Table 1.
Maternal characteristics of women responding to STDa questions in PRAMS—5 statesb, United States, 2009–2011
| Maternal characteristic | No. (Weighted %) |
|---|---|
| Total N | 12,948 |
| Age (years) | |
| <25 | 4766 (34.0) |
| ≥25 | 8182 (66.0) |
| Race/ethnicity | |
| Non-Hispanic black | 2696 (14.9) |
| Other | 10,252 (85.1) |
| Marital status | |
| Married | 7366 (58.7) |
| Unmarried | 5582 (41.3) |
| Education | |
| High school or less | 6084 (42.7) |
| Some college | 6864 (57.3) |
| Annual income | |
| < $25,000 | 6675 (47.1) |
| ≥$25,000 | 6273 (52.9) |
| Insurance status before pregnancy | |
| Any insurance | 9574 (75.9) |
| No insurance | 3374 (24.1) |
| Initiation of prenatal care | |
| 1st trimester | 11,136 (89.0) |
| After 1st trimester/no prenatal care | 1605 (11.0) |
| Missing | 207 |
| Intimate partner violence | |
| Yes | 507 (3.3) |
| No | 12,394 (96.7) |
| Missing | 47 |
PRAMS Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System, STD sexually transmitted disease
a
Includes: chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, trichomoniasis
b
Arkansas, Delaware, Missouri, Mississippi, and New York (not including New York City)