TABLE 1.
Characteristics of postpartum Hispanic individuals by language (n = 35,779).
| Characteristics | English speaking (n = 21,742) 57.7% | Spanish speaking (n = 14,037) 42.3% | p‐value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insurance at childbirth | <0.001 | ||
| Private | 41.2 | 14.3 | |
| Medicaid | 55.7 | 69.0 | |
| Uninsured | 3.1 | 16.8 | |
| Racial identification | <0.001 | ||
| Asian | 0.7 | 0.3 | |
| Black | 5.6 | 1.9 | |
| Indigenous | 0.9 | 0.3 | |
| White | 63.2 | 54.9 | |
| Other—non‐White | 21.6 | 37.4 | |
| Multiple | 4.4 | 1.5 | |
| Unknown | 3.7 | 3.7 | |
| Rural residence | 9.7 | 7.3 | <0.001 |
| Region | <0.001 | ||
| Northeast | 26.9 | 31.2 | |
| Midwest | 19.1 | 12.2 | |
| South | 31.8 | 46.0 | |
| West | 22.3 | 10.6 | |
| Age | <0.001 | ||
| <20 | 8.3 | 5.1 | |
| 20–24 | 26.7 | 19.1 | |
| 25–34 | 50.7 | 53.5 | |
| 35+ | 14.3 | 22.3 | |
| Education | <0.001 | ||
| Less than high school graduate | 15.5 | 47.9 | |
| High school graduate | 31.7 | 30.4 | |
| More than high school | 52.3 | 19.9 | |
| Unknown | 0.6 | 1.8 | |
| Married | 48.7 | 46.8 | 0.034 |
| Multiparous | 60.7 | 72.7 | <0.001 |
| Unintended pregnancy | 50.5 | 41.2 | <0.001 |
| Pre‐pregnancy conditions | |||
| Abuse | 4.0 | 3.0 | 0.003 |
| Depression | 12.9 | 4.7 | <0.001 |
| Diabetes | 3.6 | 3.3 | 0.504 |
| High blood pressure | 4.6 | 3.9 | 0.047 |
| Obesity | 35.3 | 28.0 | <0.001 |
| Smoking | 12.0 | 3.3 | <0.001 |
Note: Bolded values indicate statistical significance at p < 0.05.
Source: Authors' analysis of data from the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS), 2016–20. N are unweighted, percentages use PRAMS survey weights, which account for variation in sampling rates, stratification schemes, and nonresponse across sites. p‐values are Rao–Scott chi‐square.