Table 2.
Maternal demographic and socioeconomic characteristics by postpartum visit status. 2007 LAMBS.
| N | Has postpartum visit | Lacks postpartum visit |
Chi square P value |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3748 (92%) | 327 (8%) | |||||
| % | SE | % | SE | |||
| Maternal race/ethnicity | 0.0032 | |||||
| Non-Hispanic White | 794 | 92.7 | 1.11 | 7.3 | 1.11 | |
| Hispanic | 2495 | 91.7 | 0.54 | 8.3 | 0.54 | |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 244 | 85.4 | 2.27 | 14.6 | 2.27 | |
| Asian/pacific islander | 501 | 93.8 | 1.16 | 6.2 | 1.16 | |
| Native American | 41 | 90.2 | 4.65 | 9.8 | 4.65 | |
| Maternal age, years | <0.0001 | |||||
| 0 to 16 | 44 | 75.4 | 6.72 | 24.6 | 6.72 | |
| 17 to 18 | 176 | 87.7 | 2.75 | 12.3 | 2.75 | |
| 19 to 29 | 1970 | 90.2 | 0.68 | 9.8 | 0.68 | |
| 30 to 39 | 1716 | 94.7 | 0.56 | 5.3 | 0.56 | |
| 40 to 49 | 169 | 95.3 | 1.86 | 4.7 | 1.86 | |
| Family income | <0.0001 | |||||
| <$20,000 | 1509 | 89.0 | 0.82 | 11.0 | 0.82 | |
| $20,000–39,000 | 858 | 93.3 | 0.90 | 6.7 | 0.90 | |
| $40,000–59,000 | 402 | 93.3 | 1.37 | 6.7 | 1.37 | |
| $60,000–99,000 | 530 | 95.9 | 0.96 | 4.1 | 0.96 | |
| >$100,000 | 536 | 97.3 | 0.80 | 2.7 | 0.80 | |
| Not stated | 240 | 90.1 | 1.97 | 9.9 | 1.97 | |
| Marital status | <0.0001 | |||||
| Married | 2373 | 94.9 | 0.49 | 5.1 | 0.49 | |
| Separated/divorced | 103 | 85.1 | 3.64 | 14.9 | 3.64 | |
| Widowed | 6 | 84.9 | 14.20 | 15.1 | 14.20 | |
| Never married but living together | 1098 | 89.2 | 0.90 | 10.8 | 0.90 | |
| Never married but living apart | 431 | 85.0 | 1.80 | 15.0 | 1.80 | |
| Not stated | 64 | 93.1 | 3.10 | 6.9 | 3.10 | |
| Maternal education | 0.0004 | |||||
| Less than HS | 1019 | 90.5 | 0.97 | 9.5 | 0.97 | |
| HS grad | 1045 | 90.8 | 0.91 | 9.2 | 0.91 | |
| Some college or more | 873 | 91.4 | 0.91 | 8.6 | 0.91 | |
| Not stated | 1138 | 95.7 | 0.65 | 4.3 | 0.65 | |
| Pregnancy intendedness | <0.0001 | |||||
| Yes | 1181 | 95.3 | 0.67 | 4.7 | 0.67 | |
| Yes, but not trying hard | 481 | 91.4 | 1.41 | 8.7 | 1.41 | |
| No, trying hard to keep from getting pregnant | 611 | 89.5 | 1.36 | 10.5 | 1.36 | |
| Neither trying nor preventing pregnancy | 1735 | 90.2 | 0.76 | 9.8 | 0.76 | |
| Not stated | 67 | 92.6 | 3.17 | 7.4 | 3.17 | |
| Prenatal care | <0.0001 | |||||
| Yes | 4019 | 92.0 | 0.46 | 8.0 | 0.46 | |
| No | 56 | 73.6 | 6.12 | 26.4 | 6.12 | |
| Care received prior to pregnancy | 0.0177 | |||||
| Yes | 1212 | 93.8 | 0.73 | 6.2 | 0.73 | |
| No | 2184 | 91.0 | 0.68 | 9.0 | 0.68 | |
| Not stated | 679 | 90.7 | 1.14 | 9.3 | 1.14 | |
| Preterm birth/low birth weight | 0.0189 | |||||
| Yes | 739 | 89.5 | 1.13 | 10.5 | 1.13 | |
| No | 3336 | 92.1 | 0.50 | 7.9 | 0.50 | |
| Newborn visit | 0.09 | |||||
| Yes | 3980 | 91.9 | 0.46 | 8.1 | 0.46 | |
| No | 62 | 85.1 | 4.62 | 14.9 | 4.62 | |
| Not stated | 33 | 85.4 | 6.90 | 14.6 | 6.90 | |
| Insurance status | <0.0001 | |||||
| No insurance | 1339 | 92.2 | 0.74 | 7.8 | 0.74 | |
| Medi-Cal | 788 | 85.6 | 1.27 | 14.4 | 1.27 | |
| Private | 1692 | 94.7 | 0.59 | 5.3 | 0.59 | |
| Other | 119 | 97.3 | 1.60 | 2.7 | 1.60 | |
| Not stated | 137 | 93.8 | 2.25 | 6.2 | 2.25 | |
Bolded text indicates the association was statistically significant.