F 112 117 (Times-Roman) 
S 3035 7491 (1) 50
F 115 117 (Times-Bold) 
S 2231 7132 (Source:) 328
F 110 118 (Times-Italic) 
S 2584 7132 (Why Do Women Have Abortions) 1305
F 112 117 (Times-Roman) 
S 3010 7021 (by) 100
S 2181 6911 (Aida Torres and Jacqueline Darroch Forrest) 1758
S 2339 6800 (Family Planning Perpectives, 20 \(4\)) 1441
F 89 93 (Times-Roman) 
S 3565 6723 (1) 40
F 112 117 (Times-Roman) 
S 2515 6689 (Jul/Aug 1988, pp 169-176) 1050
F 127 128 (Times-Bold) 
S 360 6357 (SUMMARY) 587
F 112 117 (Times-Roman) 
S 460 6219 (Most respondents to a survey) 1172
S 1632 6219 ( of abortion patients in 1987 said that more than one factor had contributed to their decision to have an) 4102
S 360 6081 (abortion; the mean number of reasons was nearly four.  Three-quarters said) 3010
S 3370 6081 ( that having a baby would interfere with work, school, or) 2277
S 360 5944 (other responsibilities, about) 1108
S 1468 5944 ( two-thirds said they could not afford to have a child and half said they did not want to be a single parent) 4188
S 360 5806 (or had relationship) 750
S 1110 5806 ( problems.  A multivariate analysis showed young teenagers to be 32% more likely than women over 18 or over to) 4579
S 360 5668 (say they were not mature enough to raise a child and 19% more likely to say their parents wanted them to) 4221
S 4581 5668 ( have an abortion.) 716
S 360 5531 (Unmarried women were 17% more likely than currently married women to choose abortion to prevent others from knowing they had) 5323
S 360 5393 (had sex or became pregnant.) 1141
S 460 5145 (Of women who had an abortion at 16 or more weeks' gestation, 71% attributed their delay) 3616
S 4076 5145 ( to not having realized they were) 1311
S 360 5007 (pregnant or not having known soon enough the actual) 2149
S 2509 5007 ( gestation of their pregnancy.  Almost half were delayed because of trouble in) 3110
S 360 4870 (arranging the abortion, usually because they needed time to raise money.  One-third) 3355
S 3715 4870 ( did not have an abortion earlier because they were) 2035
S 360 4732 (afraid to tell their partner or their parents that they were pregnant.  A multivariate analysis revealed that respondents under) 4898
S 5258 4732 ( age 18) 289
S 360 4594 (were 39% more likely than older women to have delayed because they were afraid to tell their parents or partner.) 4521
F 127 128 (Times-Bold) 
S 360 4423 (THE SAMPLE) 718
F 112 117 (Times-Roman) 
S 460 4285 (A total of 819 abortion facilities in the United States performed at least 400 abortions each in) 3727
S 4187 4285 ( 1985; they represented 31% of all) 1377
S 360 4148 (abortion providers, but accounted for 90% \(1.4 million\) of all abortions.  Only such facilities were eligible for the study) 4782
F 110 118 (Times-Italic) 
S 5168 4148 (...) 75
F 112 117 (Times-Roman) 
S 5243 4148 (.) 25
S 460 3900 (Some 42 facilities were originally invited to participate in the study;) 2727
S 3187 3900 ( these include six at which a relatively large number of late) 2363
S 360 3762 (abortions \(those at 16 or more weeks' gestation\) were performed.) 2616
S 460 3514 (Over a five-month period) 1019
S 1479 3514 ( beginning in November 1987, patients at each general abortion facility were surveyed during a 1-3-week) 4215
S 360 3376 (period \(the length depended on the facility's caseload\).  Providers of later abortions were asked to administer) 4363
S 4723 3376 ( the survey to 60) 667
S 360 3239 (consecutive patients.) 833
F 110 118 (Times-Italic) 
S 1249 3239 (Omitted: Reasons for eliminating some data; overall response rates.) 2741
F 112 117 (Times-Roman) 
