TABLE 1—

Characterization of Population Sample by Depression Status: Southern California, 2011–2013

	Not Depressed		Depressed
Variable	Mean ±SE or %	No.	Mean ±SE or %	No.	Pa
Age, y	28.3 ±0.6	147	29.3 ±0.8	83	.358
Has had a child	59.6	146	73.5	83	.034
No. of pregnancies	1.92 ±0.19	142	2.11 ±0.21	82	.522
No. of children	1.42 ±0.13	146	1.66 ±0.16	83	.241
Wants more children	61.4	140	58.2	79	.642
Employed	44.4	144	36.3	80	.233
Religious		140		79	.85
Not at all	12.9		13.9
Somewhat	74.3		70.9
Very	12.9		15.2
Cohabitating	46.2	145	35.4	82	.112
Birth control use
Use birth controlb	63.9	147	51.8	84	.072
Abstinent	10.0		7.6
No birth control	25.6		42.5
Using birth control correctly	78.3		55.0		< .001
Birth control effectiveness		93		42	.069
High	19.4		23.8
Medium high	45.1		45.2
Medium low	35.5		28.6
Low	0		2.4
Smoker	29.3	147	34.9	83	.372
Drug use
Taking illegal drugs	9.0	145	20.3	79	.016
Taking prescription drugs	32.9	146	57.5	80	< .001
Taking depression medication	5.5	146	16.5	79	.007
Taking anxiety medication	5.5	145	8.9	79	.332
Functionality impaired	1.8	112	16.7	83	< .001
Knowledge questions correct		67		37
Pregnancy related	95.0 ±1.3		92.5 ±1.8		.246
Women’s health related	35.1 ±3.5		33.3 ±5.6		.784
Total	84.1 ±1.2		81.6 ±1.8		.232
Heard of FASD/FAS	77.1	140	71.6	81	.359
Knows someone affected by FASD/FAS	34.1	132	36.8	76	.689
Alcohol consumption variables
Total sample
Drinks/wk	2.93 ±0.39	136	6.72 ±1.41	78	.002
Drinks/occasion	2.38 ±0.33	138	2.57 ±0.47	79	.738
Binge episodes/2 wk	0.94 ±0.14	136	2.20 ±0.58	79	.008
Age at first drink	15.5 ±0.3	138	14.5 ±0.45	79	.136
Family dependency risk	10.1 ±1.1	64	19.4 ±4.7	33	.014
T-ACE	1.92 ±0.17	64	2.35 ±0.27	33	.157
T-ACE severity	10.3 ±1.3	65	14.1 ±3.2	34	.195
Perception of other women's drinks/wk	6.61 ±0.71	138	9.20 ±1.36	72	.063
Perception of other women's  drinks/occasion	3.41 ±0.30	137	3.33 ±0.30	76	.862
Current drinkers
Drinks/wk	5.18 ±0.56	77	13.45 ±2.39	39	< .001
Drinks/occasion	4.16 ±0.48	79	5.07 ±0.75	40	.292
Binge episodes/2 wk	1.58 ±0.20	81	4.35 ±1.03	40	.001
Age at first drink	15.4 ±0.3	81	13.8 ±0.5	41	.007
Family dependency risk	9.46 ±1.24	39	22.6 ±6.8	16	.008
T-ACE	1.92 ±0.20	39	3.14 ±0.36	14	.003
T-ACE severity	8.82 ±0.74	39	19.7 ±6.3	14	.008
Perception of other women's drinks/wk	6.22 ±0.61	78	13.6 ±2.3	35	< .001
Perception of other women's  drinks/occasion	3.49 ±0.28	76	4.39 ±0.48	37	.088

Note. FAS = fetal alcohol syndrome; FASD = fetal alcohol spectrum disorders; T-ACE = an alcohol screening questionnaire with questions on tolerance, annoyed, cut down, and eye-opener.

^aComparison between depressed and not depressed women using χ² test or analysis of variance.

^bIncludes abstinence.