Table 2.
Distribution of Demographic and Behavioral Variables, Brownsville-Matamoros Sister City Project, Brownsville, Texas, and Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico, August 21-November 9, 2005a
| Characteristic | Total Sample | Matamoros | Cameron County | P Valueb | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Unweighted No. of Respondents (n = 946) | Weighted No. of Respondents (%) (n = 5,094) | Unweighted No. of Respondents (n = 489) | Weighted No. of Respondents (%) (n = 2,764) | Unweighted No. of Respondents (n = 457) | Weighted No. of Respondents (%) (n = 2,331) | ||
| Place of delivery | |||||||
| United States | 483 | 2,464 (48.4) | 27 | 139 (5.0) | 456 | 2,325 (99.7) | <.001 |
| Mexico | 463 | 2,630 (51.6) | 462 | 2,624 (95.0) | 1 | 6 (0.3) | |
| Ethnicityc | |||||||
| Hispanic | 883 | 4,772 (95.0) | 489 | 2,765 (100.0) | 394 | 2,009 (88.9) | <.001 |
| Non-Hispanic | 49 | 250 (5.0) | NA | NA | 49 | 250 (11.1) | |
| Age, y | |||||||
| <25 | 456 | 2,464 (48.4) | 248 | 1,403 (50.8) | 208 | 1,062 (45.6) | .10 |
| ≥25 | 490 | 2,630 (51.6) | 241 | 1,361 (49.2) | 249 | 1,269 (54.4) | |
| Marital status | |||||||
| Not married | 165 | 864 (17.1) | 46 | 258 (9.4) | 119 | 607 (26.3) | <.001 |
| Married | 773 | 4,187 (82.9) | 440 | 2,489 (90.6) | 333 | 1,699 (73.7) | |
| Education, y | |||||||
| <8 | 211 | 1,163 (23.0) | 156 | 883 (32.0) | 55 | 280 (12.1) | <.001 |
| 8-12 | 416 | 2,262 (44.7) | 248 | 1,404 (50.9) | 168 | 858 (37.2) | |
| >12 | 313 | 1,638 (32.3) | 84 | 471 (17.1) | 229 | 1,168 (50.7) | |
| Employment status | |||||||
| Employed | 454 | 2,450 (48.5) | 238 | 1,350 (48.9) | 216 | 1,100 (47.9) | .01 |
| Unemployed | 72 | 380 (7.5) | 24 | 134 (4.9) | 48 | 246 (10.7) | |
| Not in labor force | 412 | 2,223 (44.0) | 226 | 1,274 (46.2) | 186 | 949 (41.4) | |
| Mother's place of birth | |||||||
| United States | 253 | 1,291 (25.5) | 2 | 11 (0.4) | 195 | 995 (43.2) | <.001 |
| Mexico | 678 | 3,724 (73.6) | 483 | 2,729 (99.0) | 251 | 1,280 (55.5) | |
| Other/don't know | 9 | 47 (0.9) | 3 | 17 (0.6) | 6 | 30 (1.3) | |
| Primary language | |||||||
| English | 239 | 1,217 (23.9) | 3 | 17 (0.6) | 236 | 1,200 (51.5) | <.001 |
| Spanish | 707 | 3,877 (76.1) | 486 | 2,746 (99.4) | 221 | 1,131 (48.5) | |
| Smoking status | |||||||
| Smoker | 60 | 319 (6.3) | 24 | 135 (4.9) | 36 | 184 (7.9) | .01 |
| Nonsmoker | 883 | 4,759 (93.7) | 464 | 2,622 (95.1) | 419 | 2,137 (92.1) | |
| Alcohol use | |||||||
| User | 223 | 1,172 (23.1) | 66 | 372 (13.5) | 157 | 801 (65.5) | <.001 |
| Nonuser | 720 | 3,906 (76.9) | 422 | 2,386 (86.5) | 298 | 1,520 (34.5) | |
| Health care coverage during pregnancy | |||||||
| Has coverage | 653 | 3,525 (69.3) | 337 | 1,915 (69.4) | 316 | 1,610 (69.2) | .93 |
| Does not have coverage | 291 | 1,558 (30.7) | 151 | 843 (30.6) | 140 | 715 (30.8) | |
| Delivery method | |||||||
| Cesarean | 415 | 2,234 (43.9) | 217 | 1,224 (44.4) | 198 | 1,010 (43.3) | .68 |
| Vaginal | 530 | 2,855 (56.1) | 271 | 1,534 (55.6) | 259 | 1,320 (56.7) | |
| Infant birth weight | |||||||
| Low (<2,500 g) | 64 | 341 (6.7) | 24 | 136 (5.0) | 40 | 205 (8.8) | .01 |
| Normal (≥2,500 g) | 878 | 4,731 (93.3) | 462 | 2,610 (95.0) | 416 | 2,121 (91.2) | |
| Parity | |||||||
| Any previous live births | 638 | 3,430 (67.3) | 317 | 1,793 (64.9) | 321 | 1,637 (70.3) | .06 |
| No previous live births | 308 | 1,664 (32.7) | 172 | 971 (35.1) | 136 | 693 (29.7) | |
| Prenatal care | |||||||
| Early | 496 | 2,647 (52.8) | 217 | 1,224 (45.0) | 279 | 1,423 (62.0) | <.001 |
| Late or none | 435 | 2,366 (47.2) | 264 | 1,494 (55.0) | 171 | 872 (38.0) | |
| Pregnancy intention | |||||||
| Intended to get pregnant | 451 | 2,444 (48.4) | 259 | 1,466 (53.3) | 192 | 978 (42.5) | <.001 |
| Did not intend to get pregnant | 487 | 2,608 (51.6) | 228 | 1,286 (46.7) | 259 | 1,322 (57.5) | |
Abbreviation: NA, not applicable.
a
Columns do not all total to number in sample size because of missing data.
b
χ2 test used to determine statistical differences.
c
All respondents who resided in Mexico were classified as Hispanic. Therefore, ethnicity could not be included in analyses limited to Matamoros only.