Table 4 Comparative analyses by demographics regarding participant’s answer to the question as to whether an infant sleeping in a car seat, a baby swing/bouncy seat in the house, or in a bed with an adult was Correct (unsafe practice) or Incorrect (safe practice/not sure) as reported on the Postnatal Safe Sleep Surveya,b
From: Pre- and postnatal safe sleep knowledge and planned as compared to actual infant sleep practices
Car seat | Baby swing/bouncy seat | In bed with an adult | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Correct n (Row %) | Incorrect n (Row %) | p value | Correct n (Row %) | Incorrect n (Row %) | p value | Correct n (Row %) | Incorrect n (Row %) | p value | |
Group N | 312 (88) | 42 (12) | 281 (79) | 73 (21) | 324 (92) | 30 (8) | |||
Age | 0.9 | 0.28 | 0.49 | ||||||
18–24 yrs | 37 (90) | 4 (10) | 30 (73) | 11 (27) | 37 (90) | 4 (10) | |||
25–29 yrs | 100 (88) | 14 (12) | 85 (75) | 29 (25) | 104 (91) | 10 (9) | |||
30–34 yrs | 101 (87) | 15 (13) | 96 (83) | 20 (17) | 110 (95) | 6 (5) | |||
≥ 35 yrs | 68 (89) | 8 (11) | 63 (83) | 13 (17) | 68 (89) | 8 (11) | |||
Race/ethnicity | 0.92 | 0.025 | < 0.001 | ||||||
NH White | 255 (88) | 34 (12) | 236 (82) | 53 (18) | 273 (94) | 16 (6) | |||
Other | 57 (88) | 8 (12) | 45 (69) | 20 (31) | 51 (78) | 14 (22) | |||
Family income | 0.0033 | < 0.001 | 0.025 | ||||||
$0–$74,999 | 103 (82) | 23 (18) | 83 (66) | 43 (34) | 110 (87) | 16 (13) | |||
≥ $75,000 | 195 (93) | 15 (7) | 183 (89) | 27 (13) | 198 (94) | 12 (6) | |||
Insurance | 0.47 | 0.031 | 0.074 | ||||||
Medicare/Medicaid | 59 (86) | 10 (14) | 48 (70) | 21 (30) | 60 (87) | 9 (13) | |||
Other | 243 (89) | 31 (11) | 223 (81) | 51 (19) | 256 (93) | 18 (7) | |||
Number of children | 0.42 | 0.52 | 0.66 | ||||||
0 Children | 125 (86) | 21 (14) | 113 (77) | 33 (23) | 132 (90) | 14 (10) | |||
1 Child | 110 (91) | 11 (9) | 100 (83) | 21 (17) | 113 (93) | 8 (7) | |||
≥ 2 Children | 70 (88) | 10 (13) | 62 (78) | 18 (23) | 74 (93) | 6 (8) | |||