Table 1 Descriptive statistics by region
From: Paradox lost on the U.S.-Mexico border: U.S. Latinas and cesarean rates
Border Region | Non-Border Region | |
|---|---|---|
Ethnicity | ||
Latina | 45.1% | 14.9% |
Health Insurance Status | ||
Private | 56.9% | 69.3% |
Education | ||
College Degree or more | 46.2% | 51.5% |
Compounded Disadvantage | 25.5% | 6.4% |
Cesarean Rate | 32.7% | 28.7% |
Gestational Age | ||
Pre-term (< 37 weeks) | 7.7% | 8.0% |
Term (37–41 weeks) | 92.3% | 91.0% |
Post-term (42 or more weeks) | 0.0% | 1.0% |
Mean Parity | 1.9 | 1.9 |
Mean Maternal Age | 28.4 | 30.6 |
Previous Cesarean | 25% | 19% |
Cesarean for Malpresentation | 0% | 2.4% |
N = 52 | N = 941 | |