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Table 1 Selected socio-demographic characteristics of the sample population according to whether or not the pregnancy was intended.

From: High rate of unintended pregnancy among pregnant women in a maternity hospital in Córdoba, Argentina: a pilot study

Variables

Intended

(n = 70)

Unintended

(n = 130)

P-value

Age (years ± SD)

25.9 ± 7.0

25.7 ± 7.0

0.8597*

Education n (%)

  

0.2532***

Some elementary school education

10 (14.3)

8 (6.2)

 

Completed elementary school

15 (21.4)

24 (18.5)

 

Some high school education

26 (37.1)

65 (50.0)

 

Completed high school

14 (20.0)

23 (17.7)

 

Some college education

5 (7.1)

10 (7.7)

 

Marital status n (%)

  

0.0040***

Without a partner

13 (18.6)

53 (40.8)

 

Living with a partner

57 (83.4)

77 (59.2)

 

Occupation n (%)

  

1.0000**

Housewife

54 (77.1)

97 (74.7)

 

Employed outside the home or student

16 (22.9)

32 (23.9)

 
  1. * Mann Whitney non-paired test; **Fisher's Exact test; ***Chi-square test