Table 2.

Race, Depressive Symptoms, and Patient Characteristics

	White		African American		Hispanic
Characteristics	Not Depressed (n = 246)	Depressed (n = 112)	Not Depressed (n = 60)	Depressed (n = 47)	Not Depressed (n = 99)	Depressed (n = 86)
Age < 25	6.9	8.9	41.7	41.3	37.4	56.3*
Single or no partner	1.2	1.8	58.3	53.2	30.3	33.3
Education ≤ high school	8.9	10.7	50.0	36.2	46.5	60.9†
Annual income < $30,000	6.9	9.5	61.4	48.8	57.3	67.1
Primiparous	50.8	50.0	31.7	29.8	36.4	36.8
Vaginal delivery	69.9	71.4	58.3	74.5	72.5	69.0
History of depression	16.7	21.4	11.7	25.5	16.2	27.6

Values are %.

^*P < .01.

^†P < .5.