S 4062 3239 (In all,) 233
S 4295 3239 ( 1900 women responded with useful) 1452
S 360 3101 (information, of whom 420 had been pregnant for 16 or more weeks.  Because such women had been oversampled, their reasons for) 5248
S 360 2963 (having an abortion were weighted to reflect the proportion of U.S. abortion patients who obtain midtrimester abortions.) 4774
F 110 118 (Times-Italic) 
S 460 2715 (Omitted: Comparison of survey data with known distributions of) 2583
S 3043 2715 ( age, race, ethnicity, Medicaid status, marital status, and region.) 2591
F 112 117 (Times-Roman) 
S 360 2578 (Distributions of respondents by age and marital status were quite similar to those of all abortion patients,) 4191
S 4551 2578 ( but 17% of respondents were) 1191
S 360 2440 (covered by Medicaid, compared with 24% nationally.  There was little difference among regions in the most important reasons) 5076
S 5436 2440 ( given) 247
S 360 2302 (for obtaining an abortion, but there were differences by race and by Medicaid status.  In) 3513
S 3873 2302 ( an attempt to obtain a more appropriate) 1602
S 360 2165 (description of the reasons U.S. women have abortions, responses were weighted by these two factors,) 4060
S 4420 2165 ( as well as by the gestational) 1144
S 360 2027 (distribution of abortions.) 992
F 127 128 (Times-Bold) 
S 360 1856 (THE QUESTIONNAIRE) 1195
F 112 117 (Times-Roman) 
S 460 1718 (Information was collected by means) 1450
S 1910 1718 ( of a self-administered questionnaire distributed by clinic staff to patients.  The survey) 3449
S 360 1580 (instrument was reviewed by a number of professionals with some experience in the provision of abortions and was pretested) 4976
S 5336 1580 ( with) 203
S 360 1443 (some 150 patients at seven facilities.  It was made available) 2385
S 2745 1443 ( in both English and Spanish.  The questionnaire covered both the) 2633
S 360 1305 (women's reasons for choosing to have) 1536
S 1896 1305 ( an abortion and \(for those at least 16 weeks pregnant\) their reasons for having delayed) 3479
S 360 1167 (obtaining an abortion.) 880
F 67 70 (Times-Roman) 
S 440 751 (1) 30
F 89 93 (Times-Roman) 
S 470 720 (The bimonthly research journal of The Alan Guttmacher Institute) 2093
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F 112 117 (Times-Roman) 
S 3035 7491 (2) 50
S 460 7131 (Both to ensure that no reasons were missed and to find out which were most important, respondents were also) 4396
S 4856 7131 ( asked to write, in) 714
S 360 6994 (their own words, why they were having an abortion; if they had more) 2774
S 3134 6994 ( than one reason, they were requested to note the most important) 2583
S 360 6856 (first. This) 389
S 749 6856 ( question preceded the precoded questions, so as not to influence respondents' replies.) 3443
S 460 6608 (Almost all of the responses to the open-ended question fell into one of the 13 precoded categories.) 3929
S 4389 6608 ( However,) 416
S 4806 6608 ( some women said in) 844
S 360 6470 (their replies to that question that they were choosing to have an abortion now because they were) 3843
S 4203 6470 ( "not ready for the responsibility of) 1407
S 360 6333 (having a child."  As is duscussed below, these women did not clearly fall into any one of the 13 categories, so their) 4598
S 4958 6333 ( response was left) 714
S 360 6195 (as a separate category.) 900
S 460 5947 (A multivariate analysis was conducted so that numerous variables could be taken into account simultaneously.  Table 3) 4771
S 5231 5947 ( shows the) 422
S 360 5809 (results of regression analyses incorporating a wide range of personal characteristics that might affect the likelihood that a specific) 5182
