Table 1.
Means (and Standard Deviations) by Condition.
| Pregnant Black Target | No Pregnancy Information Black Target | Pregnant White Target | No Pregnancy Information White Target | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marital/relationship status | ||||
| She is marrieda | 2.32 (0.80) | 2.26 (0.67) | 2.35 (0.74) | 2.08 (0.65) |
| She is in a serious relationshipa | 2.70 (0.81) | 2.63 (0.62) | 2.88 (0.69) | 2.66 (0.68) |
| Sexual activity | ||||
| At what age she became sexually active | 17.02 (2.46) | 17.60 (2.44) | 17.26 (1.69) | 17.36 (1.59) |
| How many people she has had sex with in her lifea | 6.14 (5.09) | 5.24 (3.38) | 6.51 (10.69) | 4.34 (2.35) |
| How many people she has had sex with in the past monthb | 1.31 (0.66) | 1.35 (1.19) | 1.14 (0.39) | 1.09 (0.49) |
| Protection/risk during sex | ||||
| She uses some form of birth control or contraception regularlya,b | 2.25 (0.90) | 2.70 (0.77) | 2.31 (0.88) | 2.97 (0.83) |
| She uses condoms regularly during sexual activitya | 2.24 (0.86) | 2.67 (0.82) | 2.38 (0.84) | 2.82 (0.72) |
| Motherhood status | ||||
| She has childrenb | 2.05 (0.82) | 2.10 (0.84) | 1.60 (0.65) | 1.69 (0.71) |
| She has been pregnant some time in the pastb,c | 2.05 (0.78) | 1.95 (0.79) | 1.66 (0.71) | 1.87 (0.78) |
| Perception of motherhood | ||||
| It is a good idea for her to be a mother right nowa,c | 2.28 (0.78) | 2.25 (0.81) | 2.48 (0.83) | 2.03 (0.86) |
| Socioeconomic status | ||||
| She is currently employed full-timea | 2.76 (0.81) | 2.99 (0.72) | 2.90 (0.70) | 2.98 (0.69) |
| She receives some sort of public assistanceb | 2.02 (0.84) | 1.86 (0.66) | 1.65 (0.69) | 1.54 (0.64) |
| Her highest level of educationa,b | 3.75 (1.26) | 4.31 (1.04) | 4.40 (1.03) | 4.66 (0.80) |
| The salary she earns a yearb | 36,118 (20,222) | 38,885 (14,064) | 41,718 16,503) | 42,782 (16,760) |
| Other health behaviors | ||||
| She smokes cigarettes regularly | 1.75 (0.73) | 1.61 (0.61) | 1.76 (0.72) | 1.85 (0.74) |
| She drinks alcohol regularlya,b | 1.94 (0.76) | 2.01 (0.75) | 2.03 (0.76) | 2.28 (0.82) |
| Compliance with health care | ||||
| She will follow the instructions that her doctor told her during the appointment she just came fromc | 3.01 (0.88) | 3.22 (0.74) | 3.30 (0.77) | 3.09 (0.77) |
| She will show up to the follow-up appointment her doctor scheduled for her | 3.15 (0.83) | 3.27 (0.77) | 3.37 (0.75) | 3.25 (0.77) |
| Single motherhood | ||||
| The father of her baby will play a role in raising the childb | 2.40 (0.85) | — | 2.77 (0.74) | — |
| Perception of motherhood current pregnancy | ||||
| She would make a good mother | 2.80 (0.81) | — | 2.89 (0.65) | — |
| Public assistance for child | ||||
| She will need some sort of public assistance if she has her babyb | 2.23 (0.87) | — | 1.86 (0.74) | — |
| Health behaviors during pregnancy | ||||
| She will smoke cigarettes while she is pregnant | 1.33 (0.61) | — | 1.32 (0.57) | — |
| She will drink alcohol while she is pregnant | 1.36 (0.66) | — | 1.31 (0.60) | — |
Note. All items were rated on a 1 (not likely at all) to 4 (very likely) scale, except the target’s highest level of education was rated on a 1 (some high school but not a high school diploma) to 6 (some graduate school or professional degree) scale, and at what age she became sexually active, how many people she has had sex with in her life, how many people she has had sex with in the past month, and the salary she earns a year used open-ended, continuous responses. N = 435.
a
Indicates main effect of pregnancy status significant.
b
Indicates main effect of race significant.
c
Indicates interaction between race and pregnancy status significant.