Skip to main content

Table 1 Differences in demographics between WIC and non-WIC mothers of infants, 2007–2010, MA PRAMS, USA

From: Using surveillance data to inform a SUID reduction strategy in Massachusetts

Category

Demographic

% WIC mothers (n w = 102,948)

% Non-WIC mothers (n w = 173,304)

Chi-square P value

Marital status

Married

31.8

84.8

<0.001

Single

68.2

15.2

Maternal age (years)

<20

13.6

1.6

<0.001

20-29

59.5

31.2

30-39

25.0

62.0

40+

1.9

5.2

Maternal education

< High School

22.5

2.5

<0.001

≥ High School

77.5

97.5

Household Income- Federal Poverty Level (FPL)

> 100% FPL

47.5

94.5

<0.001

≤ 100% FPL

52.5

5.5

Preferred language

English preferred

78.2

96.3

<0.001

Parity

No previous births

47.3

50.3

0.0997

Yes previous Births

52.7

49.7

Maternal race/Ethnicity

White, non Hispanic

44.9

81.5

<0.001

Black, non Hispanic

16.4

3.9

Hispanic

30.3

4.9

Asian, non Hispanic

6.3

8.9

 

Other

2.1

0.7

  1. nw: weighted sample size.