S 360 5672 (reason contributed to a woman's decision to have an abortion.  All variables used in these analyses are expressed as dummy) 4957
S 5317 5672 ( variables) 386
S 360 5534 (-- coded as "1" if a respondent has) 1373
S 1733 5534 ( the characteristic and as "0" if she does not.  Thus, the unstandardized coefficients shown in Table) 3955
S 360 5396 (3 can be interpreted as showing the likelihood that a woman with a given characteristic \(net of) 3771
S 4131 5396 ( all other characteristics, or independent) 1599
S 360 5259 (variables, in the analysis\) will report a specific reason for having an abortion.  Again, standard tests of significance have been used) 5232
S 5592 5259 ( as) 108
S 360 5121 (a rough guide, and only the regression coefficients with less than a 5% probability of occurring by chance are shown.) 4690
S 460 4873 (Regression analyses were conducted separately for each of the) 2499
S 2959 4873 ( 13 reasons shown in Table 1, using as dependent variables both) 2566
S 360 4735 (whether a woman cited a specific reason at all) 1844
S 2204 4735 ( and whether the reason was the most important one.  Results of the two analyses were) 3463
S 360 4598 (similar, so Table 3 shows outcomes based on) 1805
S 2165 4598 ( whether a specific reason was cited at all.  The factors included in the analysis explained) 3568
S 360 4460 (anywhere from) 608
S 968 4460 ( 0.4% to 29.5% of the variance in the likelihood that each reason would be cited, an indication that other factors not) 4626
S 360 4322 (included in the analyses had a substantial influence in) 2149
S 2509 4322 ( determining whether a woman cited a specific reason.  The results shown in) 3060
S 360 4185 (Table 3 exclude equations in which less than 10% of the variance) 2619
S 2979 4185 ( was explained.  All regressions were run using unweighted data,) 2599
S 360 4047 (since the) 353
S 713 4047 ( factors used to calculate weights \(race, Medicaid status and gestation\) were included as independent variables in the) 4665
S 360 3909 (equations.) 408
S 460 3661 (Table 3 shows that women under 18) 1450
S 1910 3661 ( were 32% more likely than those 18 or older to have decided to obtain an abortion because) 3657
S 360 3524 (they weren't mature enough to raise a child, and they) 2127
S 2487 3524 ( were 19% more likely to have elected to have an abortion because their parents) 3193
S 360 3386 (wanted them to do so.  Women 30 and over were 10% more likely than those) 3088
S 3448 3386 ( younger than 30 to have made such a decision because) 2210
S 360 3248 (they did not want to have more children and 13% less likely to have done so because they thought they were not mature enough.) 5138
S 460 3000 (A surprising result is that women under 18 were less likely than older women to say that concern about others knowing that they) 5143
S 360 2863 (were having sex or that) 933
S 1293 2863 ( they werre pregnant was a factor in their decision.  Table 1 shows this factor to have been cited by nearly) 4232
S 360 2725 (one-third of all women and by two-fifths of) 1741
S 2101 2725 ( those under 20.  However, given the negative coefficient seen in the multivariate analysis,) 3624
S 360 2587 (factors other than young age must have contributed to the higher proportion observed among those under 20.  This) 4579
S 4939 2587 ( also may reflect the) 811
S 360 2449 (fact that young adolescents) 1086
S 1446 2449 ( concerned about others knowing are underrepresented among abortion patients because they are less likely) 4293
