Table 5.
Socio-demographic Characteristics by Receiving Prenatal Care as Early as would have Liked or Not
| Characteristic | Received Prenatal Care as Early as would have Like Na (%)b |
Did not Receive Prenatal Care as Early as would have Liked N (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Race | ||
| White | 7549 (61.7%) | 1156 (10.4%) |
| Black | 2450 (11.6%) | 540 (2.4%) |
|
Asian (Chinese, Japanese, Filipino, other Asian) |
691 (4.4%) | 106 (0.6%) |
| Native North American (American Indian, Hawaiian, Alaskan native) | 389 (0.6%) | 133 (0.2%) |
| Other races | 421 (4.4%) | 104 (1.3%) |
| Mixed race | 487 (2.0%) | 100 (0.3%) |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Hispanic | 1955 (20.9%) | 412 (5.0%) |
| Non-Hispanic | 10,150 (63.9%) | 1740 (10.2%) |
| Age (years) | ||
| < 18 | 170 (1.1%) | 63 (0.5%) |
| 18–24 | 2728 (18.4%) | 695 (5.3%) |
| 25–34 | 7186 (51.2%) | 1132 (7.6%) |
| ≥ 35 | 2080 (14.0%) | 276 (1.8%) |
| Nutrition program for Women, Infant and Child participation | ||
| Yes | 4525 (31.5%) | 1027 (7.1%) |
| No | 7459 (53.3%) | 1106 (8.1%) |
| Maternal years of education | ||
| Less than a high school degree | 1586 (11.4%) | 378 (2.5%) |
| High school graduate/GED | 2941 (20.5%) | 692 (5.2%) |
| Some college/Associate degree | 3364 (22.2%) | 684 (4.3%) |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 4184 (30.7%) | 398 (3.2%) |
| Number of previous live births | ||
| 0 | 4614 (30.8%) | 889 (6.5%) |
| 1–2 | 6008 (44.5%) | 930 (6.7%) |
| ≥ 3 | 1525 (9.5%) | 342 (1.9%) |
| Married | ||
| Yes | 7204 (52.9%) | 886 (7.3%) |
| No | 4949 (31.9%) | 1278 (7.9%) |
| BMI category | ||
| Underweight (< 18.5) | ||
| Normal (18.5–24.9) | 395 (2.7%) | 92 (0.7%) |
| Overweight (25–29.9) | 5316 (39.8%) | 936 (7.0%) |
| Obese (≥ 30) | 2916 (22.1%) | 485 (3.4%) |
| 3049 (20.4%) | 558 (3.9%) |
a Number of women from unweighted sample distribution
b Percentages were weighted to account for deliberate survey oversampling and nonresponse and non-coverage