Characteristic | Full sample (n=47 462) % | Preventing first birth (n=19 592) (41.3%) % | Limiting births (n=27 870) (58.7%) % |
Age (years) | |||
12–17 | 8.27 | 16.90 | 2.20 |
18–24 | 47.29 | 64.00 | 35.55 |
25–29 | 21.51 | 13.61 | 27.06 |
30–39 | 20.09 | 4.94 | 30.74 |
40–54 | 2.71 | 0.41 | 4.32 |
Education | |||
Primary | 8.70 | 2.80 | 12.85 |
Secondary | 33.04 | 20.39 | 41.93 |
High school | 38.83 | 46.05 | 33.76 |
University | 17.35 | 28.62 | 9.42 |
State | |||
Mexico City (Ciudad de México) | 71.15 | 69.70 | 72.18 |
Other state | 28.73 | 30.17 | 27.72 |
Occupation | |||
Unemployed/Homemaker | 24.49 | 9.33 | 35.14 |
Employed | 46.53 | 49.97 | 44.12 |
Student | 27.24 | 38.64 | 19.22 |
p<0.001 for all distributions by delaying or limiting. Data were missing for age for 0.13% of obsevations, for education 2.05%, for state 0.10% and for occupation 1.51%. Percentages may not add up to 100% .