Research Article
Correlates of Dual-Method Contraceptive Use: An Analysis of the National Survey of Family Growth (2006–2008)
Table 2
Summary of participants’ characteristics by number of methods used.
| | All non-pregnant women 15–44 years () | Dual () | Single () | None () | value |
| | Age | | | | | <0.0001 | | 15–20 | 731 (11.7) | 134 (22.8) | 438 (56.9) | 159 (20.3) | | | 21–25 | 976 (16.6) | 124 (12.0) | 595 (63.4) | 257 (24.6) | | | 26–30 | 1114 (18.4) | 79 (5.1) | 735 (65.9) | 300 (28.9) | | | 31–35 | 923 (18.5) | 62 (5.2) | 598 (67.5) | 263 (27.2) | | | 36–40 | 853 (19.5) | 32 (1.8) | 565 (73.1) | 256 (25.1) | | | 41–44 | 581 (15.2) | 17 (2.3) | 410 (77.9) | 154 (19.8) | | | Race | | | | | <0.0001 | | Black | 1111 (15.1) | 122 (9.4) | 662 (61.6) | 327 (29.0) | | | White | 3499 (73.6) | 301 (7.4) | 2320 (69.8) | 878 (22.7) | | | Others | 568 (11.3) | 25 (3.3) | 359 (64.5) | 184 (32.2) | | | Ethnicity | | | | | 0.0049 | | Hispanic | 1124 (16.5) | 63 (4.2) | 724 (66.1) | 337 (29.7) | | | Non Hispanic | 4054 (83.5) | 385 (7.9) | 2617 (68.4) | 1052 (23.8) | | | Education | | | | | 0.0003 | | Less than HS | 1088 (17.1) | 96 (6.7) | 672 (61.1) | 320 (32.2) | | | High School | 1388 (25.8) | 116 (7.2) | 860 (67.0) | 412 (25.9) | | | Some College | 1123 (20.9) | 125 (12) | 724 (66.5) | 274 (21.5) | | | College Graduate | 1579 (36.2) | 111 (4.9) | 1085 (72.9) | 383 (22.2) | | | Marital Status | | | | | <0.0001 | | Married | 2181 (53.3) | 47 (1.6) | 1461 (72.4) | 673 (26.0) | | | Living with Partner | 693 (13.2) | 37 (6.1) | 448 (64.4) | 208 (29.5) | | | Widowed/Divorced/Separated | 520 (8.0) | 63 (9.8) | 319 (63.3) | 138 (26.9) | | | Never Married | 1784 (25.5) | 301 (18.9) | 1113 (62.2) | 370 (18.9) | | | Gravidity | | | | | <0.0001 | | 0 | 1539 (28.4) | 240 (16.0) | 959 (63.8) | 340 (20.2) | | | 1-2 | 1973 (37) | 116 (4.3) | 1271 (69.0) | 586 (26.7) | | | 3+ | 1666 (34.6) | 92 (3.3) | 1111 (70.4) | 463 (26.4) | | | Health insurance in the last 12 months | | | | | <0.0001 | | Insured continuously | 3630 (71.2) | 345 (8) | 2385 (70.1) | 900 (21.9) | | | Uninsured at some time | 1535 (28.8) | 103 (5.6) | 947 (62.4) | 485 (32) | | | # Lifetime Sexual Partners | | | | | 0.0008 | | 1 | 1109 (24.3) | 64 (4.9) | 764 (72.4) | 281 (22.7) | | | 2-3 | 1165 (22.9) | 110 (9.4) | 750 (68.5) | 305 (22.1) | | | 4–9 | 1851 (34.5) | 179 (7.7) | 1196 (67.9) | 476 (24.5) | | | 10 or more | 1053 (18.3) | 95 (7.0) | 631 (61.6) | 327 (31.3) | | | # Sexual Partners in last 12 months | | | | | 0.0045 | | 1 | 4316 (86.9) | 302 (5.8) | 2829 (69.1) | 1185 (25.1) | | | 2 | 529 (8.2) | 94 (18.9) | 322 (58.6) | 113 (22.5) | | | 3+ | 333 (4.9) | 52 (13.8) | 190 (63.5) | 91 (22.7) | | | Desires pregnancy in the future | | | | | <0.0001 | | Yes | 3153 (55.9) | 321 (10.1) | 1852 (59.0) | 980 (30.9) | | | No | 1892 (41.3) | 118 (3.8) | 1396 (79.1) | 378 (17.1) | |
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