Table 7.

Characteristics of African American pregnant women by rates of not completing the postpartum final interview

Subgroup	Socio-demographic characteristics# of African American pregnant women	% not completing postpartum interview	N
1. Very high rates of non completion (> 40%)
1.1	Not receiving WIC	47.3	184
1.2	Single, HS or less, drug user, 23–27 years old	40.7	27
2. High rates of non completion (30–40%)
2.1	< HS, drug user, < 28 years of age, alcohol user	38.1	21
2.2	Not working, drug user, 23–27 years of age	36.4	33
2.3	< 28 years old, alcohol user, receiving Medicaid	32.1	106
2.4	With 4+ children < 18 years living at home	31.3	67
3. Low rates of non completion (< 10%)
3.1	With < 4 children below 18 years living at home, 28+ years, alcohol user	5.4	74
3.2	< 28 years, alcohol user, no Medicaid	5.7	35
3.3	WIC recipient, HS or less, single, drug user, 18–22 or 28+ years	7.1	70
3.4	WIC recipient, at least some college	8.1	173
3.5	WIC recipient, less than HS, single, not drug user, Medicaid recipient	8.3	12
3.6	28+ years, alcohol user	8.5	82

# Socio-demographic characteristics are those identified at baseline interview.