Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of respondents (n = 1194)
| Characteristic | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Maternal age (mean 26.4 years; range 18–42) | |
| 18–24 years | 521 (43.6) |
| 25–29 years | 305 (25.5) |
| 30–34 years | 211 (17.7) |
| ≥35 years | 125 (10.5) |
| Did not respond | 32 (2.7) |
| Maternal marital status | |
| Married | 240 (20.1) |
| Never married | 945 (79.1) |
| Divorced/separated | 8 (0.7) |
| Widowed | 1 (0.1) |
| Maternal Education | |
| Did not graduate from high school | 149 (12.5) |
| High school graduate/GED | 815 (68.2) |
| Technical or vocational school graduate | 31 (2.6) |
| 4 year college graduate | 199 (16.7) |
| Infant gender | |
| Female | 588 (49.2) |
| Male | 606 (50.8) |
| Receive WIC benefits | |
| No | 507 (42.4) |
| Yes | 686 (57.5) |
| Did not respond | 1 (0.1) |
| Medical Insurance status | |
| Medicaid or none | 746 (62.5) |
| Private insurance | 448 (37.5) |
| Other people at home (because of multiple responses, total does not equal 100%) | |
| Infant’s mother | 1120 (93.8) |
| Infant’s father | 588 (49.2) |
| Infant’s grandmother | 347 (29.1) |
| Infant’s s grandfather | 117 (9.8) |
| Infant’s sibling | 452 (37.9) |
| Infant’s aunt | 647 (54.2) |
| Infant’s uncle | 152 (12.7) |
| Other (relative or non-relative) | 138 (11.6) |
| Number of people in the household (including infant) | |
| 2 | 40 (3.4) |
| 3 | 265 (22.2) |
| 4 | 339 (28.4) |
| 5 | 265 (22.2) |
| 6 | 142 (11.8) |
| 7 | 83 (7.0) |
| 8 or more | 58 (4.8) |
| Did not respond | 2 (0.1) |