0.0% 0	1.9% 66	1.5% 111	1.6% 177
Not ascertained	0.0% 0	1.3% 44	1.2% 87	1.2% 131
Refused	0.0% 0	0.1% 2	0.0% 2	0.0% 4
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 9	0.1% 9
TOTAL	100.0% 44	100.0% 3513	100.0% 7279	10836

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
Too soon	36.7% 793	39.2% 1416	40.0% 847	31.0% 278	27.0% 413	27.4% 142	35.9% 3889
Right time	54.0% 1166	51.2% 1850	51.2% 1084	55.7% 499	61.0% 934	58.2% 302	53.8% 5835
Later	5.8% 126	6.2% 224	6.2% 131	10.4% 93	10.3% 158	11.4% 59	7.3% 791
Didn't care	2.3% 49	1.7% 61	1.1% 24	2.2% 20	0.9% 14	1.7% 9	1.6% 177
Not ascertained	1.2% 25	1.5% 55	1.4% 30	0.7% 6	0.6% 9	1.2% 6	1.2% 131
Refused	0.0% 0	0.1% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 4
Don't know	0.0% 0	0.1% 3	0.1% 3	0.0% 0	0.1% 2	0.2% 1	0.1% 9
TOTAL	100.0% 2159	100.0% 3612	100.0% 2119	100.0% 896	100.0% 1531	100.0% 519	10836

Race (I-RACE)

	Black	White	Other	TOTAL
Too soon	44.1% 1136	32.9% 2409	36.8% 344	35.9% 3889
Right time	46.8% 1206	56.6% 4143	52.0% 486	53.8% 5835
Later	5.1% 132	8.0% 584	8.0% 75	7.3% 791
Didn't care	2.1% 54	1.4% 106	1.8% 17	1.6% 177
Not ascertained	1.7% 44	1.1% 77	1.1% 10	1.2% 131
Refused	0.1% 2	0.0% 1	0.1% 1	0.0% 4
Don't know	0.1% 3	0.1% 5	0.1% 1	0.1% 9
TOTAL	100.0% 2577	100.0% 7325	100.0% 934	10836

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	No Religion	Catholic	Prostestant	Other Religions	TOTAL
Too soon	46.2% 600	30.3% 1007	36.6% 2075	38.1% 207	35.9% 3889
Right time	45.8% 595	58.4% 1944	53.2% 3015	51.7% 281	53.8% 5835
Later	4.7% 61	8.4% 279	7.3% 413	7.0% 38	7.3% 791
Didn't care	1.8% 24	1.8% 59	1.5% 86	1.5% 8	1.6% 177
Not ascertained	1.4% 18	1.0% 34	1.2% 70	1.7% 9	1.2% 131
Refused	0.1% 1	0.0% 1	0.0% 2	0.0% 0	0.0% 4
Don't know	0.1% 1	0.1% 3	0.1% 5	0.0% 0	0.1% 9
TOTAL	100.0% 1300	100.0% 3327	100.0% 5666	100.0% 543	10836

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Currently married	Cohabiting (unmarried)	Widowed	Divorced	Separated	Never been married	TOTAL
Too soon	28.1% 1776	46.1% 500	30.2% 35	39.8% 420	40.1% 252	55.5% 906	35.9% 3889
Right time	60.5% 3825	47.2% 512	60.3% 70	51.1% 539	49.7% 312	35.3% 577	53.8% 5835
Later	9.1% 576	3.6% 39	6.0% 7	5.3% 56	6.1% 38	4.6% 75	7.3% 791
Didn't care	1.3% 85	1.2% 13	2.6% 3	2.1% 22	3.0% 19	2.1% 35	1.6% 177
Not ascertained	0.8% 49	1.9% 21	0.9% 1	1.5% 16	1.0% 6	2.3% 38	1.2% 131
Refused	0.0% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.2% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 4
Don't know	0.1% 6	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.1% 1	0.0% 0	0.1% 2	0.1% 9
TOTAL	100.0% 6320	100.0% 1085	100.0% 116	100.0% 1054	100.0% 628	100.0% 1633	10836