Table 1 Characteristics of patients enrolled in the study
From: Pertussis and influenza immunization: perceived attitude and decision of postpartum patients
Characteristics | Patients (N = 200) * |
|---|---|
Age in years | 28.2 ± 6.02 |
Estimated gestational age (in weeks) | 37.1 ± 3.3 |
Preferred language | |
English | 185 (92.5) |
Spanish | 7 (3.5) |
Other | 8 (4) |
Race | |
Caucasian | 52 (32.7) |
African-American | 87 (54.7) |
Asian/Pacific Islander | 15 (9.4) |
Native American | 2 (1.3) |
Mixed Race | 3 (1.9) |
Ethnicity | |
Hispanic | 66 (36.6) |
Non-Hispanic | 116 (63.7) |
Education | |
12th grade or lower | 72 (36) |
Some college or associate degree | 64 (32) |
Bachelor’s or postgraduate degree | 52 (26) |
No post graduate degree | 2 (1) |
Marital Status | |
Married | 95 (47.5) |
Single | 70 (35) |
Single living with partner | 34 (17) |
Insurance** | |
Private | 85 (42.5) |
Medicaid | 117 (58.5) |
Medicare | 14 (7) |
Other (Military or Veteran) | 4 (2) |
Multiparous | 111 (55.5) |
Received prenatal Care | 192 (96) |