Table 1 Demographic characteristics of study participants, California, 2016; n = 1202
Characteristics | n (weighted %) |
|---|---|
Demographics | |
Maternal age (years)a | |
 18–24 | 352 (30.0) |
 25–29 | 340 (28.4) |
 30–34 | 303 (24.9) |
 35 +  | 191 (16.7) |
Primary language | |
 English | 406 (35.6) |
 Bilingual (English & Spanish) | 422 (35.3) |
 Spanish | 374 (29.1) |
Maternal education | |
 High school or less | 592 (50.5) |
 Some college | 410 (35.2) |
 College | 126 (9.5) |
 Some graduate school or higher | 64 (4.7) |
Relationship status | |
 Married | 550 (46.4) |
 Living with someone | 425 (35.8) |
 Single or divorced/separated | 209 (17.8) |
Insurance type | |
 Private | 350 (30.4) |
 Medi-Cal or uninsured | 829 (69.6) |
Parity | |
 Primiparous | 403 (32.1) |
 Multiparous | 799 (67.9) |
Mode of delivery for most recent birth | |
 Vaginal | 858 (69.3) |
 Cesarean | 343 (30.7) |
Type of provider present at birth | |
 Obstetrician | 764 (67.3) |
 Midwife | 137 (8.6) |
 Family medicine or other physician | 221 (18.9) |
 Nurse practitioner or physician’s assistant or other | 65 (5.2) |
Gestational age at birtha,b | |
  < 37 weeks | 82 (7.7) |
  > 37 weeks | 1046 (92.3) |
Birth weight | |
  ≤ 2500 g | 75 (6.5) |
 2500–3999 g | 988 (84.4) |
  ≥ 4000 g | 102 (9.0) |