Table 1

Sociodemographic Characteristics of Patients (N = 40)

CharacteristicValue
Age, mean (SD) [range], y26 (5) [18-37]
Race, No. (%)
 White8 (20)
 Black29 (73)
 Other3 (7)
Highest level of education, No. (%)
 ≤8th grade1 (2)
 Some high school7 (18)
 High school diploma/GED12 (30)
 Some college, no degree17 (43)
 Associates degree3 (7)
Pregnancy history
 Number of pregnancies, mean (SD)3 (2.6)
 Parity, mean (SD)2 (1.7)
 Currently pregnant, No. (%)23 (58)
Smoking status during this pregnancy,
 No. (%)
 Smoked27 (68)
 Did not smoke7 (17)
 Not reported6 (15)
Tobacco smoke exposure, No. (%)
 Lives with a smoker19 (48)
 Partner is a smoker26 (65)
 Works with smokers12 (30)
  • GED = general equivalency diploma.