S 360 2312 (to confide in an adult and to receive help in arranging access to services.) 2899
S 460 2064 (Unmarried women were 17% more likely than currently married women to have chosen to obtain) 3899
S 4359 2064 ( an abortion to prevent others from) 1394
S 360 1926 (knowing they were having sex or had become pregnant, and were 11% more likely to have done so) 3965
S 4325 1926 ( because having a child would) 1208
S 360 1788 (interfere with other plans or responsibilities.) 1772
S 460 1541 (Surprisingly, race and poverty status were not significantly related to any of the reasons.  Although women with an income of less) 5207
S 360 1403 (than 200% of poverty were significantly more) 1844
S 2204 1403 ( likely to say they were having an abortion because they could not afford to raise the) 3377
S 360 1265 (child, the regression explained only 5% of the variance in the range of those giving that reason.) 3810
S 460 1017 (It was expected that students would be more likely than) 2224
S 2684 1017 ( nonstudents to be concerned about the changes a baby would bring or to) 2913
S 360 880 (feel that) 325
S 685 880 ( they lacked the necessary maturity, but students were also 14% more likely not to want others to find out about their sexual) 4957
S 360 742 (activity or pregnancy.  Roman Catholic respondents were 8% more likely than those) 3374
S 3734 742 ( with other religious beliefs to be having an) 1739
P
F 112 117 (Times-Roman) 
S 3035 7491 (3) 50
F 115 117 (Times-Bold) 
S 400 7092 (TABLE 1.) 439
F 112 117 (Times-Roman) 
S 898 7092 (Percentage of abortion patients reporting that a specific  reason contributed to their decision to have an abortion, by) 4618
S 5516 7092 ( age,) 189
S 400 6954 (and percentage) 602
S 1002 6954 ( saying that each reason was the most important.) 1941
F 105 86 (Courier-Bold) 
S 2740 6773 (|Total| A) 540
S 3280 6773 ( G E) 240
S 3520 6773 ( |Most) 360
S 2740 6660 (| N = | <18 18-19 20-24 25-29 >=30|Impt) 2340
S 400 6547 (R E A S O N) 660
S 1060 6547 ( |1900) 360
S 1420 6547 ( |\(275\)\(309\) \(645\) \(337\)\(319\)|1773) 2040
S 400 6434 (---------------------------------------+-----+---------------------------+----) 4680
S 2740 6321 (| |) 180
S 2920 6321 ( |) 120
S 400 6208 (Woman is concerned about how having a  |  76%|  92%  82%) 3360
S 3760 6208 ( 75% 72%) 480
S 4240 6208 ( 69%|) 300
S 4540 6208 ( 16%) 240
S 400 6095 (baby could change her life) 1560
S 1960 6095 ( |) 120
S 2080 6095 ( |) 120
S 2200 6095 ( |) 120
S 2740 5982 (| |) 180
S 2920 5982 ( |) 120
S 400 5869 (Woman can't afford baby now) 1620
S 2020 5869 ( |) 120
S 2140 5869 ( 68) 180
S 2320 5869 ( |  73) 360
S 2680 5869 ( 73) 180
S 2860 5869 ( 70 64) 360
S 3220 5869 ( 58) 180
S 3400 5869 ( | 21) 300
S 2740 5755 (| |) 180
S 2920 5755 ( |) 120
S 400 5642 (Woman has problems with relationship or|  51 |  37) 3000
S 3400 5642 ( 46) 180
S 3580 5642 ( 56 55) 360
S 3940 5642 ( 50) 180
S 4120 5642 ( | 12) 300
S 400 5529 (wants to avoid single parenthood) 1920
S 2320 5529 ( |) 120
S 2440 5529 ( |) 120
S 2560 5529 ( |) 120
S 2740 5416 (| |) 180
S 2920 5416 ( |) 120
S 400 5303 (Woman is unready for responsibility) 2100
S 2500 5303 ( |) 120
S 2620 5303 ( 31) 180
S 2800 5303 ( |  33) 360
S 3160 5303 ( 40) 180
S 3340 5303 ( 36 25) 360
S 3700 5303 ( 18) 180
S 3880 5303 ( | 21) 300
S 2740 5190 (| |) 180
S 2920 5190 ( |) 120
S 400 5077 (Woman doesn't want others to know she  |  31 |  42) 3000
S 3400 5077 ( 41) 180
S 3580 5077 ( 35 21) 360
S 3940 5077 ( 22) 180
S 4120 5077 ( |  1) 300
S 400 4964 (has had sex or is pregnant) 1560
S 1960 4964 ( |) 120
S 2080 4964 ( |) 120
S 2200 4964 ( |) 120
S 2740 4851 (| |) 180
S 2920 4851 ( |) 120
