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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Perinatol. 2016 Sep 1;36(11):1001–1007. doi: 10.1038/jp.2016.142

Table 2. Parent Demographic Characteristics by Positive vs. Negative Comment.

Overall Positive Negative P-Value
120 69 (57%) 51 (43%)
Race <.0001
 White 75 (62%) 50 (72%) 25 (49%)
 Black 45 (38%) 19 (28%) 26 (51%)
Hispanic 5 (4%) 2 (3%) 3 (6%) 0.0768
Sex 0.1151
 Female 116 (97%) 67 (97%) 49 (96%)
 Male 4 (3%) 2 (3%) 2 (4%)
Age Category 0.0391
 <= 18 1 (1%) 1 (2%)
 18 - 35 77 (64%) 41 (59%) 36 (71%)
 >= 35 42 (35%) 28 (41%) 14 (27%)
Education <0.0001
 HS Diploma or Less 24 (20%) 12 (18%) 12 (24%)
 Some College 26 (22%) 14 (20%) 12 (24%)
 College Grad 70 (58%) 43 (62%) 27 (52%)
Employment 0.0818
 Full Time 63 (53%) 35 (51%) 28 (55%)
 Part Time 12 (10%) 7 (10%) 5 (10%)
 Student 6 (5%) 3 (4%) 3 (6%)
 Unemployed and Looking for
 work
14 (11%) 10 (14%) 4 (8%)
 Not Employed and not looking
 for work
19 (16%) 11 (16%) 8 (16%)
 Other 6 (5%) 3 (5%) 3 (5%)
Income <0.0001
 < $30,000 28 (23%) 16 (23%) 12 (24%)
 $30,000-$50,000 16 (14%) 7 (10%) 9 (18%)
 $50,000-$100,000 28 (23%) 15 (22%) 13 (25%)
 >$100,000 42 (35%) 29 (42%) 13 (25%)
 Unknown 6 (5%) 2 (3%) 4 (8%)
Marital Status <0.0001
 Married 75 (63%) 46 (67%) 29 (57%)
 Living With a Partner 18 (15%) 9 (13%) 9 (18%)
 Divorced 1 (1%) 1 (2%)
 Separated 1 (1%) 1 (2%)
 Never Been Married 25 (20%) 14 (20%) 11 (21%)
Rent/Own <0.0001
 Own 79 (66%) 45 (65%) 34 (67%)
 Rent 35 (29%) 21 (30%) 14 (27%)
 Other 6 (5%) 3 (5%) 3 (6%)
More than 1 resident under 18 75 (63%) 48 (70%) 27 (53%) 0.1312
Age 31.58 (5.75) 32.52 (5.5) 30.29 (5.88) 0.0002
Residents 4.1 (1.23) 4.22 (1.14) 3.94 (1.35) 0.1469
Residents Under 18 2.13 (1.14) 2.2 (1.07) 2.02 (1.24) 0.0105