TABLE 1.
Characteristic | Study Population |
Prevalence of Bedding Use,a % | |
---|---|---|---|
N | %c | ||
Mother's age, y | |||
<20 | 909 | 4.8 | 83.5 |
20–29 | 9053 | 48.0 | 68.4 |
≥30 | 8096 | 47.2 | 60.8 |
Mother's race and ethnicity | |||
Other | 816 | 4.3 | 74.6 |
Hispanic | 1160 | 6.1 | 76.1 |
Black | 1172 | 6.2 | 75.3 |
White | 15 728 | 83.3 | 63.5 |
Mother's education | |||
Less than high school | 1050 | 5.6 | 81.9 |
High school or GED test | 4280 | 22.6 | 73.9 |
Some college | 5005 | 26.5 | 68.3 |
College or more | 8569 | 45.3 | 57.7 |
Infant age, wk | |||
<8 | 1141 | 7.8 | 68.1 |
8–15 | 5456 | 29.7 | 68.1 |
≥16 | 11 488 | 62.5 | 64.3 |
Infant gender | |||
Female | 9238 | 48.4 | 66.9 |
Male | 9697 | 51.2 | 64.2 |
Preterm birth, <37 wk | |||
Yes | 2171 | 11.5 | 65.2 |
No | 16 727 | 88.5 | 55.6 |
First child | |||
Yes | 8948 | 48.1 | 64.9 |
No | 9658 | 51.9 | 65.9 |
Geographic region | |||
West | 2805 | 14.8 | 75.3 |
New England | 1030 | 5.4 | 67.3 |
Mid-Atlantic | 2579 | 13.6 | 65.8 |
South | 6640 | 35.0 | 61.0 |
Midwest | 5898 | 31.1 | 65.6 |
GED, General Educational Development.
Refers to certain types of bedding under the infant (blanket, bean bag, waterbed, rug, sheepskin, cushion, sleeping bag, or pillow) or covering the infant (blanket, quilt/comforter, sheepskin, pillow, or other) while sleeping in last 2 weeks. Covers exclude sheets and blankets not thicker than a receiving blanket.
Data include 18 952 participants.
Percentages have been rounded and might not total 100.