Pregnancies in the past year and their ‘plannedness’ scored using the London Measure of Unplanned Pregnancy among sexually active participants aged 18–44 years
| Parameter | Pregnancy in past year (% (CI)) | Of which unplanned (% (CI) | Mean LMUP score (SD) | Age-adjusted difference in mean LMUP score (CI) | Denominator (weighted, unweighted) |
| Total | 13.6 (11.9 to 15.6) | 6.6 (3.9 to 11.1) | 9.2 (3.0) | – | 1280, 1488 |
| Age (years) | |||||
| 18–24 | 11.8 (8.1 to 16.9) | 22.8 (10.5 to 42.7) | 6.6 (3.3) | – | 213, 265 |
| 25–29 | 16.3 (12.6 to 20.7) | 6.0 (2.1 to 15.8) | 9.5 (2.9) | 2.90 (1.40 to 4.41) | 324, 397 |
| 30–34 | 16.6 (12.6 to 21.5) | 0 | 10.3 (1.9) | 3.67 (2.27 to 5.07) | 272, 320 |
| 35–44 | 10.9 (8.4 to 14.0) | 5.1 (1.6 to 15.1) | 9.3 (3.1) | 2.70 (1.16 to 4.23) | 470, 506 |
| p<0.0001 | |||||
| Ethnicity | |||||
| White | 12.2 (10.4 to 14.3) | 6.6 (3.7 to 11.6) | 9.3 (3.1) | – | 1098, 1316 |
| Black or Black African or Black Caribbean or Black British | 24.5 (13.9 to 39.4) | 13.6 (1.4 to 62.9) | 8.3 (3.0) | 0.21 (–1.82 to 2.25) | 45, 35 |
| Asian or Asian British | 23.4 (15.3 to 34.1) | 0 | 9.6 (1.9) | 0.09 (–0.99 to 1.17) | 79, 70 |
| Mixed or multiple or other ethnic groups | 17.5 (8.7 to 32.0) | 15.0 (1.8 to 63.4) | 8.1 (3.7) | −1.34 (–3.22 to 0.54) | 44, 57 |
| p=0.55 | |||||
| Self-described sexual identity | |||||
| Heterosexual or Straight | 13.9 (12.1 to 16.0) | 6.6 (3.8 to 11.2) | 9.3 (3.0) | – | 1224, 1325 |
| Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual or Other | 6.7 (2.0 to 20.1) | 9.7 (1.1 to 50.3) | 6.2 (3.0) | −2.51 (–3.99 to –1.02) | 42, 151 |
| p=0.0011 | |||||
| Social grade | |||||
| A/B - Higher/intermediate managerial, administrative and professional | 16.4 (12.6 to 21.1) | 2.8 (0.6 to 12.1) | 10.1 (2.4) | – | 291, 370 |
| C1/C2 - Supervisory, clerical and junior managerial, administrative and professional, skilled manual workers | 12.0 (9.7 to 14.6) | 5.1 (2.0 to 12.4) | 9.2 (3.0) | −0.81 (–1.69 to 0.08) | 669, 730 |
| D/E - Semi-skilled and unskilled manual, casual, lowest grade and unemployed | 14.6 (11.1 to 18.9) | 13.1 (6.2 to 25.6) | 8.2 (3.3) | −1.36 (–2.49 to –0.22) | 320, 388 |
| p=0.043 | |||||
| Education level | |||||
| Degree | 14.3 (11.9 to 17.2) | 3.0 (1.0 to 8.7) | 9.7 (2.6) | – | 668, 771 |
| Below degree | 12.7 (10.2 to 15.7) | 10.8 (5.6 to 19.8) | 8.6 (3.4) | −0.73 (–1.61 to 0.15) | 563, 661 |
| No qualifications | 14.9 (7.2 to 28.3) | 12.3 (1.2 to 62.7) | 8.9 (3.2) | −0.57 (–3.14 to 2.01) | 48, 56 |
| p=0.25 | |||||
| Living together - Relationship but not living together - Single | |||||
| Married/steady and living together | 17.1 (14.8 to 19.7) | 3.9 (1.8 to 8.0) | 9.5 (2.8) | – | 903, 1035 |
| Married/steady not living together | 7.3 (4.1 to 12.7) | 10.0 (1.4 to 47.5) | 8.0 (3.2) | −0.84 (–2.53 to 0.84) | 155, 193 |
| Casual, new, >1, at end or other* | 5.4 (2.3 to 12.4) | 31.9 (7.6 to 73.0) | 6.9 (3.9) | −1.81 (–5.24 to 1.63) | 94, 108 |
| Single | 3.0 (1.1 to 8.0) | 74.6 (10.8 to 98.6) | 2.7 (1.3) | −5.31 (–7.02 to –3.59) | 127, 151 |
| p<0.0001 | |||||
| Been furloughed under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme | |||||
| No | 13.9 (12.0 to 16.1) | 6.7 (3.7 to 11.7) | 9.2 (3.0) | – | 1055, 1225 |
