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Table 2 Subgroup Results by Ethnicity, Age, Education, and Insurance

From: How do pregnant women’s perceptions of obstetric forceps change according to their demographic background: a cross sectional study

Question

Overall

Subgroup A

Subgroup B

Subgroup C

Subgroup D

Ethnicity

All (n = 499)

White(n = 315)

Hispanic(n = 54)

African American(n = 95)

Other(n = 30)

Q1

40% (n = 444)

49% (n = 278)

35% (n = 54)

25% (n = 84) a

17% (n = 24) a

Q2

2.48 ± 0.87 (n = 468)

2.6 ± 0.84 (n = 298)

2.26 ± 0.91 (n = 54) a

2.31 ± 0.90 (n = 86)

2.28 ± 0.94 (n = 25)

Q3

2.65 ± 0.90 (n = 466)

2.8 ± 0.84 (n = 298)

2.53 ± 0.95 (n = 53)

2.36 ± 0.94 (n = 85) a

2.76 ± 1.01 (n = 25)

Q4

50% (n = 430)

56% (n = 271)

42% (n = 50)

36% (n = 81) a

42% (n = 24)

Q5

55% (n = 449)

60% (n = 287)

37% (n = 52) a

53% (n = 83)

48% (n = 23)

Age

All (n = 499)

< 20 (n = 13)

20–29 (n = 242)

30–39 (n = 233)

> 40 (n = 11)

Q1

40% (n = 444)

23% (n = 13)

41% (n = 222)

41% (n = 202)

43% (n = 7)

Q2

2.48 ± 0.87 (n = 468)

2.15 ± 1.34 (n = 13)

2.53 ± 0.87 (n = 231)

2.45 ± 0.85 (n = 214)

2.5 ± 0.53 (n = 10)

Q3

2.65 ± 0.90 (n = 466)

2.00 ± 1.29 (n = 13)

2.65 ± 0.91 (n = 229)

2.71 ± 0.85 (n = 214)

2.4 ± 0.70 (n = 10)

Q4

50% (n = 430)

33% (n = 12)

51% (n = 219)

50% (n = 193)

50% (n = 6)

Q5

55% (n = 449)

25% (n = 12)

56% (n = 225)

57% (n = 205)

29% (n = 7)

Education

All (n = 499)

Below High School(n = 21)

High School(n = 152)

College(n = 190)

Post-College(n = 94)

Q1

40% (n = 444)

29% (n = 21)

36% (n = 147)

44% (n = 179)

47% (n = 86)

Q2

2.48 ± 0.87 (n = 468)

2.29 ± 1.19 (n = 21)

2.33 ± 0.83 (n = 152)

2.59 ± 0.82 (n = 190)

2.57 ± 0.93 (n = 94)

Q3

2.65 ± 0.90 (n = 466)

2.32 ± 1.16 (n = 19)

2.53 ± 0.92 (n = 152)

2.73 ± 0.81 (n = 190)

2.83 ± 0.91 (n = 94)

Q4

50% (n = 430)

33% (n = 18)

41% (n = 139) d

53% (n = 176)

62% (n = 87)

Q5

55% (n = 449)

21% (n = 19) c, d

51% (n = 144)

60% (n = 182)

61% (n = 93)

Insurance

All (n = 499)

Private (n = 285)

Government(n = 141)

Self (n = 51)

N/A

Q1

40% (n = 444)

42% (n = 255)

31% (n = 131)

58% (n = 43) b

N/A

Q2

2.48 ± 0.87 (n = 468)

2.6 ± 0.87 (n = 268)

2.22 ± 0.82 (n = 136) a

2.6 ± 0.89 (n = 48) b

N/A

Q3

2.65 ± 0.90 (n = 466)

2.76 ± 0.87 (n = 268)

2.40 ± 0.93 (n = 134) a

2.81 ± 0.89 (n = 48) b

N/A

Q4

50% (n = 430)

57% (n = 244)

35% (n = 128) a

60% (n = 43) b

N/A

Q5

55% (n = 449)

58% (n = 257)

52% (n = 133)

59% (n = 44)

N/A

  1. Q1, Q4, and Q5 are yes/no questions with 0 = no and 1 = yes. Q2 and Q3 are a 5-point Likert Scale question with 1 = most unfavorable and 5 = most favorable. Subgroup analysis was completed using a Kruskall-Wallis test
  2. a pairwise significance vs Subgroup A with Mann Whitney Test and Bonferroni correction
  3. b pairwise significance vs Subgroup B with Mann Whitney Test and Bonferroni correction
  4. c pairwise significance vs Subgroup C with Mann Whitney Test and Bonferroni correction
  5. d pairwise significance vs Subgroup D with Mann Whitney Test and Bonferroni correction