Table 2

Descriptive data of service-users accessing online contraception between 10 January 2017 and 25 April 2018 remaining in analytic sample (n=482)

Parameter%95% CIN
Age group (years)
 16–196.2(4.2 to 8.8)30
 20–2444.6(34.0 to 42.9)185
 25–2937.3(33.0 to 41.8)180
 30–3410.8(8.2 to 13.9)52
 35–395.2(3.4 to 7.6)25
 40+2.1(1.0 to 3.8)10
Ethnic group
 White60.2(55.6 to 64.6)290
 Black16.0(12.8 to 19.6)77
 Asian8.9(6.5 to 11.8)43
 Mixed11.2(8.5 to 14.4)54
 Other2.3(1.1 to 4.0)11
 Unknown*1.5(0.6 to 3.0)7
IMD quintile
 First (most deprived)35.2(30.9 to 39.7)169
 Second42.5(38.0 to 47.1)204
 Third19.2(15.9 to 23.3)92
 Fourth2.9(1.6 to 4.9)14
 Fifth (least deprived)0.2(0.0 to 1.2)1
Type of OCP at index order
 POP48.8(44.2 to 53.3)235
 COC51.2(46.7 to 55.8)247
Index order successful
 Yes95.0(92.7 to 96.8)458
 No5.0(3.2 to 7.3)24
  • *Service-users self-selected ‘prefer not to say’.

  • COC, combined oral contraceptive pill; IMD, Index of Multiple Deprivation; OCP, oral contraceptive pill; POP, progestogen-only pill.