S 400 4738 (Woman is not mature enough, or is) 1980
S 2380 4738 ( |) 120
S 2500 4738 ( 30) 180
S 2680 4738 ( |  81) 360
S 3040 4738 ( 57) 180
S 3220 4738 ( 28) 180
S 3400 4738 ( 7) 120
S 3520 4738 ( 4) 120
S 3640 4738 ( | 11) 300
S 400 4624 (too young to have a child) 1500
S 1900 4624 ( |) 120
S 2020 4624 ( |) 120
S 2140 4624 ( |) 120
S 2740 4511 (| |) 180
S 2920 4511 ( |) 120
S 400 4398 (Woman has all the children she wanted, |  26 |) 2760
S 3160 4398 ( 8 12) 300
S 3460 4398 ( 23 31) 360
S 3820 4398 ( 51) 180
S 4000 4398 ( |  8) 300
S 400 4285 (or has all grown-up children) 1680
S 2080 4285 ( |) 120
S 2200 4285 ( |) 120
S 2320 4285 ( |) 120
S 2740 4172 (| |) 180
S 2920 4172 ( |) 120
S 400 4059 (Husband or partner wants woman to have |  23 |  23) 3000
S 3400 4059 ( 29) 180
S 3580 4059 ( 25 18) 360
S 3940 4059 ( 20) 180
S 4120 4059 ( |  1) 300
S 400 3946 (abortion |) 600
S 1000 3946 ( |) 120
S 1120 3946 ( |) 120
S 2740 3833 (| |) 180
S 2920 3833 ( |) 120
S 400 3720 (Fetus has possible health problem) 1980
S 2380 3720 ( |) 120
S 2500 3720 ( 13) 180
S 2680 3720 ( |) 120
S 2800 3720 ( 9 13) 300
S 3100 3720 ( 12 14) 360
S 3460 3720 ( 17) 180
S 3640 3720 ( |  3) 300
S 2740 3607 (| |) 180
S 2920 3607 ( |) 120
S 400 3493 (Woman has health problem) 1440
S 1840 3493 ( |) 120
S 1960 3493 ( 7) 120
S 2080 3493 ( |) 120
S 2200 3493 ( 3) 120
S 2320 3493 ( 4) 120
S 2440 3493 ( 7 8) 240
S 2680 3493 ( 15) 180
S 2860 3493 ( |  3) 300
S 2740 3380 (| |) 180
S 2920 3380 ( |) 120
S 400 3267 (Woman's parents want her to have abortn|) 2400
S 2800 3267 ( 7) 120
S 2920 3267 ( |  28) 360
S 3280 3267 ( 12) 180
S 3460 3267 ( 4 3) 240
S 3700 3267 ( 2) 120
S 3820 3267 ( |<0.5) 360
S 2740 3154 (| |) 180
S 2920 3154 ( |) 120
S 400 3041 (Woman was victim of rape or incest) 2040
S 2440 3041 ( |) 120
S 2560 3041 ( 1) 120
S 2680 3041 ( |) 120
S 2800 3041 ( 1) 120
S 2920 3041 ( 1) 120
S 3040 3041 ( 1 1) 240
S 3280 3041 ( <0.5| 1) 480
S 2740 2928 (| |) 180
S 2920 2928 ( |) 120
S 400 2815 (Other |) 420
S 820 2815 ( 6) 120
S 940 2815 ( |) 120
S 1060 2815 ( 2) 120
S 1180 2815 ( 5) 120
S 1300 2815 ( 8 5) 240
S 1540 2815 ( 8) 120
S 1660 2815 ( |  3) 300
S 400 2702 (---------------------------------------+-----+---------------------------+----) 4680
F 115 117 (Times-Bold) 
S 400 2522 (Notes:) 272
F 112 117 (Times-Roman) 
S 910 2388 (1.) 75
S 1010 2388 (N's [parenthesized counts in each age category] are unweighted [by) 2713
S 3723 2388 ( race, Medicaid status, and gestational) 1525
S 1010 2277 (distribution].) 519
S 910 2101 (2.) 75
S 1010 2101 (The N's upon which the) 966
S 1976 2101 ( age breakdowns are based do not add to 1900 because age was not available for some) 3449
S 1010 1991 (women.) 319
S 360 1634 (abortion because they did not want others to know, and were 3% less likely to say that their parents wanted them to have an abortion.) 5332
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F 112 117 (Times-Roman) 
S 3035 7491 (4) 50
F 110 118 (Times-Italic) 
S 400 7092 (Here is) 292
S 691 7092 ( a summary of Table 1, as it appeared in the popular press.) 2372
S 3063 7092 ( This) 197
S 3261 7092 ( compact version is more convenient for quoting in) 2038
S 400 6954 (discussions:) 489
F 112 117 (Times-Roman) 
S 2304 6655 (WHY WOMEN HAVE ABORTIONS) 1552
F 115 117 (Times-Bold) 
S 460 6494 (Source:) 328
F 112 117 (Times-Roman) 
S 813 6494 (1987 survey of 1900 abortion patients) 1519
S 600 6357 (by the Alan Guttmacher Institute.) 1341
S 600 6219 (Published in the LA Times, Mon 17-Apr-89, Part I page 16) 2372
S 600 6081 (Each woman was allowed to cite more than one reason.) 2221
