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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics

From: Cross-country abortion travel to England and Wales: results from a cross-sectional survey exploring people’s experiences crossing borders to obtain care

 

Women who traveled from restrictive contexts (n = 72) N (%)

Women who traveled from liberal contexts (n = 25) N (%)

All travelers (n = 97) N (%)

Country of residence

 France

NA

5 (20%)

5 (5%)

 Italy

NA

11 (44%)

11 (11%)

 Germany

NA

2 (8%)

2 (2%)

 Belgium

NA

1 (4%)

1 (1%)

 Austria

NA

1 (4%)

1 (1%)

 Denmark

NA

4 (16%)

1 (1%)

 Bulgaria

NA

1 (4%)

1 (1%)

 The Republic of Ireland

65 (90%)

NA

65 (67%)

 Malta

4 (6%)

NA

4 (4%)

 Poland

3 (4%)

NA

3 (3%)

Highest level of education completed

 Secondary school or below

18 (25%)

5 (20%)

23 (24%)

 Some university

8 (11%)

6 (24%)

14 (14%)

 University or graduate school

45 (63%)

13 (52%)

58 (60%)

 Prefer not to answer/no response

1 (1%)

1 (4%)

2 (2%)

Age

 18–24

26 (36%)

10 (40%)

36 (37%)

 25–34

31 (43%)

10 (40%)

41 (42%)

 35–46

15 (21%)

5 (20%)

20 (21%)

 Prefer not to answer/no response

0

0

0

Employment

 Employed full-time, part-time, or self-employed

49 (68%)

11 (44%)

60 (62%)

 Unemployed

8 (11%)

0

8 (8%)

 Student

10 (14%)

9 (36%)

19 (20%)

 Other

3 (4%)

5 (20%)

8 (8%)

 Prefer not to answer/no response

2 (3%)

0

2 (2%)

Ability to meet basic needs

 All or most of the time

54 (75%)

23 (92%)

77 (79%)

 Some of the time

10 (14%)

0

10 (10%)

 Never or rarely

5 (7%)

1 (4%)

6 (6%)

 Prefer not to answer/no response

3 (4%)

1 (4%)

4 (4%)

Marital status

 Married or in a civil partnership

28 (39%)

13 (52%)

41 (42%)

 Single, separated, or divorced

39 (54%)

12 (48%)

51 (53%)

 Other

4 (6%)

0

4 (4%)

 Prefer not to answer/no response

1 (1%)

0

1 (1%)

Religious Affiliation

 Catholic

44 (61%)

13 (52%)

57 (59%)

 Atheist, Agnostic, or doesn’t identify with a religion

21 (29%)

5 (20%)

26 (27%)

 Other

5 (7%)

6 (24%)

11 (11%)

 Prefer not to answer/no response

2 (3%)

1 (4%)

3 (3%)