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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Matern Child Health J. 2022 Jan 23;26(6):1211–1216. doi: 10.1007/s10995-021-03362-6

Table 1:

Characteristics of study participants who were assigned to paper diary and text messages or smartphone app (N=25, includes 4 participants who submitted paper diaries only and 4 who submitted app data only)

Paper (n=21) Text (n=7) App (n=14)
Age in years
 Mean 30 31 28
 Range 25–42 35–35 21–36
 Missing 4 0 1
Race/ethnicity N (%) N (%) N (%)
 White 16 (76.2) 7 (100.0) 9 (64.3)
 Asian/Pacific Islander 3 (14.3) 0 (0.0) 5 (35.7)
 Other 2 (9.5) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Education N (%) N (%) N (%)
 High school or less 1 (4.8) 1 (14.3) 0 (0.0)
 Some college 5 (23.8) 2 (28.6) 4 (28.5)
 Bachelor’s degree or higher 15 (71.4) 4 (57.1) 10 (71.4)
Employed N (%) N (%) N (%)
 Yes 18 (85.7) 7 (100.0) 10 (71.4)
Marital status N (%) N (%) N (%)
 Single/divorced 8 (38.1) 3 (42.9) 5 (35.7)
 Married/remarried 4 (19.0) 0 (0.0) 4 (28.6)
 Other 9 (42.9) 4 (57.1) 5 (35.7)
Household income (annual) N (%) N (%) N (%)
 < $10,000 1 (4.8) 0 (0.0) 2 (14.3)
 $10,000-$39,999 11 (52.4) 4 (57.1) 7 (50.0)
 $40,000–74,999 8 (38.1) 3 (42.9) 3 (21.4)
 Over $75,000 1 (4.8) 0 (0.0) 2 (14.3)
Parity N (%) N (%) N (%)
 Nulliparous 13 (61.9) 3 (42.9) 10 (71.4)
 1+ 8 (38.1) 4 (57.1) 4 (28.6)