Table 1

Demographic details, access to contraception and London Measure of Unplanned Pregnancy scores

CharacteristicPre-lockdown (n=4114) (n (%))Post-lockdown (n=5670) (n (%))P value
Median age (IQR) (years)33 (30–35)32 (29–35)<0.001
Previous pregnancies<0.001
 No previous pregnancies1830 (44.5)2150 (37.9)
 Previous pregnancies2284 (55.5)3520 (62.1)
Ethnicity<0.001
 White3580 (87.0)5021 (88.6)
 Black/African/Caribbean/Black British34 (0.8)32 (0.6)
 Asian/Asian British143 (3.5)130 (2.3)
 Mixed/multiple ethnic group124 (3.0)125 (2.2)
 Other42 (1.0)48 (0.8)
 Did not disclose191 (4.6)314 (5.5)
Geographical location<0.001
 Wales181 (4.4)334 (5.9)
 Scotland240 (5.8)441 (7.8)
 Northern Ireland69 (1.7)118 (2.1)
 London867 (21.1)771 (13.6)
 Greater London80 (1.9)104 (1.8)
 East of England385 (9.4)549 (9.7)
 East Midlands273 (6.6)414 (7.3)
 North East274 (6.7)393 (6.9)
 North West339 (8.2)518 (9.1)
 South East550 (13.4)804 (14.2)
 South West361 (8.8)513 (9.0)
 West Midlands298 (7.2)375 (6.6)
 Undisclosed197 (4.8)336 (5.9)
Access to contraception<0.001
 More difficult than usual25 (0.6)366 (6.5)
 Less difficult than usual11 (0.3)20 (0.4)
 About the same as usual757 (18.4)917 (16.2)
 Not trying to access contraception3321 (80.7)4367 (77.0)
 Median total LMUP score (IQR)11 (10–12)11 (10–12)<0.01
Pregnancy intentions<0.01
 Unplanned pregnancies (total LMUP score 0–3)55 (1.3)119 (2.1)
 Ambivalent (total LMUP score 4–9)663 (16.1)1163 (20.5)
 Planned pregnancies (total LMUP score 10–12)3396 (82.5)4388 (77.4)
  • IQR, interquartile range; LMUP, London Measure of Unplanned Pregnancy.