Table 1. Level of education and marital status of the pregnant women by maternal age in Santa Catarina, Brazil, 2006-2013.

Maternal characteristics		10-14 years	15-19 years	20 + years	P value*
		n† (%)	n† (%)	n† (%)
Education (years)
	Less than 8 years	3,277 (74.5)	41,876 (37.7)	158,889 (27.9)	<0.001
	8 or more	1,089 (24.8)	68,614 (61.7)	407,615 (71.5)
	Missing	31 (0.7)	672 (0.6)	3,462 (0.6)
Marital status
	Without partner	3,545 (80.6)	73,992 (66.6)	230,534 (40.4)	<0.001
	With partner	803 (18.3)	35,949 (32.3)	334,867 (58.8)
	Missing	49 (1.1)	1,221 (1.1)	4,565 (0.8)

*P value - Chi squared test for statistically significant differences between groups

† n - number of pregnant women