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Published in final edited form as: J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2012 Jun;25(3):201–207. doi: 10.1016/j.jpag.2012.02.003

Table 2.

Demographic characteristics and bivariate correlations with total stressful life events and depression.

	Female	Male	P-value	Total Stressful Life Events	Depression

	N (%)	N (%)		r	r
Gender^a	296 (50.0%)	296 (50.0%)	---	0.058	−0.118^**
Race/Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic black	117 (39.5%)	144 (48.6%)		0.069	0.014
Hispanic	117 (39.5%)	108 (36.5%)	0.001	−0.115^**	0.003
Non-Hispanic white	50 (16.9%)	31 (10.5%)		REF	REF
Other	12 (4.1%)	13 (4.4%)		−0.004	0.043
First child	233 (79.0%)	221 (75.7%)	0.308	−0.024	−0.060
Trying to get pregnant	97 (32.8%)	113 (38.8%)	<0.001	−0.019	−0.017
Currently employed	84 (28.4%)	178 (60.5%)	<0.001	−0.164^***	−0.083^*
Currently in school	117 (39.5%)	79 (26.9%)	<0.001	0.074	0.045

	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD		r	r

Age (years)	18.7 ± 1.63	21.3 ± 4.06	<0.001	0.001	−0.024
Years in school	11.7 ± 1.82	11.8 11.7 ± 1.89	0.456	0.005	0.002
Personal income	$5,846 ± $7,458	$10,927 ± $11,878	<0.001	−0.069	−0.086^*
Relationship Length (months)	26.5 ± 19.5	27.2 ± 20.0	0.070	−0.024	−0.015
Depression	10.55 ± 7.39	8.88 ±-6.62	0.002	0.249^***	---

P<.05

^**

P<.01

^***

P<.001

Gender coded as female=0, male=1