Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of respondents (2006-2010), count and weighted percent
| No incarceration in 12 months before birth |
Self or partner incarcerated in 12 months before birth |
P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| n= 175,394 (95.4%) | n=9130 (4.6%) | ||
| Age | p<.0001 | ||
| <=19 | 17,243 (9.2%) | 1918 (22.6%) | |
| 20-24 | 40,628 (22.6%) | 3611 (40%) | |
| 25-29 | 49,452 (29.1%) | 2101 (23%) | |
| 30-34 | 40,318 (24.4%) | 954 (9.5%) | |
| >=35 | 27,748 (14.7%) | 545 (4.9%) | |
| Race/ethnicity | p<.0001 | ||
| Black | 27,944 (13.9%) | 2665 (29%) | |
| Hispanic | 25,449 (16.7%) | 1030 (13.2%) | |
| White | 97,243 (62.2%) | 4185 (51.8%) | |
| Other | 24,758 (7.2%) | 1250 (6%) | |
| Education | p<.0001 | ||
| 8th grade or below | 6648 (4.4%) | 280 (3.5%) | |
| Grade 9-11 | 22,439 (12.4%) | 2477 (28.1%) | |
| HS degree | 49,770 (27.3%) | 3781 (41%) | |
| Some college | 43,725 (24.5%) | 2196 (22.9%) | |
| College degree | 52,812 (31.5%) | 396 (4.6%) | |
| Married | 110,603 (63.9%) | 2022 (20.1%) | p<.0001 |
| Previous births | 18,619 (10.2%) | 1383 (13.1%) | p<.0001 |
|
Other stresses in 12 months
before birth |
|||
| Divorce/separation | 13,276 (7%) | 3061 (31.9%) | p<.0001 |
| Moved | 60,239 (33%) | 5531 (59.8%) | p<.0001 |
| Homeless | 5265 (3%) | 1572 (15.3%) | p<.0001 |
| Partner lost job | 20,923 (12.1%) | 3003 (32.8%) | p<.0001 |
| Lost own job | 16,909 (9.4%) | 2331 (24.5%) | p<.0001 |
| Argued with partner more than usual |
42,734 (23.4%) | 5586 (59.7%) | p<.0001 |
| Partner didn’t want pregnancy | 13,491 (7.5%) | 1996 (21.1%) | p<.0001 |
| Couldn’t pay bills | 38,735 (21.1%) | 4687 (50.6%) | p<.0001 |
| Physical fight | 5519 (2.8%) | 2487 (25.7%) | p<.0001 |
| Someone close had substance problem |
20,117 (10.5%) | 4641 (49%) | p<.0001 |
| Someone close hospitalized | 40,750 (22.9%) | 3114 (34.3%) | p<.0001 |
| Someone close died | 30,707 (16.6%) | 2735 (28.2%) | p<.0001 |
| Total number of stresses aside from incarceration |
p<.0001 | ||
| 0 | 58,831 (35%) | 333 (4.1%) | |
| 1-2 | 76,610 (43.6%) | 2123 (24.9%) | |
| 3-5 | 34,518 (18.7%) | 4200 (46%) | |
| 6-11 | 5435 (2.8%) | 2474 (25%) |