Table 1.
Sample Characteristics (N = 150)
| Maternal age (yr) | |
| Mean | 27 (SD = 6.4) |
| Range | 15-40 |
| Race | |
| African American | 141 (94%) |
| White | 6(4%) |
| Other | 3(2%) |
| Education | |
| <High school | 53 (35%) |
| High school graduate | 52 (35%) |
| >High school | 45 (30%) |
| Marital status | |
| Never married | 115 (77%) |
| Married | 18 (12%) |
| Separated/divorced/widowed | 17 (11%) |
| Annual reported income | |
| ≦$5000 | 52 (35%) |
| $5001-$12,499 | 47(31%) |
| $12,500-$19.999 | 24 (16%) |
| ≧$20,000 | 27 (18%) |
| Type of health insurance | |
| Public | 130 (94%)* |
| Private | 9(6.9%)* |
*
Calculated from an N of 139.