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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the quantitative sample in North Carolina (n = 389)

From: Infant feeding experiences among teen mothers in North Carolina: Findings from a mixed-methods study

Characteristic

n

(%)

Age at interview

  

   13

1

(0.1)

   14

12

(1.8)

   15

50

(13.1)

   16

126

(30.9)

   17

200

(54.2)

Race/ethnicity

  

   African American

164

(45.1)

   White

159

(34.0)

   Hispanic

52

(17.8)

   Other

14

(3.1)

Marital status

  

   Married

40

(11.5)

   Not married

349

(88.5)

Baby's age at interview (months)

  

   1-3

163

(44.1)

   4-6

217

(55.4)

   7-9

2

(0.6)

   Missing

7

 

Previous live birth?

  

   Yes

30

(8.5)

   No

348

(91.5)

   Missing

12

 

Trying to get pregnant?

  

   Yes

68

(20.8)

   No

317

(79.2)

   Missing

4

 

Delivery paid by...*

  

   Medicaid

352

(89.9)

   Income

13

(3.0)

   Insurance/HMO

46

(14.2)

   Other

8

(1.7)

WIC during pregnancy?

  

   Yes

325

(85.9)

   No

62

(14.1)

   Missing

2

 

Main source of prenatal care

  

   Hospital clinic

65

(17.3)

   Health department clinic

139

(39.9)

   Private doctor or HMO clinic

136

(34.2)

   Other

32

(8.7)

   Missing

17

 
  1. Note. All data were derived from the North Carolina Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (NC PRAMS), 2000-2005 and 2007. The study sample included teens with live births who were 13 to 17 years old at the time of delivery. Teens who did not answer the breastfeeding question were excluded. Data are weighted to account for the sampling, nonresponse, and noncoverage. WIC = Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, which provides food and nutrition education for low income pregnant and postpartum women and to infants and children up to age five at nutritional risk. *Women could choose more than one option.