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Table 1 Weighted characteristics by arrest among female respondents, CHAPS 2021 (N = 856)

From: Judgment, shame, and coercion: the criminal legal system and reproductive autonomy

Characteristic

N

Never Arrested (%)

Arrested (%)

p

All

856

90.42

9.58

 

Contraceptive Counseling

   

.008

 No

256

32.67

21.29

 

 Yes

600

67.33

78.71

 

Long-Term Method (Injectable, Implant, IUD)

   

.067

 None

635

74.87

66.25

 

 One or More

221

25.16

33.75

 

Sterilization

   

.040

 No

577

69.85

57.31

 

 Yes

279

30.15

42.69

 

Desires Sterilization Reversal (n = 277)

   

.000

 No

240

92.22

48.85

 

 Yes

37

7.78

51.15

 

Age (Mean (SE))

50.45 (.57)

48.83 (.94)

43.77 (2.26)

.039

Race

   

.687

 NH White

591

63.31

66.89

 

 NH Black

98

12.80

14.92

 

 Hispanic

131

17.05

11.02

 

 NH Other

36

6.84

7.17

 

Education

   

.000

 No Degree

535

63.01

86.87

 

 College Degree + 

321

36.99

13.13

 

Income

   

.000

 Less than $100,000

673

78.25

94.18

 

 $100,000 or more

183

21.75

5.82

 

Marital Status

   

.000

 Not Married

406

47.60

71.85

 

 Married

450

52.40

28.15

 

Type of Insurance

   

.036

 Private

404

48.50

32.03

 

 Government

335

37.65

55.33

 

 Other

75

9.21

6.09

 

 None

42

4.65

6.55

 

Desired No. Children (Mean (SE))

2.20 (.06)

2.19 (.08)

2.83 (.24)

.003

Number of Children (Mean (SE))

1.68 (.05)

1.68 (.07)

1.69 (.17)

.140

Sexual Partners (last 12 mos) (Mean (SE))

0.94 (.07)

0.93 (.09)

1.37 (.32)

.169

Region

   

.801

 South

292

38.36

39.40

 

 Other Region

564

61.64

60.60

 
  1. Means and percentages are weighted; N are unweighted