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Table 3 Characteristics of interview participants at the time of the interview (N = 10)

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

Age

31.3 (5.5)

Self-reported race

 White

20%

 Asian/Pacific Islander

20%

 Native American

20%

 Mixed/Multiple Races Reported

40%

Highest educational attainment

 Less than high school

20%

 High school/GED

60%

 Some college

10%

 Graduate school

10%

Relationship status

 Single

80%

 Unmarried/in a committed relationship

10%

 Divorced

10%

Number of children

2.3 (1.6)

Desire for additional children (% yes)

30%

How many more children desired?

0.5 (0.7)

Age at first arrest

18.1 (3.3)

Number of times previously arrested

33.2 (73.6)a

History of substance use

90%

Type of previous substance useb

 Alcohol

30%

 Pain pills

10%

 Methamphetamine

80%

 Heroin

40%

 Marijuana

10%

 Methadone

10%

Contraceptive methods ever usedb

 Tubal ligation

30%

 Birth control pills

30%

 IUD

30%

 NuvaRing

10%

 Implanon/Nexplanon

40%

 Condoms

60%

 Depo-Provera

40%

 Emergency contraception

20%

 No method

10%

Number of sex partners in the past year

1.3 (1.4)

  1. Numbers reflect percentages or means (with standard deviations in parentheses)
  2. aThe value shown includes an outlier with a value of 240. Exclusion of this case results in the following values for mean (standard deviation), and range: 10.2 (12.5), 1–40
  3. bPercentages sum to more than 100% because more than one category could be selected