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. 2022 May 6;19(9):5645. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19095645

Table 1.

Distributions 1 of selected characteristics among women participating in the Maternal Health and Behavior Study (n = 320).

Characteristic Total Pregnant (n = 98) New Mother (n = 222)
n % n % n %
Time Period of Survey Completion
July–October 2020 217 66 58 58 159 70
November 2020–February 2021 47 14 16 16 31 14
March–June 2021 64 20 26 26 38 17
Maternal Age (years), mean (SD) 32.8 (7.3) 33.2 (6.2) 32.6 (7.8)
Maternal Age (years)
<30 57 18 15 15 42 19
30–<35 141 44 49 50 92 41
35 or older 122 38 34 35 88 40
Race and Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic Black 24 8 6 6 18 8
Non-Hispanic Asian 34 11 14 14 20 9
Hispanic 30 9 6 6 24 11
Non-Hispanic White 203 63 62 63 141 64
Other 2 29 9 10 10 19 8
Education
<College 41 13 12 12 29 13
College 95 30 24 24 71 32
Graduate/Professional sSchool 184 57 62 63 122 55
Essential Worker
No 203 63 60 61 143 64
Yes 117 37 38 39 79 36

1 There were no statistically significant differences (p > 0.05) in the distributions of characteristics by pregnancy status (assessed by t-test for continuous variables or chi-square tests for categorical variables). 2 Other Race and Ethnicity includes women who identified as Native American/Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, Other, or multiple races.