TABLE 5.
Demographic Breakdown of Focus Groups by Pregnancy Status
| Demographic Variable | Overall | Had Baby Within the Past Year |
Trying or Planning to Get Pregnant in the Next Year |
Not Trying to Get Pregnant but at Risk for AEP |
Mixed Pregnancy Statusa |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | 149 | 46 | 49 | 45 | 9 |
| Mean age (years) | 25.7 | 26.4 | 26.1 | 24.1 | 28.2 |
| Race/ethnicityb | |||||
| White | 48% | 41% | 47% | 53% | 56% |
| Black/African American | 35% | 37% | 33% | 36% | 33% |
| Hispanic | 39% | 41% | 39% | 42% | 11% |
| Other | 5% | 4% | 0% | 11% | 11% |
| Some college or more | 75% | 85% | 71% | 71% | 87% |
| Average income | ~,$40 – 60K | ~,$40 – 60K | ~,$40 – 60K | ~,$40 – 60K | ~,$60K |
| Employed | 66% | 52% | 82% | 62% | 78% |
| Married | 36% | 48% | 33% | 24% | 56% |
| Have health insurance/Medicaid | 75% | 83% | 69% | 71% | 89% |
| Ever gave birth | 56% | 98% | 43% | 31% | 44% |
| In a sexual relationship | 96% | 91% | 98% | 98% | 100% |
| Drank in past 30 days | 83.9% | 78% | 80% | 93% | 89% |
| Mean number of daysc | 5.6 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 6.1 | 7.6 |
| Mean number drinksc | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 2.0 |
| Mean number of times binge drinkingc |
1.9 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 1.4 |
Abbreviation: AEP, alcohol-exposed pregnancy.
a
Each city had one additional mixed group of participants (mix of age, race/ethnicity, and pregnancy status).
b
Percentages add up to more than 100% because respondents could pick more than one choice.
c
In the past 30 days among those who had at least one drink over that time period.