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

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WANTRESP Wantedness of pregnancy - respondent - Cycle 5 version (recode)   1) Later, overdue   2) Right time   3) Too soon, mistimed   4) Didn't care, indifferent   5) Unwanted   6) Don't know, not sure

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Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage	Z-Score
Later, overdue	811	6%	6%	-1.53
Right time	5889	43.3%	49.3%	-.71
Too soon, mistimed	3962	29.1%	78.4%	.11
Didn't care, indifferent	208	1.5%	80%	.93
Unwanted	2673	19.7%	99.6%	1.75
Don't know, not sure	50	.4%	100%	2.57

Variable Comparisons

Age Education Race Religion Marital status

Age (I-AGE)

	15-17 years old	18-30 years old	31-44 years old	TOTAL
Later, overdue	3.4% 2	3.7% 169	7.1% 640	6.0% 811
Right time	13.6% 8	34.6% 1564	47.9% 4317	43.3% 5889
Too soon, mistimed	57.6% 34	37.9% 1713	24.6% 2215	29.1% 3962
Didn't care, indifferent	0.0% 0	1.7% 75	1.5% 133	1.5% 208
Unwanted	25.4% 15	21.9% 992	18.5% 1666	19.7% 2673
Don't know, not sure	0.0% 0	0.2% 9	0.5% 41	0.4% 50
TOTAL	100.0% 59	100.0% 4522	100.0% 9012	13593

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
Later, overdue	4.4% 129	5.1% 234	5.0% 135	8.6% 94	9.3% 160	10.0% 59	6.0% 811
Right time	40.5% 1174	40.7% 1875	40.7% 1096	45.9% 500	54.8% 939	51.7% 305	43.3% 5889
Too soon, mistimed	28.0% 811	31.4% 1446	32.0% 861	25.7% 280	24.5% 419	24.6% 145	29.1% 3962
Didn't care, indifferent	1.8% 52	1.5% 71	1.4% 37	2.0% 22	0.9% 16	1.7% 10	1.5% 208
Unwanted	24.9% 722	21.0% 968	20.4% 548	17.6% 192	10.2% 174	11.7% 69	19.7% 2673
Don't know, not sure	0.4% 12	0.4% 17	0.5% 14	0.1% 1	0.2% 4	0.3% 2	0.4% 50
TOTAL	100.0% 2900	100.0% 4611	100.0% 2691	100.0% 1089	100.0% 1712	100.0% 590	13593

Race (I-RACE)

	Black	White	Other	TOTAL
Later, overdue	3.7% 137	6.9% 597	6.6% 77	6.0% 811
Right time	33.0% 1224	47.9% 4174	41.8% 491	43.3% 5889
Too soon, mistimed	31.4% 1164	28.1% 2445	30.1% 353	29.1% 3962
Didn't care, indifferent	1.7% 63	1.4% 126	1.6% 19	1.5% 208
Unwanted	29.7% 1102	15.4% 1341	19.6% 230	19.7% 2673
Don't know, not sure	0.6% 21	0.3% 25	0.3% 4	0.4% 50
TOTAL	100.0% 3711	100.0% 8708	100.0% 1174	13593

Religion (I-RELIGION)

	No Religion	Catholic	Prostestant	Other Religions	TOTAL
Later, overdue	3.6% 64	7.1% 286	5.9% 421	5.9% 40	6.0% 811
Right time	33.5% 600	48.8% 1961	42.9% 3046	41.4% 282	43.3% 5889
Too soon, mistimed	34.3% 614	25.6% 1029	29.7% 2109	30.8% 210	29.1% 3962
Didn't care, indifferent	1.8% 33	1.6% 65	1.4% 99	1.6% 11	1.5% 208
Unwanted	26.7% 479	16.4% 658	19.7% 1400	20.0% 136	19.7% 2673
Don't know, not sure	0.1% 1	0.4% 18	0.4% 29	0.3% 2	0.4% 50
TOTAL	100.0% 1791	100.0% 4017	100.0% 7104	100.0% 681	13593

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Currently married	Cohabiting (unmarried)	Widowed	Divorced	Separated	Never been married	TOTAL
Later, overdue	8.1% 587	2.9% 42	4.7% 7	4.4% 61	4.3% 38	3.1% 76	6.0% 811
Right time	53.0% 3846	35.7% 520	48.0% 71	39.0% 544	35.9% 314	24.1% 594	43.3% 5889
Too soon, mistimed	24.9% 1804	35.0% 510	23.6% 35	30.8% 430	29.9% 262	37.4% 921	29.1% 3962
Didn't care, indifferent	1.3% 93	1.3% 19	2.0% 3	1.9% 26	2.5% 22	1.8% 45	1.5% 208
Unwanted	12.4% 901	25.0% 364	21.6% 32	23.4% 327	27.0% 236	33.0% 813	19.7% 2673
Don't know, not sure	0.3% 21	0.2% 3	0.0% 0	0.6% 8	0.3% 3	0.6% 15	0.4% 50
TOTAL	100.0% 7252	100.0% 1458	100.0% 148	100.0% 1396	100.0% 875	100.0% 2464	13593