Sociodemographic characteristics of non-migrant, migrant and second-generation migrant women seeking abortion care in Stockholm County
| Characteristic | Non-migrant (n (%)) | Migrant (n (%)) | Second-generation migrant (n (%)) | Total (n (%)) | P value |
| Age (years) | 0.004* | ||||
| 18‒19 | 12 (2.8) | 3 (2.0) | 2 (3.2) | 17 (2.7) | |
| 20‒24 | 129 (30.4) | 22 (14.9) | 22 (34.9) | 173 (27.2) | |
| 25‒29 | 105 (24.7) | 34 (23.0) | 18 (28.6) | 157 (24.7) | |
| 30‒34 | 79 (18.6) | 41 (27.7) | 11 (17.5) | 131 (20.6) | |
| 35‒39 | 52 (12.2) | 30 (20.3) | 6 (9.5) | 88 (13.8) | |
| 40‒49 | 48 (11.3) | 18 (12.2) | 4 (6.3) | 70 (11.0) | |
| Highest completed level of education | 0.389† | ||||
| Primary school or equivalent | 38 (9.1) | 22 (15.1) | 7 (11.7) | 67 (10.8) | |
| Secondary school | 233 (55.9) | 70 (47.9) | 33 (55.0) | 336 (53.9) | |
| College/university | 136 (32.6) | 50 (34.2) | 20 (33.3) | 206 (33.1) | |
| Other | 10 (2.4) | 4 (2.7) | 0 (0.0) | 14 (2.2) | |
| Occupation | 0.001* | ||||
| Student SFI‡ | 0 (0.0) | 8 (5.4) | 0 (0.0) | 8 (1.3) | |
| Student (not SFI‡) | 82 (19.4) | 32 (21.8) | 13 (20.3) | 127 (20.0) | |
| Sick leave | 10 (2.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 10 (1.6) | |
| Early retirement pension | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.6) | 1 (0.2) | |
| Employed | 303 (71.6) | 92 (62.6) | 44 (68.8) | 439 (69.2) | |
| Maternity leave | 33 (7.8) | 14 (9.5) | 10 (15.6) | 57 (9.0) | |
| Jobseeker | 25 (5.9) | 10 (6.8) | 4 (6.3) | 39 (6.2) | |
| Other | 1 (0.2) | 3 (2.0) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (0.6) | |
| Relationship | 0.005* | ||||
| Single | 73 (17.3) | 24 (16.2) | 12 (18.8) | 109 (17.2) | |
| Married or living with partner | 236 (55.9) | 90 (60.8) | 31 (48.4) | 357 (56.3) | |
| Not living with partner | 104 (24.6) | 29 (19.6) | 20 (31.3) | 153 (24.1) | |
| Other§ | 9 (2.1) | 5 (3.4) | 1 (1.6) | 15 (2.4) | |
| Number of (living) children | 0.040* | ||||
| 0 | 235 (56.0) | 58 (40.0) | 33 (52.4) | 326 (51.9) | |
| 1 | 55 (13.1) | 25 (17.2) | 12 (19.0) | 92 (14.6) | |
| 2 | 90 (21.4) | 38 (26.2) | 11 (17.5) | 139 (22.1) | |
| 3 | 30 (7.1) | 18 (12.4) | 7 (11.1) | 55 (8.8) | |
| 4 | 5 (1.2) | 5 (3.4) | 0 (0.0) | 10 (1.6) | |
| 5+ | 5 (1.2) | 1 (0.8) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (1.0) | |
| Time in Sweden (years) | |||||
| <1 | 10 (6.9) | ||||
| 1‒5 | 24 (16.6) | ||||
| 6‒10 | 38 (26.2) | ||||
| >10 | 73 (50.3) | ||||
| Religion | <0.001* | ||||
| No religion | 203 (47.8) | 27 (18.5) | 18 (28.1) | 248 (39.1) | |
| Islam | 3 (0.7) | 50 (34.2) | 12 (18.8) | 65 (10.2) | |
| Christian Catholic | 4 (0.9) | 32 (21.9) | 12 (18.8) | 48 (7.6) | |
| Christian Protestant | 210 (49.4) | 15 (10.3) | 10 (15.6) | 235 (37.0) | |
| Christian Orthodox | 3 (0.7) | 13 (8.9) | 11 (17.2) | 27 (4.3) | |
| Buddhism | 0 (0.0) | 3 (2.1) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (0.5) | |
| Hinduism | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.6) | 1 (0.2) | |
| Judaism | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Other | 2 (0.5) | 6 (4.1) | 0 (0.0) | 8 (1.3) | |
| Region of origin for foreign-born women | |||||
| Eastern Mediterranean | 56 (37.8) | ||||
| Europe | 42 (28.4) | ||||
| Africa | 22 (14.9) | ||||
| South America | 18 (12.2) | ||||
| Southeast Asia | 4 (2.7) | ||||
| Western Pacific | 6 (4.1) |
*Fischer’s exact test obtained through a Monte Carlo simulation.
†Fischer’s exact test.
‡Swedish for migrants (SFI).
§The relationship grouped as ‘other’ included, for example, unclear relationship.