TABLE 1. PCM by Race/Ethnicity
Survey question: Listed below are some of the reasons women give for becoming pregnant and having a child. Which of these reasons were important to you the last time you became pregnant?
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Responding important (%)
|
Reason
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White
|
Black
|
Hispanic
|
|
| Feeling a baby move inside me |
76.5 |
77.2 |
82.7 |
| Giving my partner the joy of fatherhood** |
53.9 |
59.1 |
73.3 |
| Giving birth to a baby |
84.3 |
81.8 |
73.3 |
| Holding and cuddling a baby |
92.3 |
82.2 |
83.8 |
| Devoting myself to raising children |
84.6 |
84.3 |
86.5 |
| Having a child who will carry on my values |
82.4 |
83.6 |
78.7 |
| Strengthening my relationship with my partner |
46 |
48.9 |
51.4 |
| Being the center of a large family** |
40.4 |
30.6 |
54.2 |
| Fulfilling my religious beliefs about family life |
45.1 |
46.2 |
57.5 |
| Providing my parents with a grandchild** |
40.8 |
42 |
60 |
| Having a child who will be successful in life |
82.7 |
78.9 |
85.3 |
| Playing with my child* |
94.2 |
82.2 |
85.3 |
| Teaching and guiding my child |
96.2 |
91.3 |
87.8 |
| Feeling needed and useful through my baby |
65.4 |
76.4 |
79.7 |
| Having a child who will support me later in life** |
21.2 |
39.9 |
52.8 |
| Feeling more complete as a woman** |
28.9 |
50.7 |
65.3 |
| Having a son** |
42.3 |
46.9 |
62.2 |
| Having a daughter** |
46.2 |
50.4 |
67.1 |
| Having my friends admire me with my baby** |
13.5 |
19.2 |
46 |
| Getting additional financial support* |
15.7 |
27.9 |
32.9 |
Number of respondents
|
52
|
278
|
75
|
|
Note. PCM = positive childbearing motivations.
* Indicates statistically significant chi-square at .05 < p < .1.
** Indicates statistically significant chi-square at p < .05.