F 105 86 (Courier-Bold) 
S 580 5763 (76 Concern) 600
S 1180 5763 ( about how having a baby could change her life) 2760
S 580 5650 (68 Can't) 480
S 1060 5650 ( afford a baby now) 1080
S 580 5537 (51 Problems) 660
S 1240 5537 ( with relationship or desire to avoid single parenthood) 3300
S 580 5424 (31 Not) 360
S 940 5424 ( ready for responsibility) 1500
S 580 5311 (31 Doesn't) 600
S 1180 5311 ( want others to know she has had sex or is pregnant) 3060
S 580 5198 (30 Not) 360
S 940 5198 ( mature enough, or is too young to have a child) 2820
S 580 5084 (26 Has) 360
S 940 5084 ( all the children she wanted, or has all grown-up children) 3480
S 580 4971 (23 Husband) 600
S 1180 4971 ( or partner wants her to have abortion) 2280
S 580 4858 (13 Fetus) 480
S 1060 4858 ( has possible health problem) 1680
S 640 4745 (7 Woman) 420
S 1060 4745 ( has health problem) 1140
S 640 4632 (7 Woman's) 540
S 1180 4632 ( parents want her to have abortion) 2040
S 640 4519 (1 Woman) 420
S 1060 4519 ( was victim of rape or incest) 1740
S 640 4406 (6 Other) 420
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F 112 117 (Times-Roman) 
S 3035 7491 (5) 50
F 115 117 (Times-Bold) 
S 400 7092 (TABLE 2.) 439
F 112 117 (Times-Roman) 
S 929 7092 (Percentage of respondents offering various additional details  for each of the three) 3282
S 4212 7092 ( leading reasons women gave for) 1319
S 400 6954 (having an abortion.) 775
S 1802 6655 (Unready for how having a baby could change her life \(N=1339\)) 2555
F 105 86 (Courier-Bold) 
S 400 6337 (67% A) 300
S 700 6337 ( baby would interfere with job, employment or career) 3120
S 400 6224 (49 A) 240
S 640 6224 ( baby would interfere with school attendance) 2640
S 400 6111 (28 Children) 660
S 1060 6111 ( or other people depend on her for care) 2340
F 112 117 (Times-Roman) 
S 2441 5812 (Can't afford baby now \(N=856\)) 1278
F 105 86 (Courier-Bold) 
S 400 5632 (41% Woman) 540
S 940 5632 ( is student or is planning to study) 2100
S 400 5518 (22 Woman) 480
S 880 5518 ( is unmarried) 780
S 400 5405 (19 Woman) 480
S 880 5405 ( is unemployed) 840
S 400 5292 (14 Woman) 480
S 880 5292 ( has low-paying job) 1140
S 460 5179 (9 Woman) 420
S 880 5179 ( can't leave job) 960
S 460 5066 (7 Woman) 420
S 880 5066 ( is on welfare) 840
S 460 4953 (6 Woman's) 540
S 1000 4953 ( husband or partner is unemployed) 1980
S 460 4840 (5 Woman) 420
S 880 4840 ( can't afford basic needs) 1500
S 460 4727 (4 Woman) 420
S 880 4727 ( receives no support from her husband or partner) 2880
F 112 117 (Times-Roman) 
S 1831 4428 (Problems with relationship or with single parenthood \(N=790\)) 2498
F 105 86 (Courier-Bold) 
S 400 4248 (49% Woman) 540
S 940 4248 ( doesn't want to marry partner) 1800
S 400 4134 (32 Couple) 540
S 940 4134 ( may break up soon) 1080
S 400 4021 (29 Partner) 600
S 1000 4021 ( doesn't want to or can't marry) 1860
S 400 3908 (25 Woman) 480
S 880 3908 ( is not in a relationship) 1500
S 460 3795 (6 Woman's) 540
S 1000 3795 ( husband or partner mistreats her or children) 2700
S 460 3682 (5 Woman) 420
S 880 3682 ( is unready to commit herself to a relationship) 2820
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F 112 117 (Times-Roman) 
S 3035 7491 (6) 50
F 115 117 (Times-Bold) 
S 400 7092 (TABLE 3.) 439
F 112 117 (Times-Roman) 
S 914 7092 (Multivariate regression coefficients \(unstandardized\) showing  association between) 3335
S 4249 7092 ( selected independent variables and) 1416
S 400 6954 (reasons for  choosing to have an abortion.) 1672
F 105 86 (Courier-Bold) 
S 1540 6773 (| R) 180
S 1720 6773 ( E A S O N) 600
S 1540 6660 (| Don't) 420
