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. 2021 Aug 31;8(9):766. doi: 10.3390/children8090766

Table 1.

Maternal demographics, infant sex, and primary variable descriptives.

Variable Mean (SD)/%
Maternal Age (Years) M = 27.33 (SD = 4.33)
Maternal Education 0.8% Junior HS (7th–9th grade)
3.2% Partial HS (10th–12th grade)
14.4% HS degree or GED
35.2% Partial college
36.8% Standard college degree
9.6% Graduate degree
Maternal Employment 59.2% Employed
Household Annual Income 1.6% <USD 5000
2.4% USD 5000 to 9999
15.2% USD 10,000 to 19,999
19.2% USD 20,000 to 29,999
12.0% USD 30,000 to 39,999
9.6% USD 40,000 to 49,999
24.8% USD 50,000 to 74,999
7.2% USD 75,000 to 999,999
8.0% ≥ USD 100,000
Maternal Race 2.4% American Indian/Alaska Native
0.8% Asian
1.6% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
1.6% Black/African American
92.8% White/Caucasian
0.8% Biracial
Maternal Ethnicity 13.6% Latina or Hispanic
Maternal Religion 3.1% Agnostic
2.1% Assembly of God
2.1% Atheist
2.1% Baptist
5.2% Catholic
2.1% Lutheran
1.0% Methodist
62.5% LDS
10.4% Non-Denominational
1.0% Pentecostal
1.0% Presbyterian
12.5% Other
9.4% Prefer not to say
Infant Sex 51% Male, 49% Female
Maternal Prenatal/Postnatal EPDS 5.00 (3.83)/4.81 (3.95)
Maternal Prenatal/Postnatal PASS 17.27 (11.50)/15.07 (10.55)
6-Month Breastfeeding Duration (Months)/Daily Frequency 4.52 (2.27)/4.67 (3.69)
10-Month Breastfeeding Duration (Months)/Daily Frequency 2.97 (2.75)/3.49 (3.37)
14-Month Breastfeeding Duration (Months)/Daily Frequency 7.26 (4.62)/1.61 (2.42)
18-Month Breastfeeding Duration (Months)/Daily Frequency 9.35 (5.07)/0.30 (0.90)

Note. All demographic data reported were attained at the prenatal session except maternal age and infant sex, which were collected at the 6-month postnatal session. Partial college was defined as attaining at least 1 year of college or other specialized or technical training. Maternal religious categories were not mutual exclusive, so participants were able to mark one or more categories to comprehensively describe their religious identities.