Characteristics of the study participants (n=2259)
| Characteristic | n (%) |
| Mean age (years) | 27 (range 13–51) |
| Previous abortion | 823 (36) |
| Has children | 1156 (51) |
| Ethnicity | |
| White | 1856 (82) |
| Asian/Asian British | 174 (8) |
| Black/Black British | 112 (5) |
| Other /mixed | 74 (3) |
| No response | 43 (2) |
| *Deprivation category (Scotland only, n=775) | |
| 1–2 | 114 (15) |
| 3–5 | 426 (55) |
| 6–7 | 181 (23) |
| Incomplete postcode provided | 54 (7) |
| *Relative deprivation (England & Wales only, n=1484) | |
| 1 | 264 (18) |
| 2 | 247 (17) |
| 3 | 239 (16) |
| 4 | 253 (17) |
| 5 | 272 (18) |
| Incomplete postcode provided | 209 (14) |
*Lower numbers correspond to lower levels of deprivation.