Table 1.
Demographics of study population before and after legalization
| Characteristic | Value | Before n=1165 (%) | After n=1227 (%) | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethnicity | Hispanic | 368 (32.5) | 319 (27.4) | 0.008 |
| Race | Black or African American | 188 (16.1) | 205 (16.7) | 0.707 |
| Native American or Alaskan | 5 (0.4) | 5 (0.4) | 0.935 | |
| Asian | 37 (3.2) | 52 (4.2) | 0.17 | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 7 (0.6) | 3 (0.2) | 0.177 | |
| White | 562 (48.25) | 599 (48.8) | 0.777 | |
| More than one race | 1 (0.1) | 2 (0.2) | 0.594 | |
| Other | 322 (27.6) | 287 (23.4) | 0.017 | |
| Patient Refused | 1 (0.1) | 2 (0.2) | 0.594 | |
| Unknown | 10 (0.9) | 9 (0.7) | 0.731 | |
| Maternal age (years) | Geometric mean [95%CI] | 27.8 [27.40, 28.14] | 28.2 [27.83, 28.55] | 0.109 |
| Marital Status | Married or Living with Partner | 677 (59.8) | 699 (60.1) | 0.075 |
| Single or significant other | 394 (34.8) | 420 (36.1) | ||
| Divorced or Legally Separated | 32 (2.8) | 15 (1.3) | ||
| Unknown | 30 (2.6) | 30 (2.6) | ||
| Number of fetuses | 1 | 1133 (97.3) | 1188 (96.8) | 0.705 |
| 2 | 31 (2.7) | 36 (2.9) | ||
| 3 | 1 (0.1) | 2 (0.2) | ||
| 4 | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.1) |