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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of participants and percentage of women reporting unintended pregnancy by individual-level and community-level variables

From: Unintended pregnancy in the amazon basin of Ecuador: a multilevel analysis

Individual variables

Number of women (%)

Proportion of unintended pregnancy

Age groups

1,002

  

15-19

113

(11.3)

55.7

20-29

411

(41.0)

60.8

30-39

352

(35.1)

65.3

=>40

126

(12.6)

68.2

Level of education

979

  

No school

128

(13.1)

72.7

Primary

432

(44.1)

68.7

More than primary

419

(42.8)

54.2

Marital status

990

  

Married/union

832

(84.0)

62.0

Single

116

(11.7)

67.2

Other

42

(4.2)

61.9

Occupation

   

Housekeeper

704

(71.3)

61.9

Student

41

(4.1)

70.7

Farmer

74

(7.5)

74.3

Other

169

(17.1)

59.8

Ethnic group

1002

  

Non-indigenous

656

(65.5)

57.0

Indigenous

346

(34.5)

73.7

No. of living children

1,002

  

1-2

431

(43.0)

49.6

3-4

301

(30.0)

66.4

=>4

270

(26.9)

79.6

Wealth index

1,002

  

1 (Low)

250

(24.9)

68.0

2

264

(26.3)

67.8

3

224

(22.4)

61.2

4 (High)

264

(26.3)

54.2

Use of contraception

997

  

1 = Yes

746

(74.8)

63.0

2 = No

251

(25.2)

61.7

Use of modern methods

1,000

  

1 = Yes

477

(47.7)

61.0

2 = No

523

(52.3)

64.2

Community variables

   

Place of residence

1,002

  

Rural

606

(60.5)

66.3

Urban

396

(39.5)

57.3

Type of community

1,002

  

Neighbourhood urban

395

(39.4)

57.2

Neighbourhood rural

151

(15.1)

63.6

Non-indigenous community

167

(16.7)

56.9

Indigenous community

289

(28.8)

73.4

Education

   

Low

508

(50.7)

66.3

High

494

(49.31)

59.1

Socioeconomic index

   

1 (Low)

278

(27.7)

71.6

2

260

(25.9)

65.8

3

215

(21.5)

59.1

4 (High)

249

(24.8)

53.0