Table 3. Parent & Infant Demographic Characteristics by Race.
| Overall | White | Black | P-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 120 | 75 (62%) | 45 (38%) | <0.0001 | |
| Hispanic | 5 (4%) | 5 (7%) | 0 (0%) | 0.0768 |
| Sex | 0.1151 | |||
| Female | 116 (97%) | 71 (95%) | 45 (100%) | |
| Male | 4 (3%) | 4 (5%) | 0 (0%) | |
| Age Category | 0.0391 | |||
| <= 18 | 1 (1%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (2%) | |
| 18 - 35 | 77 (64%) | 43 (57%) | 34 (76%) | |
| >= 35 | 42 (35%) | 32 (43%) | 10 (22%) | |
| Education | <0.0001 | |||
| HS Diploma or Less | 24 (20%) | 7 (9%) | 17 (38%) | |
| Some College | 26 (22%) | 10 (13%) | 16 (36%) | |
| College Grad | 70 (58%) | 58 (78%) | 12 (26%) | |
| Employment | 0.0818 | |||
| Full Time | 63 (53%) | 43 (57%) | 20 (44%) | |
| Part Time | 12 (10%) | 8 (11%) | 4 (9%) | |
| Student | 6 (5%) | 1 (1%) | 5 (11%) | |
| Unemployed and Looking for work |
14 (12%) | 6 (8%) | 8 (18%) | |
| Not Employed and not looking for work |
19 (16%) | 12 (16%) | 7 (16%) | |
| Other | 6 (4%) | 5 (7%) | 1 (2%) | |
| Income | <0.0001 | |||
| < $30,000 | 28 (23%) | 6 (8%) | 22 (49%) | |
| $30,000-$50,000 | 16 (13%) | 9 (12%) | 7 (15%) | |
| $50,000-$100,000 | 28 (23%) | 19 (25%) | 9 (20%) | |
| >$100,000 | 42 (35%) | 39 (52%) | 3 (7%) | |
| Unknown | 6 (6%) | 2 (3%) | 4 (9%) | |
| Marital Status | <0.0001 | |||
| Married | 75 (63%) | 64 (85%) | 11 (24%) | |
| Living With a Partner | 18 (15%) | 7 (10%) | 11 (24%) | |
| Divorced | 1 (1%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (2%) | |
| Separated | 1 (1%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (2%) | |
| Never Been Married | 25 (20%) | 4 (5%) | 21 (48%) | |
| Rent/Own | <0.0001 | |||
| Own | 79 (66%) | 61 (81%) | 18 (40%) | |
| Rent | 35 (29%) | 11 (15%) | 24 (53%) | |
| Other | 6 (5%) | 3 (4%) | 3 (7%) | |
| More than 1 resident under 18 | 75 (63%) | 43 (57%) | 32 (71%) | 0.1312 |
| Age | 31.58 (5.75) | 33.04 (5.15) | 29.13 (5.91) | 0.0002 |
| Residents | 4.1 (1.23) | 3.97 (1.08) | 4.31 (1.44) | 0.1469 |
| Residents Under 18 | 2.13 (1.14) | 1.92 (1) | 2.47 (1.29) | 0.0105 |
| Comment Type | 0.0087 | |||
| Positive | 69 (57%) | 50 (67%) | 19 (42%) | |
| Negative | 51 (43%) | 25 (33%) | 26 (58%) | |
| Infants | ||||
| Overall | White | Black | P-Value | |
| 150 | 98 (65%) | 52 (35%) | ||
| Gestational age (weeks) | 0.0009 | |||
| 34-<35 | 14 (9%) | 3 (3%) | 11 (21%) | |
| 32-<34 | 32 (21%) | 19 (19%) | 13 (25%) | |
| 28-<32 | 44 (30%) | 35 (36%) | 9 (17%) | |
| <28 | 60 (40%) | 41 (42%) | 19 (37%) | |
| Birth weight (grams) | 0.0024 | |||
| 2500+ | 13 (9%) | 3 (3%) | 10 (19%) | |
| 1500-<2500 | 35 (23%) | 20 (21%) | 15 (29%) | |
| 1000-1500 | 82 (55%) | 61 (62%) | 21 (40%) | |
| <1000 | 20 (13%) | 14 (14%) | 6 (12%) | |
| Hospital Days | 31.56 (27.42) |
26.15 (21.89) |
42.08 (33.72) |
0.0239 |
| Complication of Preterm Birth* | 52 (35%) | 25 (26%) | 27 (52%) | 0.0012 |
| BPD | 5 (3%) | 1 (1%) | 4 (8%) | 0.0492 |
| IVH | 13 (8%) | 6 (6%) | 7 (13%) | 0.1396 |
| NEC | 9 (6%) | 3 (3%) | 6 (12%) | 0.0459 |
*
Chronic illness was defined as bronchopulmonary dysplasia, necrotizing enterocolitis, intraventricular hemorrhage, asthma, seizures, short bowel syndrome, ventriculo-peritoneal shunt, colostomy, ileostomy, gastrostomy, tracheostomy, or supplemental oxygen