Table 1.

Weighted distribution of characteristics by couple pregnancy intention among US mothers.

	Total	Father +	Father –	Father +	Father –	P-Value
	N=2231	Mother +	Mother –	Mother –	Mother +	(Chi-
		n=989	n=695	n=348	n=199	Square)
Maternal Age						<.0001
≤ 19	1.3	8.8	74.9	10.4	5.8
20-24	11.9	29.3	46.9	17.8	6.1
25-29	19.3	37.6	36.6	17.8	8.0
30-34	28.3	49.0	28.4	13.0	9.6
35+	39.2	66.1	13.6	10.6	9.7
Paternal Age						<.0001
18-24	42.9	31.4	42.9	18.4	7.3
25-49	57.1	67.7	12.1	10.0	10.2
Race/Ethnicity						<.0001
White, Non- Hispanic	14.1	31.4	38.9	22.9	6.8
Black, Non- Hispanic	54.0	56.7	25.1	8.3	9.9
Hispanic/Other	31.9	48.8	24.9	18.2	8.1
BMI						0.2599
normal weight (15–24.9 kg/m2)	37.0	52.3	25.0	15.4	7.2
overweight (25.0–29.9 kg/m2)	29.6	52.7	24.4	13.2	9.7
Obese (≥30.0 kg/m2)	33.4	46.1	31.2	12.6	10.1
Poverty Level						<.0001
0-99	33.1	41.2	30.5	17.2	11.2
100-199	23.4	42.3	34.3	14.1	9.2
200-399	26.2	58.3	24.2	11.3	6.2
400-700	17.2	68.3	14.0	9.0	8.1
Marital Status						<.0001
Married	56.5	64.3	18.8	9.7	7.1
Other	43.5	32.8	37.6	18.5	11.1
Education						<.0001
Less than H.S.	20.0	44.4	30.0	17.0	8.5
High School	23.9	41.1	33.5	14.0	11.3
Some College	56.1	56.9	23.1	12.1	8.0
Born Outside US						0.0012
Yes	20.0	61.6	14.8	15.5	8.2
No	80.0	47.9	30.0	13.0	9.1
Insurance Status						<.0001
Private	50.6	60.8	21.1	10.5	7.5
State Sponsored Health Plan	21.1	32.7	39.7	16.8	10.8
Other Government Health Care	5.1	43.4	36.0	16.8	3.8
None	23.2	46.3	26.2	16.3	11.2
Breastfeeding Duration						<.0001
Never Breastfed	31.8	37.7	36.7	16.1	9.5
Breastfed < 6 months	36.0	49.3	26.9	13.0	10.8
Breastfed ≥ 6 months	32.3	64.7	17.6	11.6	6.1
Religion						0.0132
No religion	18.3	48.1	33.0	12.0	6.9
Catholic	23.8	59.9	19.5	11.9	8.6
Protestant	49.3	46.1	30.0	15.0	8.9
Other	8.5	55.8	17.5	12.7	14.1

BMI: body mass index; US: the United States; HS: high school.