Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of mothers and infants (N = 36)
| Maternal age, mean ± SD | 27.8 ± 5.6 |
| Infant sex, n (%) | |
| Male | 18 (50.0) |
| Female | 18 (50.0) |
| Maternal parity, n (%) | |
| Primiparous | 15 (41.7) |
| Multiparous | 21 (58.3) |
| Maternal ethnicitya, n (%) | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 12 (33.3) |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 23 (63.9) |
| Maternal racea, n (%) | |
| White | 17 (47.2) |
| Black or African American | 11 (30.6) |
| Other | 4 (11.1) |
| Marital statusa, n (%) | |
| Single/never married | 17 (47.2) |
| Living together | 11 (30.6) |
| Separated/divorced/widowed | 6 (16.7) |
| Maternal educationa, n (%) | |
| Junior high school (7 to 9th grade) | 7 (19.4) |
| Some high school | 9 (25.0) |
| High school graduate | 7 (19.4) |
| Some college or higher | 12 (33.4) |
| Annual family incomea, n (%) | |
| < $15,000 | 23 (63.9) |
| $15,000 to 30,000 | 8 (22.2) |
| $30,001 to 45,000 | 3 (8.3) |
| > $100,000 | 1 (2.8) |
| Breastfeeding status, n (%) | |
| Still breastfeeding | 1 (2.8) |
| Not breastfeeding | 35 (97.2) |
a
Percentages do not total 100% due to missing data.