Table 1.
Background Characteristics of the Sample of Participants and Outcome Variables
| Variable | M | SD | Minimum | Maximum | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 28.41 | 6.52 | 17.00 | 50.00 | ||
| Level of acculturation | 2.38 | 1.15 | 1.00 | 5.00 | ||
| n | % | |||||
| 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 |