Table 3. Bivariate analysis of the age of pacifier use introduction by household, maternal, infant, and health care characteristics, and infant feeding and sleeping practices, 2021.

Variables	Pacifier Introduced Within 2 Weeks		Pacifier Introduced After 2 Weeks		P-Value
	n	%	n	%
Household Income
≥$100,000	48	44.0	12	11.0	.273
$50,000–99,999	55	47.4	16	13.8
≤$50,000	25	49.0	11	21.6
Household Food Insecurity (n = 266)
Food Secured	105	46.5	26	11.5	.142 **
Food Insecure	18	45.0	9	22.5
Maternal Age
18–24	13	46.4	5	17.9	.811
25–44	115	46.4	34	13.7
Mother’s Education
College Degree	90	44.6	28	13.9	.493
No College Degree	38	51.3	11	14.9
Maternal Ethnicity
Hispanic	28	34.1	12	14.6	.020 **
Non- Hispanic	100	51.5	27	13.9
First Time Mother
Multiparous	65	43.0	16	10.6	.021 **
Primiparous	63	50.4	23	18.4
Depression Screening
Low Risk	120	46.1	36	13.8	.742
High Risk	8	50.0	3	18.7
Child’s Sex
Female	35	43.3	23	15.3	.529
Male	63	50.0	16	12.7
Type of Delivery
Vaginal	87	44.8	23	11.9	.077 **
C-Section	41	50.0	16	19.5
Baby Friendly Hospital
Yes	22	40.0	12	21.8	.173 **
No	106	48.0	27	12.2
Breastfed in First Hour
Yes	94	43.7	30	13.9	.176 **
No	34	55.7	9	14.7
Exclusive Breastfeeding
Yes	65	43.9	17	11.5	.129 **
No	63	49.2	22	17.2
Bottle Feeding
No	30	33.7	9	10.1	< .000 **
Yes	98	52.4	30	16.0
Sleeping Arrangements (n = 274)
No Bed Sharing	104	47.1	35	15.8	.154 **
Bed Sharing	23	43.4	4	07.5

**p<0.20