| Yes | 12.2 (8.4 to 17.3) | 6.8 (1.7 to 23.8) | 9.4 (3.1) | 0.76 (–0.36 to 1.88) | 213, 251 |
| p=0.18 | |||||
| Became unemployed | |||||
| No | 13.7 (11.9 to 15.9) | 6.5 (3.7 to 11.2) | 9.3 (3.0) | – | 1156, 1338 |
| Yes | 12.5 (7.5 to 20.0) | 8.8 (1.5 to 38.5) | 7.8 (3.0) | −1.37 (–2.98 to 0.25) | 113, 138 |
| p=0.097 | |||||
| Days drinking in the last week (n) | |||||
| 0 | 20.5 (17.3 to 24.1) | 5.3 (2.5 to 10.9) | 9.4 (3.0) | – | 550, 635 |
| 1–2 | 8.3 (6.2 to 11.1) | 9.8 (3.8 to 22.7) | 8.8 (3.3) | −0.51 (–1.58 to 0.55) | 493, 575 |
| 3–4 | 9.2 (5.6 to 14.8) | 10.5 (2.2 to 38.3) | 9.0 (3.0) | −0.31 (–1.58 to 0.97) | 158, 182 |
| 5–7 | 8.0 (3.6 to 16.7) | 0 | 9.3 (2.8) | −0.35 (–2.40 to 1.71) | 77, 94 |
| p=0.79 | |||||
| Drinking habits compared with pre-COVID-19 outbreak | |||||
| Less these days | 16.4 (13.0 to 20.6) | 8.6 (4.0 to 17.3) | 9.5 (3.2) | – | 373, 449 |
| About the same | 13.5 (11.1 to 16.3) | 4.6 (1.8 to 11.2) | 9.2 (2.9) | −0.13 (–1.04 to 0.77) | 667, 765 |
| More these days | 8.1 (5.2 to 12.6) | 12.0 (3.0 to 37.4) | 7.6 (3.2) | −1.34 (–2.85 to 0.17) | 221, 255 |
| p=0.20 | |||||
| Current smoker | |||||
| No | 14.3 (12.3 to 16.6) | 5.7 (3.0 to 10.5) | 9.4 (3.0) | – | 1002, 1162 |
| Yes | 10.7 (7.6 to 15.0) | 11.5 (4.2 to 27.5) | 8.0 (3.1) | −1.10 (–2.16 to –0.04) | 275, 324 |
| p=0.042 | |||||
| Symptoms of depression (PHQ-2 score) | |||||
| No symptoms of depression (0–2) | 15.1 (12.8 to 17.7) | 5.3 (2.6 to 10.5) | 9.5 (2.8) | – | 832, 955 |
| Symptoms of depression (3-6) | 10.8 (8.2 to 14.1) | 10.4 (4.5 to 22.3) | 8.3 (3.4) | −0.90 (–1.88 to 0.07) | 434, 518 |
| p=0.070 | |||||
| Symptoms of anxiety (GAD-2 score) | |||||
| No symptoms of anxiety (0–2) | 15.2 (12.8 to 17.8) | 5.3 (2.6 to 10.8) | 9.5 (2.9) | – | 783, 887 |
| Symptoms of anxiety (3–6) | 11.4 (8.9 to 14.6) | 9.3 (4.3 to 19.2) | 8.6 (3.3) | −0.70 (–1.60 to 0.19) | 488, 593 |
| p=0.12 | |||||
| Accessing contraceptive services and outcomes | |||||
| Did not try to access contraceptive services | 14.5 (12.4 to 17.0) | 5.9 (3.1 to 11.0) | 9.4 (3.0) | – | 916, 1047 |
| Accessed services successfully | 11.0 (7.9 to 15.0) | 11.0 (4.2 to 26.1) | 8.3 (3.3) | −0.69 (–1.72 to 0.34) | 304, 367 |
| Faced difficulty accessing services but was able to access in the end | 15.6 (7.0 to 31.1) | 0 | 10.2 (1.5) | 1.11 (–0.33 to 2.54) | 39, 50 |
| Unable to access contraceptive services | 9.5 (2.2 to 33.3) | 0 | 10.5 (0.7) | 0.11 (–0.79 to 1.00) | 21, 24 |
| p=0.18 | |||||
| Needed condoms but could not get hold of them | |||||
| No | 13.2 (11.4 to 15.2) | 6.0 (3.3 to 10.6) | 9.4 (3.0) | – | 1188, 1383 |
| Yes | 20.8 (13.1 to 31.2) | 13.0 (3.3 to 39.4) | 8.0 (2.9) | −0.88 (–2.14 to 0.38) | 79, 92 |
| p=0.17 | |||||
The London Measure of Unplanned Pregnancy (LMUP) score scores each pregnancy on a range of 0–12 to represent the relative plannedness of the pregnancy. Differences for LMUP score across all categories other than age are adjusted for age using a linear regression model.
*In a ‘casual’ relationship, in a ‘new’ relationship, in more than one relationship, recently ended a relationship or ‘other’ relationship status.
CI, confidence interval; GAD-2, Generalised Anxiety Disorder-2; LMUP, London Measure of Unplanned Pregnancy; PHQ-2, Patient Health Questionnaire-2; SD, standard deviation.