S 1960 6660 ( want) 300
S 1540 6547 (|Unready for  sex activity) 1560
S 3100 6547 ( Have) 300
S 3400 6547 ( Parents) 480
S 400 6434 (Independent |change) 1140
S 1540 6434 ( or) 180
S 1720 6434 ( pregnancy) 600
S 2320 6434 ( enough) 420
S 2740 6434 ( want) 300
S 400 6321 (Variable |in) 720
S 1120 6321 ( life) 300
S 1420 6321 ( known) 360
S 1780 6321 ( Not) 240
S 2020 6321 ( mature  children  abortion) 1620
S 400 6208 (-------------------+----------------------------------------------------------) 4680
S 400 6095 (Age < 18) 480
S 880 6095 ( |) 120
S 1000 6095 ( --) 180
S 1180 6095 ( -0.091) 420
S 1600 6095 ( 0.315) 360
S 1960 6095 ( -- 0.186) 540
S 400 5982 (Age >= 30) 540
S 940 5982 ( |) 120
S 1060 5982 ( --) 180
S 1240 5982 ( -- -0.126) 600
S 1840 5982 ( 0.103 --) 540
S 400 5869 (Unmarried |) 660
S 1060 5869 ( 0.110) 360
S 1420 5869 ( 0.166) 360
S 1780 5869 ( --) 180
S 1960 5869 ( --) 180
S 2140 5869 ( 0.039) 360
S 400 5755 (Hispanic |) 600
S 1000 5755 ( --) 180
S 1180 5755 ( --) 180
S 1360 5755 ( --) 180
S 1540 5755 ( -0.079) 420
S 1960 5755 ( --) 180
S 1540 5642 (|) 60
S 400 5529 (Student |) 540
S 940 5529 ( 0.178) 360
S 1300 5529 ( 0.139) 360
S 1660 5529 ( 0.096) 360
S 2020 5529 ( --) 180
S 2200 5529 ( --) 180
S 400 5416 (Employed |) 600
S 1000 5416 ( 0.069) 360
S 1360 5416 ( 0.052) 360
S 1720 5416 ( -0.055) 420
S 2140 5416 ( --) 180
S 2320 5416 ( -0.033) 420
S 400 5303 (No children) 660
S 1060 5303 ( |) 120
S 1180 5303 ( 0.094) 360
S 1540 5303 ( 0.121) 360
S 1900 5303 ( 0.269) 360
S 2260 5303 ( -0.432 0.032) 780
S 400 5190 (>=16 weeks) 600
S 1000 5190 ( |) 120
S 1120 5190 ( --) 180
S 1300 5190 ( --) 180
S 1480 5190 ( --) 180
S 1660 5190 ( --) 180
S 1840 5190 ( 0.032) 360
S 1540 5077 (|) 60
S 400 4964 (Catholic |) 600
S 1000 4964 ( --) 180
S 1180 4964 ( 0.077) 360
S 1540 4964 ( --) 180
S 1720 4964 ( --) 180
S 1900 4964 ( -0.028) 420
S 400 4851 (No religious affil |  0.060) 1620
S 2020 4851 ( --) 180
S 2200 4851 ( --) 180
S 2380 4851 ( --) 180
S 2560 4851 ( --) 180
S 400 4738 (Covered by Medicaid|) 1200
S 1600 4738 ( --) 180
S 1780 4738 ( -0.095) 420
S 2200 4738 ( --) 180
S 2380 4738 ( --) 180
S 2560 4738 ( --) 180
S 400 4624 (No prev abortions  |) 1200
S 1600 4624 ( --) 180
S 1780 4624 ( 0.083 0.047) 720
S 2500 4624 ( --) 180
S 2680 4624 ( --) 180
S 1540 4511 (|) 60
F 84 69 (Courier-Bold) 
S 460 4432 (2) 48
F 105 86 (Courier-Bold) 
S 400 4397 (R) 60
S 1540 4397 (| 0.105) 420
S 1960 4397 ( 0.114) 360
S 2320 4397 ( 0.293) 360
S 2680 4397 ( 0.295) 360
S 3040 4397 ( 0.096) 360
S 400 4284 (-------------------+----------------------------------------------------------) 4680
F 89 93 (Times-Roman) 
S 3523 4116 (2) 40
F 115 117 (Times-Bold) 
S 400 4081 (Note:) 233
F 112 117 (Times-Roman) 
S 659 4081 (Only coefficients significant at p < 0.05 and equations for which  the R) 2845
S 3589 4081 (was 10% or) 472
S 4061 4081 ( greater are shown in this table.  Measures) 1686
S 400 3944 (of poverty) 414
S 814 3944 ( status \(<100% and 100-149% of poverty level\) and of race \(black\)) 2680
S 3494 3944 ( were) 219
S 3713 3944 ( included in each equation, but are not shown) 1813
S 400 3806 (here because they were  not significant.  In 1987, the federally designated poverty level for  a nonfarm family of four was $11,200.) 5234
F 115 117 (Times-Bold) 
S 400 3525 (TABLE 4.) 439
F 112 117 (Times-Roman) 
S 937 3525 (Percentage of women who reported that various reasons  contributed to) 2849
S 3786 3525 ( their having a late abortion and who cited) 1688
S 400 3387 (specific reasons) 636
S 1036 3387 ( as accounting for the longest delay) 1416
F 105 86 (Courier-Bold) 
