Table 3.
Baseline Sample Characteristics for women who participated in the Longitudinal Component Compared with women who participated only in the Cross Sectional Component (1990–1991)
| Women in Longitudinal Component (n = 390) |
Women in Cross Sectional Component (n = 118) |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | p value* |
| Age (years) | 41.5 (4.3) | 41.4 (4.4) | 0.43 |
| Years of education | 15.7 (2.8) | 15.3 (3.2) | 0.15 |
| Family gross income ($) | 37360 (15,800) | 35,500 (17,460) | 0.27 |
| Number live births | 1.97 (1.4) | 1.57 (1.4) | .006 |
| Perceived stress | 2.2 (0.55) | 2.3 (0.55) | 0.31 |
| Characteristic | N (Percent) | N (Percent) | p value** |
| Currently employed | |||
| Yes | 336 (86.1) | 102 (86.4) | 0.94 |
| No | 54 (13.8) | 16 (13.6) | |
| Race/ethnicity | |||
| African American | 32 (8.2) | 26 (22.0) | .001 |
| Asian /Pacific Islander | 34 (8.7) | 9 (7.6) | |
| Caucasian | 311 (79.7) | 80 (67.8) | |
| Other (Hispanic, Mixed) | 13 (3.3) | 3 (2.5) | |
| Marital Status | |||
| Married/partnered | 277 (71.0) | 71 (60.2) | 0.03 |
| Never partnered/ divorced/widowed | 113 (29.0) | 47 (39.8) | |
| Never married/partnered | 21 (7.2) | 14 (6.5) | |
*Independent t-test
**Chi-square test