Table 1.
Sociodemographic Characteristics of Pregnant Women
| Dominican Republic | Argentina | Uruguay | Ecuador | Brazil | Guatemala | |
| Total no. | 192 | 796 | 716 | 746 | 749 | 752 |
| Age, mean (range) | 24.9 (18–41) | 26.9 (18–46) | 26.9 (18–46) | 26.6 (18–45) | 26.1 (18–45) | 24.4 (18–43) |
| Literate, no. (%) | 158 (82.3) | 785 (98.9) | 712 (99.6) | 732 (98.4) | 719 (96.0) | 715 (95.1) |
| Married, no. (%) | 24 (12.5) | 192 (24.2) | 228 (31.8) | 442 (59.3) | 244 (32.6) | 314 (41.8) |
| Common law marriagea no. (%) | 145 (75.5) | 495 (62.3) | 342 (47.8) | 222 (29.8) | 301 (40.2) | 343 (45.6) |
| Paid employment, no. (%) | 66 (34.6) | 219 (27.5) | 107 (15.0) | 245 (33.9) | 199 (26.6) | 117 (15.6) |
Note. Data from Argentina, Uruguay, Ecuador, Brazil, and Guatemala are from the study of Bloch et al. (2008) “Table 1—Sociodemographic Characteristics of Pregnant Women in 9 Developing Countries: Survey on Tobacco Use, 2004–2005” (p. 2).
a
Common law marriage (culturally appropriate term in the Dominican Republic) is referred to as “Member of an unmarried couple” in the study of Bloch et al. 2008, p. 2).