| Overall | NBF (N = 33) | BF (N = 21) |  | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristic | n | % | n | % | n | % | P |
Race | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 1.000 |
 African American | 79 | 96.3 | 32 | 97.0 | 20 | 95.2 |  |
 White | 3 | 3.7 | 1 | 3.0 | 1 | 4.8 |  |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.767 |
 Singlea | 76 | 92.7 | 29 | 87.9 | 19 | 90.5 |  |
 Married | 6 | 7.3 | 4 | 12.1 | 2 | 9.5 |  |
Education levelb | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.349 |
 9th-11th grade | 14 | 17.1 | 7 | 21.2 | 1 | 4.8 |  |
 High school graduate | 27 | 32.9 | 6 | 18.2 | 10 | 47.6 |  |
 Some college/technical | 30 | 36.6 | 14 | 42.4 | 6 | 28.6 |  |
 College degree | 11 | 13.4 | 6 | 18.2 | 4 | 19.0 |  |
Employment status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.417 |
 Full time/part-time | 29 | 35.4 | 15 | 45.5 | 6 | 28.6 |  |
 Unemployed (looking) | 35 | 42.7 | 11 | 33.3 | 8 | 38.1 |  |
 Homemaker/student | 18 | 22.0 | 7 | 21.2 | 7 | 33.3 |  |
 Household incomec |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.555 |
  < $500 | 15 | 18.3 | 6 | 18.2 | 2 | 9.5 |  |
 $500 -- $1,000 | 19 | 23.2 | 8 | 24.2 | 8 | 38.1 |  |
 $1,001 -- $1,500 | 16 | 19.5 | 9 | 27.3 | 3 | 14.3 |  |
 $1,501 -- $2,000 | 12 | 14.6 | 4 | 12.1 | 4 | 19.0 |  |
 $2,001 -- $4,000 | 9 | 11.0 | 4 | 12.1 | 1 | 4.8 |  |
 Don't know/refused to answer | 11 | 13.4 | 2 | 6.1 | 3 | 14.3 |  |
Parityd | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.006 |
 First child | 44 | 58.7 | 13 | 39.4 | 15 | 78.9 |  |
 Second child | 15 | 20.0 | 8 | 24.2 | 2 | 10.5 |  |
 Third child | 16 | 21.3 | 12 | 36.4 | 2 | 10.5 |  |
Smoker in household | 24 | 29.3 | 12 | 36.4 | 4 | 19.0 | 0.174 |
Smokere | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 1.000 |
 Current | 4 | 4.9 | 1 | 3.0 | 1 | 4.8 |  |
 Stopped before pregnancy | 1 | 1.2 | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.0 |  |
 Stopped after became pregnant | 2 | 2.4 | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.0 |  |
 Non | 75 | 91.5 | 30 | 90.9 | 20 | 95.2 |  |
Receiving WIC | 69 | 84.1 | 31 | 93.9 | 17 | 81.0 | 0.139 |
Gestational hypertension | 5 | 6.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 14.3 | 0.054 |
Pre-pregnancy weight classf | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.007 |
 Underweight (BMI < 18.5) | 7 | 8.5 | 4 | 12.1 | 2 | 9.5 |  |
 Healthy weight (18.5 ≤ BMI < 25) | 20 | 24.4 | 3 | 9.1 | 10 | 47.6 |  |
 Overweight (25 ≤ BMI < 30) | 19 | 23.2 | 12 | 36.4 | 2 | 9.5 |  |
 Obese (BMI ≥ 30) | 36 | 43.9 | 14 | 42.4 | 7 | 33.3 |  |
 | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | P |
Age (years) | 23.0 | 4.62 | 24.6 | 5.30 | 22.0 | 3.55 | 0.050 |
Household size | 3.9 | 1.69 | 4.0 | 1.65 | 3.7 | 1.49 | 0.567 |
Gestational ageg | 17.5 | 2.14 | 16.7 | 2.20 | 16.4 | 2.09 | 0.602 |