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Table 1 Maternal demographics, history, psychiatric and prenatal substance use characteristics, and service needs self-reported at intake, among each racial/ethnic group (N = 3,165). Dichotomous variables are expressed as percentages while continuous variables are expressed as means (SDs)

From: Evaluating outcomes of a three-year case management program for mothers with prenatal substance use according to race/ethnicity, Washington State, 2006–2017

 

Total

N in

Analysis

American

Indian/

Alaska

Native

N = 669

Asian/

Pacific

Islander

N = 63

African American/

Black

N = 257

Hispanic/

Latino

N = 306

White

N = 1,870a

Overall

% or

Mean

(SD)b

Rural Site

3,165

45.7%

38.1%

27.6% ↓

64.1% ↑

49.4%

48.0%***c

Maternal social history

       

    Education (years completed)

3,163

↓11.0 (1.7)***

11.2 (1.5)

11.2 (1.8)

↓10.7 (2.0)***

11.3 (1.7)

11.2 (1.7)

    Usually employed in past 3 years

3,146

22.6%

37.7% ↑

25.5%

20.3%

22.0%

22.5%*

    Number of childrend (not including index child)

3,160

↑1.8 (1.7)***

1.3 (1.6)

↑1.7(1.6)

↑2.0 (1.6)***

1.4 (1.4)

1.6 (1.5)

    Number of biologic children living with participant

3,160

0.4 (0.9)

0.4 (0.8)

0.4 (0.9)

↑0.6 (1.1)***

0.3 (0.7)

0.4 (0.8)

    Child welfare involved (during own childhood)

3,152

36.2% ↑

19.4%

26.2%

17.7% ↓

21.1% ↓

24.4%***

    One or both parents had alcohol/drug problems

3,144

93.4% ↑

68.3% ↓

85.9%

84.5%

86.7%

87.4%***

    Own mother drank while pregnant with participant

2,455

23.0% ↑

1.9% ↓

12.4%

9.3% ↓

11.9% ↓

13.8%***

    Ever incarcerated (since age 18)e

3,148

81.2% ↑

66.7%

80.0%

76.4%

72.4% ↓

75.1%***

    How many times incarcerated (since age 18)?

3,148

↑8.2 (14.0)***

4.9 (8.8)

↑8.5 (16.4)***

5.7 (11.4)

5.5 (10.1)

6.3 (11.8)

Lifetime psychiatric symptoms

       

    Depression

3,155

75.7%

79.4%

80.5%

69.6% ↓

77.0%

76.3%*

    Anxiety

3,156

72.0% ↓

77.8%

82.4% ↑

64.8% ↓

78.2%

76.0%***

    Hallucinations

3,156

13.5%

6.3%

19.1% ↑

13.2%

12.0%

12.9%*

    Violent behavior

3,155

45.2%

38.1%

50.2% ↑

42.6%

40.5% ↓

42.4%*

    Suicidal thoughts

3,154

38.1%

46.0%

47.3% ↑

35.3% ↓

42.1%

41.1%*

Substance use during pregnancy

       

    Any alcohol

2,986

47.8% ↑

41.3%

49.2% ↑

39.9%

37.8% ↓

41.1%***

    Binge alcohol (≥ 4 drinks per occasion)

2,957

32.5% ↑

22.2%

29.8%

22.9%

22.2% ↓

25.1%***

    Heroin

2,929

28.5%

26.2%

21.9% ↓

24.5% ↓

33.4% ↑

30.4%***

    Other illicit opiates

2,934

38.2% ↑

39.3%

29.8%

26.5% ↓

35.3%

34.7%**

    Cocaine

2,910

20.3% ↑

12.7%

32.1% ↑

15.4%

12.5% ↓

16.0%***

    Methamphetamine

3,000

51.9% ↓

49.2%

47.5% ↓

68.4% ↑

61.6% ↑

58.8%***

    Cannabis

2,991

49.8%

52.4%

58.0%

43.8% ↓

54.9% ↑

53.0%**

    Nicotine

3,017

81.2%

77.8%

80.9%

67.4% ↓

85.1% ↑

82.1%

Self-reported service needs at intake

       

    Mental health care (participant)

3,154

72.6%

77.8%

79.3%

65.1% ↓

77.3% ↑

75.3%***

    Public housing

3,153

72.6%

73.0%

82.4% ↑

62.5% ