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Table 1 Descriptive characteristics by DACA eligibility category, California, June 2009 – May 2018

From: The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program and birth outcomes in California: a quasi-experimental study

 

DACA Ineligible

DACA Eligible

 

Mean (SD) or %

Mean (SD) or %

Maternal age at delivery

32.53 (2.54)

31.59 (2.78)

Maternal education greater than high school

55.4

54.7

Birth billed to Medicaid

53.4

54.9

Parity

2.34 (1.09)

2.29 (1.08)

Male infant

51.0

51.1

Preterm birth

7.3

7.1

Low birth weight

5.0

5.1

Small for gestational age

7.8

8.0

Birth weight, grams

3322 (520)

3323 (521)

Gestational age, weeks

38.61 (1.75)

38.64 (1.73)

Number of prenatal visits

11.94 (3.77)

11.88 (3.69)

Observations

27,898

29,578

  1. Sample includes singleton live-born infants in California with a gestational age of 20 to 44 weeks at delivery, with birthweight for gestational age within three standard deviations of the mean, born to individuals with at least a high school degree and who were born 1-year pre/post the DACA eligibility birthdate cut-off in one of the top 15 DACA-recipient countries