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Table 3 Reproductive health outcomes comparisons

From: Achieving proportional representation in a reproductive health survey through social media: process and recommendations

Outcome

RH-tracker survey

RH-tracker survey weightedg

Natsal-3

(Women resident in England, aged 16–55)

 

% (95% CI)

% (95% CI)

% (95% CI)

Ever been pregnant

58.8 (57.9, 59.7)

55.5 (54.5, 56.5)

69.6 (68.2, 71.0)

Ever had an abortion

14.9 (14.3, 15.6)

14.3 (13.7, 15.0)

15.6 (14.5, 16.7)

Pregnant in last yeara

13.9 (13.2, 14.6)

12.09 (11.4, 12.8)

14.0 (13.0, 15.1)

(Live) birth in the last yeara,e

6.4 (5.9, 6.9)

5.4 (5.0, 5.9)

7.4 (6.6, 8.2)

Ever infertilityb

20.4 (19.7, 21.2)

19.8 (19.0, 20.5)

13.0 (12.0, 14.1)

Abortion in the last yeara,f

0.65 (0.5, 0.84)

0.74 (0.56, 0.98)

n/a

Pregnancy planning (if pregnant in last year)

 Unplanned

8.1 (6.4, 10.3)

10.5 (8.1, 13.5)

16.3 (13.0, 20.2)

 Ambivalent

15.4 (13.0, 18.1)

15.9 (13.3, 18.8)

27.6 (23.5, 32.1)

 Planned

76.5 (73.4, 79.4)

73.6 (70.0, 76.9)

56.1 (51.3, 60.9)

Menopausalc

41.8 (40.2, 43.4)

40.8 (39.1, 42.5)

45.14 (41.8, 48.5)

Fertility intentionsd

 I would definitely like (more) children and I’m currently trying

9.5 (8.9, 10.1)

8.2 (7.7, 8.8)

6.9 (6.1, 7.8)

 I would definitely like (more) children but I’m not currently trying

26.2 (25.4, 27.1)

26.8 (25.8, 27.8)

29.7 (28.3, 31.1)

 I might (more) like children in the future—I’m not sure yet

20.3 (19.5, 21.2)

21 (20.1, 22.0)

19.3 (18.1, 20.5)

 I would definitely not like (more) children

38.5 (37.5, 39.5)

38.6 (37.6, 39.7)

37.9 (36.2, 39.6)

 I don’t know

5.5 (5.0, 5.9)

5.3 (4.9, 5.8)

6.3 (5.5, 7.2)

Last occasion of vaginal sex

 In the last 7 days

34.7 (33.8, 35.6)

33.9 (32.9, 34.8)

46.4 (44.9, 47.9)

 Between 7 days and 4 weeks ago

24.7 (23.9, 25.5)

23.7 (22.9, 24.5)

21.5 (20.3, 22.8)

 Between 4 weeks and 6 months ago

13 (12.4, 13.7)

12.3 (11.7, 13.0)

11.2 (10.2, 12.2)

 Between 6 months and 1 year ago

5.5 (5.1, 5.9)

5.3 (4.9, 5.8)

5.1 (4.5, 5.8)

 Between 1 and 5 years ago

10.9 (10.4, 11.5)

10.9 (10.3, 11.5)

6.1 (5.5, 6.8)

 Longer than 5 years ago

5.2 (4.8, 5.7)

5.0 (4.6, 5.5)

3.6 (3.0, 4.2)

 Never had vaginal intercourse

5.9 (5.5, 6.4)

8.9 (8.2, 9.6)

6.2 (5.6, 6.9)

Self-rated health

 Very bad

0.3 (0.2, 0.4)

0.3 (0.2, 0.4)

0.6 (0.4, 0.9)

 Bad

3 (2.7, 3.3)

3.2 (2.9, 3.5)

2.7 (2.3, 3.2)

 Fair

16.2 (15.6, 16.9)

16.8 (16.1, 17.5)

11.4 (10.4, 12.4)

 Good

49.9 (49.1, 50.8)

50.1 (49.1, 51.0)

42.4 (40.9, 43.9)

 Very good

30.6 (29.8, 31.4)

29.7 (28.9, 30.6)

42.9 (41.4, 44.5)

  1. aunder 45 years; bEver had a period of trying to get pregnant for more than 12 months and it hasn’t happened, among those who have ever had sex; cnot had a period for over a year, among those aged 45–55 years; dunder 50 years; e5.75 per 100 women 15–44, 2019, England only. Source: https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths/bulletins/birthsummarytablesenglandandwales/2019/relateddata [accessed 22/09/2021]; f1.83 per 100 women 15–44, 2020, England only. Source: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/abortion-statistics-for-england-and-wales-2020 [accessed 22/09/2021]; gData weighted to match 2011 Census profile for age group and region of residence