Table 1.
Demographics and Basic Health Information
| Characteristics, N=1092 | All N=1092 | Adolescent (Age 19–24) N=682 | Young Women (Ages 25–30) N=410 | p-valuea |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, mean +/− SD (Range 19–30) | 23.5±3.1 | 21.5±1.7 | 27.0±1.7 | <.0001 |
| State, n (%) | <.0001 | |||
| Alabama | 780 (71.4) | 522 (76.5) | 258 (62.9) | |
| Other | 312 (28.6) | 160 (23.5) | 152 (37.1) | |
| Level of education, n (%) | <.0001 | |||
| Undergraduate | 681 (62.7) | 494 (72.9) | 187 (45.7) | |
| Master | 202 (18.6) | 67 (9.9) | 135 (33.0) | |
| Professional School (MD, DDS, etc) | 127 (11.7) | 83 (12.2) | 44 (10.8) | |
| Health Professional (NP, PT, PA, etc) | 43 (4.0) | 22 (3.2) | 21 (5.1) | |
| Doctorate | 34 (3.1) | 12 (1.8) | 22 (5.4) | |
| Race, n (%) | 0.82 | |||
| White | 743 (68.9) | 456 (67.7) | 287 (70.9) | |
| Black/African American | 200 (18.5) | 127 (18.8) | 73 (18.0) | |
| Asian | 76 (7.0) | 49 (7.3) | 27 (6.7) | |
| Hispanic/Latina | 37 (3.4) | 27 (4.0) | 10 (2.5) | |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 5 (0.4) | 3 (0.4) | 23 (0.5) | |
| Pacific Islander/Native Hawaiian | 2 (0.2) | 1 (0.1) | 1 (0.2) | |
| Defer Response | 16 (1.5) | 11 (1.6) | 5 (1.2) | |
| Sex Education, n (%) | 0.08 | |||
| 4th–5th Grade | 204 (19.0) | 121 (18.0) | 83 (20.5) | |
| 6th–7th Grade | 313 (29.1) | 203 (30.2) | 110 (27.2) | |
| 8th–9th Grade | 243 (22.6) | 137 (20.4) | 106 (26.2) | |
| 10th–11th Grade | 161 (15.0) | 110 (16.4) | 51 (12.6) | |
| None | 154 (14.3) | 100 (14.9) | 54 (13.4) | |
| Age at Menses, n (%) | 0.49 | |||
| Less than 10 | 58 (5.4) | 39 (5.8) | 19 (4.7) | |
| 11–12 | 525 (49.0) | 318 (47.5) | 207 (51.5) | |
| 13–14 | 413 (38.5) | 270 (40.3) | 143 (35.6) | |
| 15–16 | 65 (6.0) | 36 (5.4) | 29 (7.2) | |
| 17 or older | 9 (0.8) | 6 (0.9) | 3 (0.8) | |
| No period | 2 (0.2) | 1 (0.1) | 1 (0.2) | |
| Pregnancies, n (%) | <.0001 | |||
| 0 | 934 (87.2) | 636 (95.1) | 298 (74.1) | |
| 1 | 94 (8.8) | 26 (3.9) | 68 (16.9) | |
| 2 | 27 (2.5) | 5 (0.8) | 22 (5.5) | |
| 3 or more | 16 (1.5) | 2 (0.3) | 14 (3.5) | |
| Births, n (%) | <.0001 | |||
| 0 | 975 (91.2) | 648 (97.2) | 327 (81.3) | |
| 1 | 64 (6.0) | 17 (2.6) | 47 (11.7) | |
| 2 or more | 30 (2.8) | 2 (0.3) | 26 (7.0) | |
| Mode of Delivery, n (%) | <.0001 | |||
| Vaginal | 66 (71.0) | 13 (68.4) | 53 (71.6) | |
| C-Section | 26 (28.0) | 6 (31.6) | 20 (27.0) | |
| Both | 1 (1.0) | 0 | 1 (1.4) | |
| Level of Health, n (%) | 0.13 | |||
| Excellent | 324 (30.4) | 204 (30.6) | 120 (30.0) | |
| Good | 638 (59.9) | 389 (58.4) | 249 (62.2) | |
| Fair | 99 (9.3) | 71 (10.7) | 28 (7.0) | |
| Poor | 5 (0.5) | 2 (0.3) | 3 (0.8) |
a
p-value comparing characteristics of Adolescent vs Young Adult, p-values estimated from t-test and chi-square for continuous and categorical variables, respectively