Survey question: Listed below are some of the reasons women give for becoming pregnant and having a child. Which of these reasons were important to you the last time you became pregnant? Responding important (%) Reason White Black Hispanic Feeling a baby move inside me 76.5 77.2 82.7 Giving my partner the joy of fatherhood** 53.9 59.1 73.3 Giving birth to a baby 84.3 81.8 73.3 Holding and cuddling a baby 92.3 82.2 83.8 Devoting myself to raising children 84.6 84.3 86.5 Having a child who will carry on my values 82.4 83.6 78.7 Strengthening my relationship with my partner 46 48.9 51.4 Being the center of a large family** 40.4 30.6 54.2 Fulfilling my religious beliefs about family life 45.1 46.2 57.5 Providing my parents with a grandchild** 40.8 42 60 Having a child who will be successful in life 82.7 78.9 85.3 Playing with my child* 94.2 82.2 85.3 Teaching and guiding my child 96.2 91.3 87.8 Feeling needed and useful through my baby 65.4 76.4 79.7 Having a child who will support me later in life** 21.2 39.9 52.8 Feeling more complete as a woman** 28.9 50.7 65.3 Having a son** 42.3 46.9 62.2 Having a daughter** 46.2 50.4 67.1 Having my friends admire me with my baby** 13.5 19.2 46 Getting additional financial support* 15.7 27.9 32.9 Number of respondents 52 278 75

Note. PCM = positive childbearing motivations.

^* Indicates statistically significant chi-square at .05 < p < .1.

^** Indicates statistically significant chi-square at p < .05.