TABLE 2. NCM by Race/Ethnicity
Survey question: Listed below are a number of reasons women give for not wanting to become pregnant. Which of these reasons do you feel are important when considering to avoid a pregnancy?
|
|
Responding important (%)
|
Reason
|
White
|
Black
|
Hispanic
|
|
| The discomforts of pregnancy** |
34.6 |
53.7 |
48 |
| Experiencing pain of childbirth** |
30.8 |
57.8 |
57.3 |
| Worrying about the health and safety of the child |
78.4 |
85.8 |
78.4 |
| To avoid embarrassing my family* |
11.5 |
21.7 |
27.8 |
| Being kept from a job or career by a baby |
52 |
64.1 |
60.8 |
| Having to put up with the mess and noise that a baby makes** |
19.2 |
33.3 |
40 |
| Finding adequate child care |
73.1 |
80.8 |
77.3 |
| Not having adequate finances to raise the child** |
84.3 |
87.7 |
74.3 |
| Losing freedom to do other things |
30 |
41.8 |
47.3 |
| Getting too old** |
52 |
62.2 |
44.4 |
| Taking care of a sick baby* |
54 |
68.4 |
60.8 |
| Having a baby who strains my health** |
56 |
70.9 |
51.4 |
| Having a baby who strains my relationship with my partner |
36.1 |
30.2 |
34.1 |
| No additional cash benefits for the child under the new welfare rules* |
32.6 |
34.6 |
40.3 |
| Being responsible for another life** |
66 |
82.5 |
77 |
| Don't feel ready** |
73.1 |
80.4 |
67.6 |
| Having a baby who makes it necessary to find a job to support the child |
74 |
77.8 |
73 |
| Having a baby will ruin my figure** |
7.7 |
15.9 |
28 |
Number of respondents
|
52
|
278
|
75
|
|
Note. NCM = negative childbearing motivations.
* Indicates statistically significant chi-square at .05 < p < .1.
** Indicates statistically significant chi-square at p < .05.
