Table 2.
Characteristics of Mothers Included and Excluded from the Study by Cocaine Exposure
| Cocaine Exposed | Comparison | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Included (n = 360) | Excluded (n = 183) | p | Included (n = 480) | Excluded (n = 250) | p | |
| Race: African American | 299 (83.1%) | 136 (74.3%) | .016 | 381 (79.4%) | 189 (75.6%) | .242 |
| Age: 26–36 yr | 255 (70.8%) | 111 (60.7%) | .017 | 204 (42.5%) | 90 (36.0%) | .089 |
| Marital Status: Single | 326 (90.8%) | 158 (86.3%) | .111 | 356 (74.2%) | 185 (74.3%) | .970 |
| Insurance: Medicaid | 313 (86.9%) | 158 (86.3%) | .844 | 374 (77.9%) | 193 (77.2%) | .825 |
| Education: < High School | 181 (50.3%) | 92 (50.3%) | .999 | 155 (32.4%) | 72 (28.8%) | .325 |
| Hollingshead SES: Low-V | 93 (27.6%) | 50 (29.2%) | .697 | 109 (22.9%) | 37 (15.2%) | .015 |
| Prenatal Drug use | ||||||
| Alcohol | 274 (76.1%) | 135 (73.8%) | .550 | 234 (48.8%) | 128 (51.2%) | .530 |
| Tobacco | 293 (81.4%) | 157 (85.8%) | .198 | 143 (29.8%) | 68 (27.2%) | .464 |
| Marijuana | 143 (39.7%) | 82 (44.8%) | .255 | 45 (9.4%) | 26 (10.4%) | .657 |