Table 1.
Characteristics of Biospecimen and Environmental Consent (BEC) Signatories
| Participant Characteristics | Pre- pregnancy (P1) n = 292 No. (%) |
First Trimester (T1) n = 610 No. (%) |
Third Trimester Initial (T3- First) n = 163 No. (%) |
Father n = 435 No. (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | ||||
| Under 26 | 81 (28) | 147 (24) | 58 (36) | 68 (16) |
| 26 to 35 | 178 (61) | 395 (65) | 76 (47) | 256 (59) |
| 36 and Over | 33 (11) | 68 (11) | 29 (18) | 111 (26) |
| Education1,2 | ||||
| Less than high school | N/A | 152 (25) | 65 (40) | 129 (30) |
| High school graduate or some college |
N/A | 184 (30) | 50 (31) | 128 (29) |
| College graduate or more | N/A | 271 (44) | 44 (27) | 178 (41) |
| Marital Status2 | ||||
| Married | 174 (60) | 474 (78) | 100 (61) | 366 (84) |
| Unmarried | 100 (34) | 136 (22) | 62 (38) | 69 (16) |
| Survey Language2 | ||||
| English | 252 (86) | 539 (88) | 129 (79) | 395 (91) |
| Spanish | 35 (12) | 66 (11) | 30 (18) | 35 (8) |
| Race and Ethnicity2,3,4 | ||||
| Hispanic | 68 (23) | 107 (18) | 48 (29) | 73 (17) |
| Non-Hispanic White | 112 (38) | 416 (68) | 86 (53) | 297 (68) |
| Non-Hispanic African American | 24 (8) | 31 (5) | 13 (8) | 21 (5) |
| Asian | 16 (5) | 26 (4) | * | 16 (4) |
| Other race/ multiple races | 69 (24) | 30 (5) | * | 28 (6) |
| Family Income1,2 | ||||
| Less than $20,000 | N/A | 73 (12) | 39 (24) | N/A |
| $20,000-$49,999 | N/A | 159 (26) | 31 (19) | N/A |
| $50,000-$99,999 | N/A | 192 (31) | 44 (27) | N/A |
| $100,000 or higher | N/A | 121 (20) | 16 (10) | N/A |
1
If a characteristic was not surveyed at a particular visit, N/A is entered since that information was not collected.
2
Some responses to surveys on these topics were unknown or not ascertained; therefore, the sum of the number of responses will not equal the combined N of 1,839.
3
The number of collections made on American Indians/Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders is included in the ‘Other race’ category because it was lower than the NCS disclosure risk threshold.
4
Values <10 are below an NCS defined disclosure risk threshold for protection of participant confidentiality and are represented by an asterix (*).