Table 2.
Distribution of personal care product use by race, The STEED Study, 2002-2005
| White Mothers | Black Mothers | Other Mothers | ||||
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| Pregnancy (n=967) |
Breastfeeding (n=274) |
Pregnancy (n=24) |
Breastfeeding (n=8) |
Pregnancy (n=98) |
Breastfeeding (n=36) |
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| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||||
| Perfume | ||||||
| > Once/week | 357 (38.5) | 52 (19.3) | 12 (50.0) | 2 (25.0) | 37 (37.8) | 10 (27.8) |
| ≤ Once/week | 277 (29.9) | 36 (13.3) | 9 (37.5) | 1 (12.5) | 25 (25.5) | 5 (13.9) |
| No use | 293 (31.6) | 182 (67.4) | 3 (12.5) | 5 (62.5) | 36 (36.7) | 21 (58.3) |
| Hairspray | ||||||
| > Once/week | 374 (40.7) | 79 (29.6) | 2 (8.3) | 1 (12.5) | 30 (30.6) | 5 (13.9) |
| ≤ Once/week | 112 (12.2) | 17 (6.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 16 (16.3) | 3 (8.3) |
| No use | 434 (47.2) | 171 (64.0) | 22 (91.7) | 7 (87.5) | 52 (53.1) | 28 (77.8) |
| Nail Polish | ||||||
| > Once/week | 40 (4.3) | 1 (0.4) | 4 (16.7) | 2 (25.0) | 7 (7.1) | 3 (8.8) |
| ≤ Once/week | 276 (29.8) | 58 (21.3) | 11 (45.8) | 1 (12.5) | 39 (39.8) | 3 (8.8) |
| No use | 609 (65.8) | 213 (78.3) | 9 (37.5) | 5 (62.5) | 52 (53.1) | 28 (82.4) |
| Hair Dye | ||||||
| > Once/week | 1 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) |
| ≤ Once/week | 101 (10.7) | 22 (8.1) | 3 (12.5) | 0 (0.0) | 10 (10.3) | 1 (2.8) |
| No use | 839 (89.2) | 250 (91.9) | 21 (87.5) | 8 (100.0) | 86 (88.7) | 35 (97.2) |
| Permanent Wave | ||||||
| > Once/week | 2 (0.2) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| ≤ Once/week | 204 (22.4) | 29 (11.1) | 7 (29.2) | 1 (12.5) | 21 (21.4) | 4 (11.1) |
| No use | 704 (77.4) | 232 (88.9) | 17 (70.8) | 7 (87.5) | 76 (77.6) | 32 (88.9) |
| Face Lotion | ||||||
| > Once/week | 315 (33.8) | 90 (33.6) | 10 (41.7) | 3 (42.9) | 36 (36.7) | 13 (37.1) |
| ≤ Once/week | 14 (1.5) | 4 (1.5) | 1 (4.2) | 1 (14.3) | 1 (1.0) | 2 (5.7) |
| No use | 603 (64.7) | 174 (64.9) | 13 (54.2) | 3 (42.9) | 61 (62.2) | 20 (57.1) |
| Body Lotion | ||||||
| > Once/week | 305 (32.5) | 90 (33.5) | 13 (54.2) | 5 (62.5) | 40 (40.8) | 13 (37.1) |
| ≤ Once/week | 34 (3.6) | 7 (2.6) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (3.1) | 1 (2.9) |
| No use | 601 (63.9) | 172 (63.9) | 11 (45.8) | 3 (37.5) | 55 (56.1) | 21 (60.0) |
| Deodorant | ||||||
| > Once/week | 899 (95.2) | 245 (90.4) | 22 (91.7) | 7 (87.5) | 86 (87.8) | 29 (80.6) |
| ≤ Once/week | 10 (1.1) | 2 (0.7) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| No use | 35 (3.7) | 24 (8.9) | 2 (8.3) | 1 (12.5) | 11 (11.2) | 7 (19.4) |
| Sunscreen | ||||||
| > Once/week | 34 (3.6) | 5 (1.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (2.1) | 0 (0.0) |
| ≤ Once/week | 81 (8.7) | 11 (4.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (3.1) | 0 (0.0) |
| No use | 819 (87.7) | 257 | 24 (100.0) | 8 (100.0) | 91 (94.8) | 35 (100.0) |