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Table 1 Participant demographics

From: “I had so many life-changing decisions I had to make without support”: a qualitative analysis of women’s pregnant and postpartum experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic

Characteristic

Pregnant (N = 149)

Postpartum (N = 498)

Total (N = 647)

Age (years)

N = 120

N = 435

N = 555

 Mean (SD)

32.6 (3.7)

32.7 (4.4)

32.7 (4.2)

 Range

(22.3–43.4)

(21.2–52.2)

(21.2–52.2)

Education

N = 147

N = 496

N = 643

 Less than 12th Grade

1 (0.7%)

1 (0.2%)

2 (0.3%)

 High School Degree/GED

7 (4.8%)

23 (4.6%)

30 (4.7%)

 Trade school/apprenticeship

0 (0.0%)

6 (1.2%)

6 (0.9%)

 Partial College

11 (7.5%)

38 (7.7%)

49 (7.6%)

 2-year College Degree

11 (7.5%)

54 (10.9%)

65 (10.1%)

 4-year College Degree

69 (46.9%)

218 (44.0%)

287 (44.6%)

 Graduate Degree

48 (32.7%)

156 (31.5%)

204 (31.7%)

Relationship status

 Single

6 (4.0%)

14 (2.8%)

20 (3.1%)

 Partnered/Married

141 (94.6%)

475 (95.4%)

616 (95.2%)

 Divorced/Separated

0 (0.0%)

8 (1.6%)

8 (1.2%)

 Other

2 (1.3%)

1 (0.2%)

3 (0.5%)

Race

N = 146

N = 473

N = 619

 Black or African American

1 (0.7%)

2 (0.4%)

3 (0.5%)

 Native American/ Alaska Native

1 (0.7%)

3 (0.6%)

4 (0.6%)

 Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander

0 (0.0%)

1 (0.2%)

1 (0.2%)

 Asian

3 (2.1%)

9 (1.9%)

12 (1.9%)

 White

136 (93.2%)

448 (94.7%)

584 (94.3%)

 Other

1 (0.7%)

1 (0.2%)

2 (0.3%)

 Mixed

4 (2.7%)

9 (1.9%)

13 (2.1%)

Ethnicity

N = 137

N = 455

N = 592

 Hispanic or Latino

2 (1.5%)

12 (2.6%)

14 (2.4%)

 Not Hispanic or Latino

135 (98.5%)

443 (97.4%)

578 (97.6%)

Household income in the past year

N = 145

N = 485

N = 630

 Less than $40,000

7 (4.8%)

39 (8.0%)

46 (7.3%)

 $40,000 to $60,000

16 (11.0%)

54 (11.1%)

70 (11.1%)

 $60,000 to $80,000

22 (15.2%)

68 (14.0%)

90 (14.3%)

 $80,000 to $100,000

22 (15.2%)

82 (16.9%)

104 (16.5%)

 $100,000 to $120,000

26 (17.9%)

77 (15.9%)

103 (16.3%)

 $120,000 to $160,000

29 (20.0%)

85 (17.5%)

114 (18.1%)

 $160,000 to $200,000

8 (5.5%)

30 (6.2%)

38 (6.0%)

 $200,000 to $250,000

8 (5.5%)

17 (3.5%)

25 (4.0%)

 Greater than $250,000

7 (4.8%)

33 (6.8%)

40 (6.3%)

Do you currently cohabitate with a partner?

 Missing

1

2

3

 No

3 (2.0%)

15 (3.0%)

18 (2.8%)

 Yes

145 (98.0%)

481 (97.0%)

626 (97.2%)

How long have you lived with this partner?

 Missing

4

17

21

 Less than 1 year

0 (0.0%)

1 (0.2%)

1 (0.2%)

 1–3 years

12 (8.3%)

48 (10.0%)

60 (9.6%)

 3–6 years

51 (35.2%)

126 (26.2%)

177 (28.3%)

 6–9 years

36 (24.8%)

142 (29.5%)

178 (28.4%)

 9 or more years

46 (31.7%)

164 (34.1%)

210 (33.5%)

Which best describes where you currently live:

 Missing

1

0

1

 A 1 bedroom dwelling

1 (0.7%)

5 (1.0%)

6 (0.9%)

 A multi-bedroom dwelling

147 (99.3%)

492 (98.8%)

639 (98.9%)

 I do not have a stable housing arrangement

0 (0.0%)

1 (0.2%)

1 (0.2%)

Has your living environment changed since the beginning of the pandemic?

 Missing

1

0

1

 No

119 (80.4%)

414 (83.1%)

533 (82.5%)

 Yes

29 (19.6%)

84 (16.9%)

113 (17.5%)

Has the change to your living environment had a positive or negative impact?

 Missing

120

414

534

 Very positive

14 (48.3%)

31 (36.9%)

45 (39.8%)

 Somewhat positive

8 (27.6%)

26 (31.0%)

34 (30.1%)

 Somewhat Negative

1 (3.4%)

18 (21.4%)

19 (16.8%)

 Very Negative

2 (6.9%)

6 (7.1%)

8 (7.1%)

 No Impact

4 (13.8%)

3 (3.6%)

7 (6.2%)

Do you currently own or rent your residence?

 Missing

1

0

1

 Owned by you or someone in the household

133 (89.9%)

434 (87.1%)

567 (87.8%)

 Rented

12 (8.1%)

59 (11.8%)

71 (11.0%)

 Occupied without payment of rent

0 (0.0%)

1 (0.2%)

1 (0.2%)

 Temporarily living with others

2 (1.4%)

3 (0.6%)

5 (0.8%)

 Other

1 (0.7%)

0 (0.0%)

1 (0.2%)

 I decline to answer

0 (0.0%)

1 (0.2%)

1 (0.2%)

How many people currently live in your home (including self)?

 Missing

0

1

1

 2

4 (2.7%)

6 (1.2%)

10 (1.5%)

 3

79 (53.0%)

166 (33.4%)

245 (37.9%)

 4

41 (27.5%)

183 (36.8%)

224 (34.7%)

 5

17 (11.4%)

83 (16.7%)

100 (15.5%)

 6

6 (4.0%)

38 (7.6%)

44 (6.8%)

 7

2 (1.3%)

13 (2.6%)

15 (2.3%)

 8

0 (0.0%)

2 (0.4%)

2 (0.3%)

 9

0 (0.0%)

2 (0.4%)

2 (0.3%)

 10

0 (0.0%)

3 (0.6%)

3 (0.5%)

 More than 15

0 (0.0%)

1 (0.2%)

1 (0.2%)

Number of children:

 Missing

4

1

5

 1

86 (59.3%)

185 (37.2%)

271 (42.2%)

 2

37 (25.5%)

179 (36.0%)

216 (33.6%)

 3

15 (10.3%)

83 (16.7%)

98 (15.3%)

 4

6 (4.1%)

35 (7.0%)

41 (6.4%)

 5

1 (0.7%)

11 (2.2%)

12 (1.9%)

 6

0 (0.0%)

2 (0.4%)

2 (0.3%)

 8

0 (0.0%)

2 (0.4%)

2 (0.3%)

Number of adults:

 Missing

1

5

6

 1

2 (1.4%)

8 (1.6%)

10 (1.6%)

 2

131 (88.5%)

452 (91.7%)

583 (91.0%)

 3

14 (9.5%)

19 (3.9%)

33 (5.1%)

 4

1 (0.7%)

9 (1.8%)

10 (1.6%)

 5

0 (0.0%)

5 (1.0%)

5 (0.8%)