Table 6.
Adjusted Difference between Demographic Groups on Importance and Awareness of Quality Information
| Item | African American versus White (Ref) | Given Birth before versus First Time (Ref) | Education (Continuous) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| b | CI | b | CI | b | CI | |
| Table 4. How important is it that the hospital … | ||||||
| 4b. Is one where you had a good experience in the past? | 0.18 | [−0.05, 0.40] | 0.31** | [0.11, 0.52] | −0.11* | [−0.21, −0.01] |
| 4d. Received high ratings for the quality of their maternity care on a website that compares hospital | 0.46** | [0.21, 0.72] | −0.02 | [−0.25, 0.22] | −0.23† | [−0.34, −0.12] |
| 4f. Was recommended to you by a trusted friend or family member? | 0.06 | [−0.21, 0.33] | −0.31* | [−0.56, −0.07] | 0.08 | [−0.04, 0.19] |
| 4g. Gets good ratings from other patients on a website that compares hospitals | 0.43** | [0.15, 0.71] | 0.02 | [−0.23, 0.28] | −0.22** | [−0.34, −0.10] |
| Odds Ratio | CI | Odds Ratio | CI | Odds Ratio | CI | |
| Table 5. Have you read or heard about hospitals … | ||||||
| 5d. Making sure to screen newborns for jaundice before they leave the hospital? | 1.64 | [0.75, 3.60] | 3.22** | [1.51, 6.87] | 1.08 | [0.75, 1.55] |
| 5f. Trying to reduce the number of babies being scheduled for delivery before 39 weeks unless there is a medical problem? | 0.72 | [0.35, 1.50] | 5.39† | [2.51, 11.56] | 1.57* | [1.08, 2.29] |
| 5g. Trying to reduce the use of unnecessary episiotomies? | 0.34* | [0.15, 0.80] | 3.77** | [1.67, 8.52] | 1.23 | [0.84, 1.79] |
*p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; † p < 0.0001.