Table 2.
Characteristics of Study Participants by Preferred Approach to Prenatal Testing Decision Making
| Preferred Approach to Prenatal Testing Decision Making | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | Total n=902, (%) | Autonomous n=510, (%) | Shared n=351, (%) | Provider-Driven n=41, (%) | P |
| Maternal Age (y) | .006 | ||||
| <35 | 644 (71.4) | 343 (67.3) | 268 (76.4) | 33 (80.5) | |
| ≥ 35 y | 258 (28.6) | 167 (32.8) | 83 (23.7) | 8 (19.5) | |
| Race, ethnicity and language | < .001 | ||||
| Latina (Spanish speaking) | 213 (23.6) | 121 (23.7) | 78 (22.2) | 14 (34.1) | |
| Latina (English speaking) | 79 (8.8) | 40 (7.8) | 35 (10.0) | 4 (9.8) | |
| Black | 146 (16.2) | 69 (13.5) | 65 (18.5) | 12 (29.3) | |
| Asian | 70 (7.8) | 32 (6.3) | 36 (10.3) | 2 (4.9) | |
| Othera | 75 (8.3) | 40 (7.8) | 30 (8.5) | 5 (12.2) | |
| White | 319 (35.4) | 208 (40.8) | 107 (30.5) | 4 (9.8) | |
| Married or living with partnerb | 694 (77.0) | 419 (82.2) | 254 (72.6) | 21 (51.2) | < .001 |
| Educational attainmentc | < .001 | ||||
| Some high school or less | 182 (20.2) | 92 (18.1) | 72 (20.5) | 18 (43.9) | |
| High school graduate | 136 (15.1) | 67 (13.2) | 57 (16.2) | 12 (29.3) | |
| Some college | 169 (18.8) | 88 (17.3) | 75 (21.4) | 6 (14.6) | |
| College graduate or more | 415 (45.9) | 262 (51.5) | 147 (41.9) | 5 (12.2) | |
| Poor literacyd | 193 (21.4) | 97 (19.0) | 76 (21.7) | 20 (48.8) | < .001 |
| Low numeracye | 311 (34.6) | 158 (31.0) | 123 (35.2) | 30 (73.2) | < .001 |
| Annual household income, $f | < .001 | ||||
| ≤ 25,000 | 303 (37.4) | 151 (32.5) | 126 (40.5) | 26 (74.3) | |
| 25,001–50,000 | 112 (13.8) | 60 (12.9) | 47 (15.1) | 5 (14.3) | |
| 50,001–100,000 | 144 (17.8) | 89 (19.1) | 53 (17.0) | 2 (5.7) | |
| >100,000 | 252 (31.1) | 165 (35.5) | 85 (27.3) | 2 (5.7) | |
| Prenatal care received at a safety net clinical site | 382 (42.3) | 193 (37.8) | 158 (45.0) | 31 (75.6) | < .001 |
| Prior birth | 470 (52.1) | 259 (50.8) | 182 (51.9) | 29 (70.7) | .048 |
| Someone other than provider expressed opinion regarding prenatal testing | 474 (52.8) | 284 (56.1) | 178 (50.7) | 12 (30.0) | .004 |
a
includes Native American (6), Filipina (31), Mixed (37), cannot choose (1)
b
missing, n=1;
c
missing, n=1;
d
missing, n=1;
e
missing, n=3;
f
missing, n=91;