Table 1.
Characteristics of PROTECT participants by timing of pregnancy in relation to Hurricane Maria
| Delivery prior to Hurricane Maria | Pregnant during Hurricane Maria | Became pregnant after Hurricane Maria | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N=160 | N=102 | N=74 | ||||
| Characteristic | n | (mean, SD) | n | (mean, SD) | n | (mean, SD) |
| Age | 159 | 27.9 (5.5) | 102 | 28.8 (5.1) | 74 | 28.0 (5.2) |
| n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| Education* | ||||||
| High School or less | 21 | 13.1 | 7 | 6.9 | 9 | 12.2 |
| Some college/Associate | 54 | 33.8 | 28 | 27.5 | 23 | 31.1 |
| Bachelor’s | 60 | 37.5 | 44 | 43.1 | 28 | 37.8 |
| Master’s/Doctoral | 21 | 13.1 | 18 | 17.6 | 10 | 13.5 |
| missing | 4 | 2.5 | 5 | 4.9 | 4 | 5.4 |
| Income* | ||||||
| <$20,000 | 69 | 43.1 | 23 | 22.5 | 23 | 31.1 |
| $20,000-$49,999 | 62 | 38.8 | 47 | 46.1 | 33 | 44.6 |
| >$50,000 | 16 | 10.0 | 15 | 14.7 | 9 | 12.2 |
| missing | 13 | 8.1 | 17 | 16.7 | 9 | 12.2 |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Married/Living Together | 140 | 87.5 | 88 | 86.3 | 65 | 87.8 |
| Single/Divorced | 17 | 10.6 | 10 | 9.8 | 5 | 6.8 |
| missing | 3 | 1.9 | 4 | 3.9 | 4 | 5.4 |
*
Statistically significant difference between participants pregnant during Hurricane Maria and participants who gave birth prior to Hurricane Maria (p<0.05).