Table 1.
Demographic Characteristics of Standard Messaging and Enhanced Messaging Groups at Enrollment and Final Interview
| Characteristic | Enrollment | Final interview | ||||
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| Standard (n=625) | Enhanced (n=569) | P-value | Standard (n=332) | Enhanced (n=305) | P-value | |
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| Maternal age | 0.54 | 0.10 | ||||
| 18–24 years | 270(43.2%) | 251(44.1%) | 143(43.1%) | 150(49.2%) | ||
| 25–29 years | 164(26.2%) | 141(24.8%) | 75(22.6%) | 75(24.6%) | ||
| 30–34 years | 113(18.1%) | 98(17.2%) | 64(19.3%) | 38(12.5%) | ||
| ≥ 35 years | 63(10.1%) | 62(10.9%) | 39(11.7%) | 32(10.5%) | ||
| Did not answer | 15(2.4%) | 17(3.0%) | 11(3.3%) | 10(3.3%) | ||
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| Maternal marital status | 0.36 | 0.75 | ||||
| Married | 121(19.4%) | 119(20.9%) | 69(20.2%) | 64(21.0%) | ||
| Never married | 498(79.7%) | 447(78.6%) | 260(78.9%) | 240(78.7%) | ||
| Divorced/separated | 6(1.0%) | 2(0.4%) | 2(0.6%) | 1(0.3%) | ||
| Widowed | 0(0.0%) | 1(0.2%) | 1(0.3%) | 0(0.0%) | ||
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| Maternal Education | 0.65 | 0.42 | ||||
| Did not graduate from high school | 70(12.3%) | 79(12.6%) | 34(10.2%) | 42(13.8%) | ||
| Grade 12 (high school graduate)/GED | 232(40.8%) | 234(37.4%) | 132(39.8%) | 122(40.0%) | ||
| Some college/technical/vocational school | 180(31.6%) | 200(32.0%) | 107 (32.2%) | 100(32.8%) | ||
| 4 year college graduate | 87(15.3%) | 112(17.9%) | 59(17.8%) | 41(13.4%) | ||
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| Infant sex | 0.62 | 0.28 | ||||
| Male | 312(49.9%) | 276(48.5%) | 172(51.8%) | 160(52.5%) | ||
| Female | 313(51.1%) | 293(51.5%) | 160(48.2%) | 145(47.5%) | ||
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| Receive WIC benefits | 0.50 | |||||
| No | 270(43.2%) | 237(41.7%) | 140(22.0%) | 121(19.0%) | 0.48 | |
| Yes | 355(56.8%) | 331(58.2%) | 192(30.1%) | 183(28.7%) | ||
| Did not respond | 0 | 1(0.2%) | 0(0.0%) | 1(0.2%) | ||
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| Medical Insurance status | 0.64 | 0.52 | ||||
| Medicaid or no insurance | 386(32.3%) | 356(29.8%) | 210(63.3%) | 187(61.3%) | ||
| Private insurance | 236(19.8%) | 212(17.7%) | 122(36.7%) | 117(38.4%) | ||
| No insurance | 3(0.3%) | 1(0.1%) | 0(0.0%) | 1(0.3%) | ||
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| Infant’s father lives in home | 318(50.8%) | 270(47.5%) | 0.24 | 174(52.4%) | 163(53.4%) | 0.80 |
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| Infant’s grandmother lives in home | 176(28.2%) | 171(30.1%) | 0.47 | 98(29.5%) | 85(27.9%) | 0.64 |
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| Number of people in the household (including infant) (mean) | 4.51 | 4.55 | 0.37 | 4.29 | 4.40 | 0.73 |
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| Sleep position (usual) | 0.83 | 0.86 | ||||
| Supine (Back) | 590(94.4%) | 530(93.1%) | 263(79.2%) | 246(80.7%) | ||
| Side | 41(6.6%) | 44(7.7%) | 25(7.5%) | 20(6.6%) | ||
| Prone (Stomach) | 12(1.9%) | 10(1.8%) | 44(13.2%) | 39(12.8%) | ||
| Did not respond | 5(0.8%) | 2(0.4%) | 0(0.0%) | 0(0.0%) | ||
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| Sleep position (last night) | n/a | n/a | ||||
| Supine (Back) | 268(80.7%) | 241(79.0%) | 0.85 | |||
| Side | 26(7.8%) | 27(8.8%) | ||||
| Prone (Stomach) | 38(11.4%) | 37(12.1%) | ||||
| Did not respond | ||||||