. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jun 1.

Published in final edited form as: J Immigr Minor Health. 2015 Jun;17(3):834–842. doi: 10.1007/s10903-014-0016-9

TABLE 1.

Demographics for African-American and Hispanic Women and Infants

	African-American (N=422)	Hispanic (N=90)	p-value

Mean baby age (months)	2.9	1.0	P<0.001

Mean Parent age (years)	26.7	28.9	P=0.002

Baby gender
Male	207 (49.1%)	41 (45.5%)
female	214 (50.8%)	49 (54.4%)	P=0.53

Marital status
Married	90 (21.4%)	41 (45.6%)	P<0.001
Never Married	316 (75.2%)	48 (53.3%)
Other	14 (3.3%)	1 (1.1%)

Education
8^th Grade or less	1 (0.2%)	21(23.3%)
Grades 9–11	41 (9.8%)	16 (17.8%)	P<0.001
High School Graduate/GED	170 (40.5%)	34 (37.8%)
Some technical /vocational school	101 (24.1%)	7 (7.8%)
Some College	26 (6.2%)	3 (3.3%)
4 year College graduate	47(11.2%)	9 (10.0%)
Postgraduate training	34(8.1%)	0 (0.0%)