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Table 1 Characteristics of nurse-family partnership clients compared with all potential comparison women, welfare-eligible comparison women, and final matched comparison women across the commonwealth of Pennsylvania

From: Home visitation program effectiveness and the influence of community behavioral norms: a propensity score matched analysis of prenatal smoking cessation

Characteristics

NFP Clients*

NFP Smoking Clients

NFP Matched Clients

All PA Births**

PA Welfare Eligible Births**

PA Welfare Eligible Smoking Comparisons**

Matched Comparisons**

Race, black

25%

12%

10%

19%

28%

13%

11%

<12th grade

50%

50%

49%

21%

34%

34%

45%

Smoking History+

38%

100%

100%

23%

34%

100%

100%

Young ≤18

44%

37%

34%

7%

25%

19%

30%

Urban

80%

74%

77%

89%

88%

85%

79%

Unmarried

90%

92%

91%

43%

83%

90%

91%

Foodstamp Receipt (first trimester)

44%

47%

45%

-

33%

34%

39%

TANF Receipt (first trimester)

41%

43%

41%

-

34%

35%

41%

  1. *2003-2007.
  2. **Births within NFP Service Regions (2003–2007).
  3. + Self-reported smoking prior to pregnancy and/or first trimester smoking.
  4. - Data unavailable.