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Table 1 Summary statistics about unintended pregnancy and its determinants in Iran, (2015)

From: Socioeconomic inequality of unintended pregnancy in the Iranian population: a decomposition approach

Variable
Variable		n	%
Unintended pregnancy	Yes	1021	19.82
Unintended pregnancy	No	4131	80.18
Scio-economic status	Poorest	1063	20.63
	Poorer	1048	20.34
	Middle	1006	19.53
	Richer	1018	19.76
	Richest	1017	19.74
Mother’s education level	Illiterate	204	3.95
	under Diploma	1219	23.67
	Diploma	2062	40.02
	Academic	1667	32.36
Father’s education level	Illiterate	164	3.18
	under Diploma	1534	29.77
	Diploma	1828	35.50
	Academic	1626	31.55
BMI category	Underweight	550	10.68
	Normal	2228	43.25
	Overweight	1623	31.50
	Obese	535	10.38
	Morbidly obese	216	4.19
Mother’s age	<=19	180	3.49
	20–29	2414	46.86
	30–39	2375	46.10
	> = 40	183	3.55
Father’s age	<=19	4	0.08
	20–29	1237	24.01
	30–39	3089	59.96
	> = 40	822	15.95
Mother’s nationality	Iranian	4788	92.93
Mother’s nationality	Non- Iranian	364	7.07
History of abortion	Have	1033	20.05
History of abortion	Not have	4119	79.95
History of miscarriage	Have	39	0.75
History of miscarriage	Not have	5113	99.25
Number of pregnancy	0	1520	29.50
	1–3	1464	28.42
	> = 4	2168	42.08

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