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Table 1 Demographics of WIC clinic attendees, computerized SBI program users and users reporting alcohol use during pregnancy

From: Feasibility and acceptability of a novel, computerized screening and brief intervention (SBI) for alcohol and sweetened beverage use in pregnancy

 

WIC attendees (averaged across month)

All program users

Users who used alcohol during pregnancy

Past 30 day sweetened beverage use

(n = 765 to 840)

(n = 290)

(n = 60)

(n = 253)

Age

%

%

%

%

Under 21

16

15

12

16

21-29

51

52

53

53

30-39

29

31

32

29

40 or more

3

2

3

2

Marital status*

    

Married

34

31

25

30

Living with partner

-

29

18

30

Single/divorced/separated

-

40

57

40

Race/Ethnicity

    

White

5

5

10

5

Hispanic

63

62

38

62

Black

20

16

30

17

Other^^

1

9

10

9

More than one race

2

8

12

8

Missing

9

-

-

--

Preferred language

    

English

64

60

80***

59

Spanish

35

40

20

41

Education

    

Less than High School

29

24

15*

23

Completed high school

31

37

33

37

Some college

12

28

45

29

College or more

-

11

7

11

Missing

28

-

-

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  1. *p < 0.05; ***p < .001.
  2. Reported alcohol use in the past 30 days or in the 12 months before pregnancy.
  3. ^^Includes Asian, Pacific-Islander/Hawaiian, Alaska Native/American Indian, middle eastern and other”.