Table 1.
Characteristics of non-abused and abused women, and dimensions of abuse
Characteristic | Non-abused Weighted N = 68100 | Any Abuse Weighted N = 8400 |
---|---|---|
Percent | Percent | |
Preterm delivery | 6.1 | 6.6 |
Small for Gestational Age | 8.3 | 8.2 |
Postpartum depression | 6.4 | 15.8 |
Maternal Age | ||
35+ years | 18.5 | 10.2 |
20 to 34 years | 79.5 | 78.8 |
<20 years | 2.0 | 11.0 |
Single/divorced/separated/widowed | 6.1 | 26.9 |
Foreign-born | 25.6 | 11.9 |
Low income after-tax cut-off (LICO-AT) | ||
Above | 74.7 | 55.1 |
At or below | 16.3 | 35.4 |
Missing | 9.0 | 9.4 |
Diagnosed with depression or took antidepressant before pregnancy | 14.2 | 25.9 |
Abuse items | ||
Type of abuse* | ||
Threats or potential hurting acts | 87.3 | |
Physical or sexual | 53.8 | |
Both combined | 41.1 | |
Frequency of abuse | ||
Once | 43.4 | |
1 to 5 | 37.3 | |
6 or more | 19.3 | |
Perpretrator of abuse* | ||
Partner/husband/boyfriend | 52.0 | |
Family/friend/stranger/other | 49.4 | |
Both combined | 1.4 | |
Timing of abuse* | ||
During pregnancy | 30.4 | |
Before and during pregnancy | 15.6 |
*Categories are not mutually exclusive and therefore do not add up to 100%.