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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ethn Health. 2010 Aug;15(4):377–396. doi: 10.1080/13557858.2010.481329

Table A.1.

Comparisona of variable means for missing and non-missing cases

Variable Missing cases Non-missing cases

mean n mean n
Years lived in the US 6.50 58 6.96 437
Acculturation scale −0.21 58 −0.10 436
Diet (healthy = 1) 0.47 57 0.47 417
Tobacco, alcohol, drugs 0.12 59 0.08 437
Social support 0.15 59 0.14 435
Stress 0.78 58 0.72 436
Prenatal care 0.88 59 0.87 437
Mother’s health
(excellent/very good = 1)
0.21 *** 58 0.43 427
Parity (zero parity = 1) 0.12 * 59 0.28 437
Mother’s age 27.73 * 59 26.41 437
Marital status (married = 1) 0.61 59 0.62 436
Schooling (10+ years) 0.32 59 0.38 437
Income
(≥ 150% of poverty level)
0.07 58 0.14 437
Mother employed 0.43 58 0.49 437

p<=.10

*

p<=.05

**

p<=.01

***

p<=.001.

a

Comparing means of missing cases relative to non-missing cases using T-test (for continuous variables) and Fisher’ Exact test (for dichotomous variables).