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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Jun 11.
Published in final edited form as: Pediatrics. 2010 Apr 5;125(5):e1202–e1207. doi: 10.1542/peds.2009-3081

TABLE 1.

Maternal Risk Factors for Relationship Dissolution, According to Birth Outcome

Live Birth (N = 6409) Miscarriage (N = 1225) Stillbirth (N = 136)
Age, mean ± SD, ya 21.5 ± 4.3 22.3 ± 4.8 22.4 ± 5.5
Race, %
 White 83 15 1.4
 Black 82 15 2.3
 Other 86 11 2.1
Lower education, %b,c 49 43 51
Lower income, %b,d 44 38 53
No religious affiliation, % 11 12 6
a

P < .005.

b

P < .05.

c

Lower education indicates ≤ high school.

d

Lower income indicates ≤200% of the poverty level.