Table 2.
Baseline characteristics of pregnant women (n = 31) and significant others (n = 16) participating in the Empowering Strong Families 4077 study
| Pregnant women | Significant Other | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | (%) | n | (%) | |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Aboriginal | 23 | (74) | 13 | (81) |
| Torres Strait Islander | 0 | (0) | 0 | (0) |
| Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander | 2 | (6) | 0 | (0) |
| Neither Aboriginal nor Torres Strait Islander | 6 | (19) | 3 | (19) |
| Age (years) | ||||
| ≤ 20 | 8 | (26) | 5 | (31) |
| 21–25 | 17 | (55) | 8 | (50) |
| 26–30 | 6 | (19) | 1 | (6) |
| ≥ 31 | 2 | (13) | ||
| Employment status | ||||
| Employed | 8 | (26) | 3 | (20) |
| Unemployed | 14 | (45) | 9 | (60) |
| Fulltime carer | 9 | (29) | 3 | (20) |
| Highest level of education | ||||
| Did not complete secondary schooling | 17 | (55) | 11 | (73) |
| Completed final year of secondary schooling | 8 | (26) | 3 | (20) |
| Completed post-secondary qualification | 6 | (19) | 1 | (7) |
| Tobacco smoking status | ||||
| Current smoker | 23 | (74) | 13 | (81) |
| Ex-smoker | 6 | (19) | 0 | (0) |
| Never smoked | 2 | (6) | 3 | (19) |
| Marijuana smoking status | ||||
| Yes | 8 | (29) | 9 | (90) |
| No | 20 | (71) | 1 | (10) |
| Age of smoking initiation (years), mean (SD) | 14 | (2.6) | 12 | (3.2) |
| Previous quit attempts | ||||
| Yes | 17 | (61) | 7 | (58) |
| No | 11 | (39) | 5 | (42) |