Table 1

Demographics of women responding to the contraception survey 3–6 months after telemedicine early medical abortion

CharacteristicResponded to survey (n (%))Did not respond to survey (n (%))P value
Age (years)
 Total331 (100)248 (100) 0.12
 16–1711 (3)3 (1)
 18–25139 (42)104 (42)
 26–3071 (22)62 (25)
 31–3554 (16)50 (20)
 36–5056 (17)29 (12)
SIMD
 Total329* (100)248 (100) 0.03
 150 (15)50 (20)
 289 (27)85 (34)
 350 (15)40 (16)
 460 (18)32 (13)
 580 (24)41 (17)
Previous pregnancies (n)
 Total331 (100)248 (100) 0.01
 0137 (41)76 (31)
 159 (18)42 (17)
 238 (12)35 (14)
 349 (15)35 (14)
 4+48 (15)60 (24)
Previous abortions (n)
 Total331 (100)248 (100) 0.01
 0221 (67)147 (59)
 184 (25)64 (26)
 225 (8)30 (12)
 3+1 (0)7 (3)
Previous births (n)
 Total331 (100)248 (100) 0.03
 0188 (57)110 (44)
 144 (13)46 (19)
 267 (20)62 (25)
 328 (9)22 (9)
 4+4 (1)8 (3)
  • The Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) is a composite score of deprivation in Scotland, ranked from most deprived (SIMD 1) to least deprived (SIMD 5).

  • *SIMD data unknown for two women.