Table 1.

Differences in Percentages of Low-Income Women with Low vs. High Dietary Quality during the First Trimester of Pregnancy by Demographic Characteristics^a

		Total Sample (n = 71)		Low Dietary Qualityb (n = 35)		High Dietary Qualityc (n = 36)
		Count	Percent	Count	Percent	Count	Percent
Race/Ethnicity	White	26	36.6%	13	37.1%	13	36.1%
	African-American	10	14.4%	6	17.1%	4	11.1%
	Hispanic	34	47.9%	16	45.7%	18	50.0%
	Other	1	1.4%	0	0.0%	1	2.8%
Born in the United States	Yes	64	90.1%	32	91.4%	32	88.9%
	No	7	9.9%	3	8.6%	4	11.1%
Marital Status	Married	18	25.4%	12	34.3%	6	16.7%
	Single	53	74.6%	23	65.7%	30	83.3%
Education	Less than High School	10	14%	3	8.6%	7	19.4%
	High School or Equivalent	29	41%	17	48.6%	12	33.3%
	Some College or Higher	32	45%	15	42.9%	17	47.2%
Type of Insurance	None	33	46.5 %	17	48.6%	16	45.7%
	Medicaid	28	39.4%	13	37.1%	15	42.9%
	Private	9	12.7%	5	14.3%	4	11.4%
Pre-Pregnant Body Mass Index	Underweight	6	8.5%	4	11.4%	2	5.6%
	Normal	27	33.8%	12	34.3%	15	41.7%
	Overweight	20	28.2%	11	31.4%	9	25.0%
	Obese	18	25.4%	8	22.9%	10	27.8%
Level of Activity	< 30 min/day	40	56.3%	18	51.4%	22	61.1%
	30–60 min/day	23	32.4%	13	37.1%	10	27.8%
	> 60 min/day	8	11.3%	4	11.4%	4	11.1%
Smoked before Pregnancy	Yes	30	42.3%	15	42.9%	15	41.7%
	No	41	27.7%	20	57.1%	21	58.3%
Smoking Now	Yes	7	9.9%	3	8.6%	4	11.1%
	No	64	90.1%	32	91.4%	32	88.9%
Pregnancy Intendedness	Intended	25	35.2%	11	31.4%	14	38.9%
	Unintended	46	64.8%	24	68.6%	22	61.1%

^aNote: No statistically significant difference found for any categorical variable between women with high (above median score) versus low (below median score) dietary quality (Chi-square)

^bScore on Dietary Quality Index-Pregnancy below median score of 53.3

^cScore on Dietary Quality Index-Pregnancy above median score of 53.3