Table 3.
Description of women residing in the CAP geographical area, Durham County, North Carolina (USA), 2004–2008.
| Characteristic | Measure |
|---|---|
| Maternal race [n (%)] | |
| White non-Hispanic | 739 (17.27) |
| Black non-Hispanic | 1,850 (43.23) |
| Hispanic | 1,690 (39.50) |
| Birth outcomes | |
| Dichotomous birth outcomes [n (%)] | |
| PTB | 365 (8.53) |
| LBW | 354 (8.27) |
| SGA | 501 (11.71) |
| Continuous birth outcomes (mean ± SD) | |
| Birth weight (g) | 3248.63 ± 581.95 |
| BWPGA | 43.08 ± 28.14 |
| Maternal covariates | |
| Categorical maternal age, years [n (%)] | |
| 15–19 | 705 (16.48) |
| 20–24 | 1,388 (32.44) |
| 25–29 | 1,046 (24.44) |
| 30–34 | 730 (17.06) |
| 35–39 | 335 (7.83) |
| 40–44 | 75 (1.75) |
| Continuous maternal age, years (mean ± SD) | 25.58 ± 6.07 |
| Categorical maternal education, mothers ≥ 18 years of age [n (%)] | |
| > High school | 1,141 (26.80) |
| High school | 1,062 (25.95) |
| < High school | 2,054 (48.25) |
| Dichotomous marital status [n (%)] | |
| Married | 1,361 (31.81) |
| Not married | 2,917 (68.19) |
| Parity [n (%)] | |
| First birth | 1,681 (39.28) |
| ≥ Second birth | 2,598 (60.72) |
| Infant sex [n (%)] | |
| Female | 2,106 (49.22) |
| Male | 2,173 (50.78) |
| PAC mean index valuesa (mean ± SD) | |
| Housing damage | –0.06 ± 0.51 |
| Property disorder | 0.06 ± 0.63 |
| Security measures | –0.07 ± 0.53 |
| Tenure status | 0.06 ± 0.70 |
| Vacancy status | –0.07 ± 0.54 |
| Total crime | 1.31 ± 3.11 |
| Total nuisances | 0.42 ± 0.97 |
| aMean value for PAC indices in which women included in analysis resided. | |