S 760 3207 (Longest) 420
S 460 3094 (All delay) 540
S 400 2981 (\(399\) \(311\) Reason) 1080
S 460 2754 (71% 31%) 420
S 880 2754 ( Woman) 360
S 1240 2754 ( didn't recognize she was pregnant or misjudged gestation) 3420
S 460 2641 (48 27) 300
S 760 2641 ( Woman) 360
S 1120 2641 ( found it hard to make arrangements for abortion) 2880
S 460 2528 (33 14) 300
S 760 2528 ( Woman) 360
S 1120 2528 ( was afraid to tell her partner or parents) 2520
S 460 2415 (24 9) 240
S 700 2415 ( Woman) 360
S 1060 2415 ( took time to decide to have an abortion) 2400
S 520 2302 (8 4) 180
S 700 2302 ( Woman) 360
S 1060 2302 ( waited for her realtionship to change) 2280
S 520 2189 (8 2) 180
S 700 2189 ( Someone) 480
S 1180 2189 ( pressured woman not to have abortion) 2220
S 520 2076 (6 1) 180
S 700 2076 ( Something) 600
S 1300 2076 ( changed after woman became pregnant) 2160
S 520 1963 (6 <0.05) 420
S 940 1963 ( Woman) 360
S 1300 1963 ( didn't know timing is important) 1920
S 520 1850 (5 2) 180
S 700 1850 ( Woman) 360
S 1060 1850 ( didn't know she could get an abortion) 2280
S 520 1737 (2 1) 180
S 700 1737 ( A) 120
S 820 1737 ( fetal problem was diagnosed late in pregnancy) 2760
S 460 1623 (11 9) 240
S 700 1623 ( Other) 360
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F 112 117 (Times-Roman) 
S 3035 7491 (7) 50
F 115 117 (Times-Bold) 
S 400 7092 (TABLE 5.) 439
F 112 117 (Times-Roman) 
S 890 7092 (Among women who provided additional information relating to  three specific reasons for having abortions at 16) 4521
S 5412 7092 ( or more) 339
S 400 6954 (weeks' gestation,) 694
S 1094 6954 ( percentage who gave various detailed reasons for delay.) 2263
S 1688 6655 (Woman failed to recognize pregancy or misjudged gestation \(N=277\)) 2783
F 105 86 (Courier-Bold) 
S 400 6475 (50% She) 420
S 820 6475 ( didn't feel physical changes) 1740
S 400 6362 (50 She) 360
S 760 6362 ( hoped she was not pregnant) 1620
S 400 6248 (33 She) 360
S 760 6248 ( had irregular periods) 1320
S 400 6135 (32 She) 360
S 760 6135 ( thought she had her period) 1620
S 400 6022 (20 Her) 360
S 760 6022 ( MD underestimated gestation) 1680
S 400 5909 (20 She) 360
S 760 5909 ( was practicing contraception) 1740
S 460 5796 (9 Her) 300
S 760 5796 ( pregnancy test was negative) 1680
S 460 5683 (7 She) 300
S 760 5683 ( didn't know where or how to get a pregnancy test) 2940
F 112 117 (Times-Roman) 
S 1702 5384 (Woman found it hard to make arrangements for an abortion \(N=185\)) 2756
F 105 86 (Courier-Bold) 
S 400 5204 (60% She) 420
S 820 5204 ( needed time to raise money) 1620
S 400 5091 (32 She) 360
S 760 5091 ( tried to get an abortion from a different clinic or MD) 3300
S 400 4978 (26 She) 360
S 760 4978 ( had to arrange transportation because there was no nearby provider) 4020
S 400 4864 (20 She) 360
S 760 4864 ( didn't know where to get an abortion) 2220
S 400 4751 (16 She) 360
S 760 4751 ( couldn't get an earlier appointment) 2160
S 400 4638 (11 She) 360
S 760 4638 ( took time to notify her parents or get their consent) 3180
S 460 4525 (9 She) 300
S 760 4525 ( needed child care or a Medicaid card) 2220
S 460 4412 (0 She) 300
S 760 4412 ( needed time to obtain court permission) 2340
F 112 117 (Times-Roman) 
S 1967 4113 (Woman took time to decide to have an abortion \(N=74\)) 2225
F 105 86 (Courier-Bold) 
S 400 3933 (78% She) 420
S 820 3933 ( found having an abortion to be a difficult decision) 3120
S 400 3820 (19 She) 360
S 760 3820 ( had religious or moral reasons for waiting) 2580
S 400 3707 (11 She) 360
S 760 3707 ( talked with her parents/husband/partner) 2400
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