Age |
28.41 |
|
6.52 |
17.00 |
|
50.00 |
Level of acculturation |
2.38 |
|
1.15 |
1.00 |
|
5.00 |
|
|
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|
|
|
% |
|
Years of education (total United States and Mexico) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0–6 |
|
18 |
|
|
24.0 |
|
7–9 |
|
14 |
|
|
18.7 |
|
10–12 |
|
32 |
|
|
42.7 |
|
13–16 |
|
11 |
|
|
14.7 |
|
Language spoken |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Spanish better than English (low acculturation) |
|
42 |
|
|
54.6 |
|
Both equally well (bicultural) |
|
19 |
|
|
24.7 |
|
English better than Spanish (high acculturation) |
|
16 |
|
|
20.8 |
|
Ethnic background |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Anglo American |
|
8 |
|
|
10.4 |
|
Latina/Hispanic |
|
61 |
|
|
79.2 |
|
Native American Indian |
|
1 |
|
|
1.3 |
|
Mixed background |
|
7 |
|
|
9.1 |
|
Marital status |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Married |
|
47 |
|
|
61.0 |
|
Separated, divorced or widowed |
|
7 |
|
|
9.0 |
|
Never married |
|
13 |
|
|
16.9 |
|
Unmarried couple or other |
|
10 |
|
|
13.0 |
|
Health status |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Poor |
|
6 |
|
|
7.8 |
|
Fair |
|
24 |
|
|
31.2 |
|
Good |
|
37 |
|
|
48.1 |
|
Excellent |
|
10 |
|
|
13.0 |
|
Outcomes |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Initial sample |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pregnancy self-care beliefs |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 (weaker belief-may believe it) |
|
15 |
|
|
19.4 |
|
1 (stronger belief-yes, I believe it) |
|
62 |
|
|
80.5 |
|
Alcohol abstinence |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 (alcohol consumption-low) |
|
31 |
|
|
40.2 |
|
1 (absolute abstinence) |
|
46 |
|
|
59.7 |
|
Revised sample |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pregnancy self-care beliefs |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 (weaker belief-may believe it) |
|
7 |
|
|
14.0 |
|
1 (stronger belief-yes, I believe it) |
|
43 |
|
|
86.0 |
|
Alcohol abstinence |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 (alcohol consumption-low) |
|
22 |
|
|
44.0 |
|
1 (absolute abstinence) |
|
28 |
|
|
56.0 |
|