Table 3.
Demographic and other characteristics of participants and their infants.
| Characteristics | All participants (N=81) | “Doing well” (N=51) | “May be behind” (N=30) | P value for “Doing well” vs “May be behind” | |
| Mother’s age (years), mean (SD)a | 27.6 (5.7) | 27.9 (5.5) | 27.1 (6.1) | .53 | |
| Mother’s education, n (%) | |||||
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Less than high school | 14 (17) | 10 (20) | 4 (13) | .18 |
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High school graduate | 30 (37) | 15 (29) | 15 (50) | —b |
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Some college or higher | 37 (46) | 26 (51) | 11 (37) | — |
| Mother’s race/ethnicity, n (%) | |||||
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Non-Hispanic/African American | 34 (42) | 23 (45) | 11 (37) | .86 |
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Hispanic/Latinac | 40 (49) | 24 (47) | 16 (53) | — |
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Non-Hispanic, white | 4 (5) | 2 (4) | 2 (7) | — |
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Other | 3 (4) | 2 (4) | 1 (3) | — |
| Infant’s gender, n (%) | |||||
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Female | 41 (49) | 29 (57) | 12 (40) | .14 |
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Male | 40 (51) | 22 (41) | 18 (60) | — |
| Language spoken at home, n (%) | |||||
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English | 46 (57) | 28 (55) | 18 (60) | .70 |
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Spanish | 30 (37) | 19 (37) | 11 (37) | — |
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Other (eg, Amharic or French) | 5 (6) | 4 (8) | 1 (3) | — |
| Infant born prematurely, n (%) | |||||
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Yes | 15 (19) | 9 (18) | 6 (20) | .79 |
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No | 66 (81) | 42 (82) | 24 (80) | — |
| Infant’s source of health insurance, n (%) | |||||
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Medicaid | 75 (93) | 49 (98) | 26 (87) | .30 |
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No health insurance | 2 (2) | 1 (2) | 1 (3) | — |
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Private insurance | 3 (4) | 1 (2) | 2 (7) | — |
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Don’t know | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 1 (3) | — |
| Type of text messaage plan, n (%) | |||||
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For each text message | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | .12 |
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Monthly for unlimited texts | 73 (90) | 47 (92) | 27 (90) | — |
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Monthly for a limited number of texts | 4 (5) | 1 (2) | 3 (10) | — |
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Don’t know | 3 (4) | 3 (6) | 0 (0) | — |
| Screening statusd, n (%) | |||||
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All 6 milestones met | 48 (59) | — | — | — |
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5 or fewer milestones met | 33 (41) | — | — | — |
| Final screening statuse, n (%) | |||||
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All 6 milestones met | 51 (63) | — | — | — |
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5 or fewer milestones met | 30 (37) | — | — | — |
| Previous screening of infant, n (%) | |||||
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Yes | 38 (47) | 30 (59) | 8 (27) | <.02 |
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No | 40 (49) | 20 (39) | 20 (67) | — |
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Missing | 3 (4) | 1 (2) | 2 (7) | — |
aOne participant did not provide her age.
bNot applicable.
cMothers who provided another related term for race (eg “Spanish” or “Guatemala”) or who did not respond to the question were identified as Hispanic/Latina if they also indicated that they spoke Spanish at home.
dAs submitted by mothers via the screening tool.
eIn 3 cases, the mother indicated that she had made a mistake on a single question after she had received the results, which changed the infant’s screening status. The final screening status reflects the amended responses in these cases. This status is reflected in the letter prepared for the baby’s provider, a copy of which was also given to the mother.