TABLE 1.
Entire sample (N = 2099) | Expressed COVID‐19‐related financial worries (N = 896) | Did not express COVID‐19‐related financial worries (N = 1203) | P value | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 31.3 (4.4) | 31.0 (4.5) | 31.5 (4.3) | .01 |
Weeks pregnant | 26.4 (9.0) | 26.4 (8.9) | 26.4 (9.2) | .99 |
Previous birth | .02 | |||
Yes | 1038 (49.5%) | 417 (46.5%) | 621 (51.6%) | |
No | 1061 (50.6%) | 479 (53.5%) | 582 (48.4%) | |
Race/ethnicity | ||||
White | 1814 (86.4%) | 749 (83.6%) | 1065 (88.5%) | .03 |
Hispanic/Latino | 133 (6.3%) | 74 (8.3%) | 59 (4.9%) | |
African American | 31 (1.5%) | 15 (1.7%) | 16 (1.3%) | |
Asian | 70 (3.3%) | 32 (3.6%) | 38 (3.2%) | |
American Indian/Alaska | 12 (0.6%) | 6 (0.7%) | 6 (0.5%) | |
Native Other |
39 (1.9%) |
20 (2.2%) |
19 (1.6%) | |
Self‐rated health | .006 | |||
Poor/fair | 150 (7.2%) | 80 (8.9%) | 70 (5.8%) | |
Good/excellent | 1926 (92.9%) | 816 (91.1%) | 1133 (94.2%) | |
Household income | ||||
$ < 49 999 | 256 (12.2%) | 175 (19.5%) | 81 (6.7%) | |
$50‐99 000 | 695 (33.1%) | 317 (35.4%) | 378 (31.4%) | |
$100 000+ | 1148 (54.7%) | 404 (45.1%) | 744 (61.9%) | <.001 |
Education | ||||
Less than bachelor's degree | 492 (23.4%) | 279 (31.2%) | 213 (17.7%) | <.001 |
Bachelor's degree | 730 (34.8%) | 280 (31.3%) | 450 (37.4%) | |
Degree beyond bachelor's | 877 (41.8%) | 337 (37.6%) | 540 (44.9%) | |
Household size | 2.9 (1.1) | 2.9 (1.2) | 2.8 (1.0) | .40 |
Living with partner | .004 | |||
Yes | 2010 (95.8%) | 848 (94.7%) | 1162 (96.6%) | |
No | 89 (4.2%) | 48 (5.4%) | 41 (3.4%) | |
Live with parents/in‐laws | .003 | |||
Yes | 120 (5.7%) | 67 (7.5%) | 53 (4.4%) | |
No | 1979 (94.3%) | 829 (92.5%) | 1150 (95.6%) | |
Clinically significant depression (EPDS ≥ 15) | ||||
Yes | 496 (23.6%) | 295 (32.9%) | 201 (16.7%) | <.001 |
No | 1603 (76.4%) | 601 (67.1%) | 1002 (83.3%) |
Note: P values report significant differences in sample characteristics by whether or not participants expressed financial worries due to the COVID‐19 pandemic (yes/no) in chi‐squared tests (categorical variables) and t tests (continuous variables). Bold values = P < .05.