Table 2 Baseline characteristics of pregnant women (n = 31) and significant others (n = 16) participating in the Empowering Strong Families 4077 study
Pregnant women | Significant Other | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
n | (%) | n | (%) | |
Ethnicity | ||||
Aboriginal | 23 | (74) | 13 | (81) |
Torres Strait Islander | 0 | (0) | 0 | (0) |
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander | 2 | (6) | 0 | (0) |
Neither Aboriginal nor Torres Strait Islander | 6 | (19) | 3 | (19) |
Age (years) | ||||
≤ 20 | 8 | (26) | 5 | (31) |
21–25 | 17 | (55) | 8 | (50) |
26–30 | 6 | (19) | 1 | (6) |
≥ 31 | 2 | (13) | ||
Employment status | ||||
Employed | 8 | (26) | 3 | (20) |
Unemployed | 14 | (45) | 9 | (60) |
Fulltime carer | 9 | (29) | 3 | (20) |
Highest level of education | ||||
Did not complete secondary schooling | 17 | (55) | 11 | (73) |
Completed final year of secondary schooling | 8 | (26) | 3 | (20) |
Completed post-secondary qualification | 6 | (19) | 1 | (7) |
Tobacco smoking status | ||||
Current smoker | 23 | (74) | 13 | (81) |
Ex-smoker | 6 | (19) | 0 | (0) |
Never smoked | 2 | (6) | 3 | (19) |
Marijuana smoking status | ||||
Yes | 8 | (29) | 9 | (90) |
No | 20 | (71) | 1 | (10) |
Age of smoking initiation (years), mean (SD) | 14 | (2.6) | 12 | (3.2) |
Previous quit attempts | ||||
Yes | 17 | (61) | 7 | (58) |
No | 11 | (39) | 5 | (42) |