Table 1.
Socio‐demographic and risk characteristics for the American Association of Birth Centers Strong Start Sample—2013‐2017, compared with nationally reported data
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AABC Strong Start births N = 6424a n (%) |
National datab
N = 3 945 875 n (%) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Socio‐demographic characteristics | ||
| Age | ||
| <20 | 502 (7.8) | 212.062 (5.4) |
| 20‐34 | 5342 (83.2) | 3 064 142 (77.7) |
| 35+ | 580 (9.0) | 669 671 (17.0) |
| Unmarried | 3379 (52.6) | 1 569 796 (39.8) |
| High school degree/GED or higher | 5489 (85.5) | 3 401 344 (86.2) |
| Race/ ethnicity | ||
| Non‐Hispanic white | 2362 (56.2) | 2 056 332 (52.1) |
| Hispanic | 1169 (23.2) | 918 447 (23.3) |
| Non‐Hispanic black | 764 (11.9) | 558 622 (14.2) |
| American Indian or Alaskan Native | 65 (1.0) | 43 555 (1.1) |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 94 (1.5) | 302 283 (7.6) |
| Medical risk factors | ||
| History of depression | 678 (10.6) | 4273 (10.5)c |
| History of previous preterm birth | 365 (5.7) | 122 042 (3.1) |
| Pre‐pregnancy BMI | ||
| Overweight (BMI 25.0‐29.9) | 1603 (25.8) | 997 615 (26.0) |
| Obese (BMI >30.0) | 1492 (24.0) | 1 001 452 (26.1) |
| Psychosocial risk factors | ||
| Interval since last live birth <18 mo | 334 (5.2) | 35.839 (1.6) |
| Unplanned or unwanted pregnancy | 2207 (34.4) | 11 607 (34.2)c |
| Smoking | 766 (11.9) | 284 103 (7.2) |
| Domestic violence | 252 (3.9) | 855 (2.1)c |
a
Missing data were excluded before percentages were computed.
b
Martin, Hamilton, Osterman, Driscoll, & Drake, Final Birth Data for 2016, 2018.
c
CDC, Centers for Disease Control, nd.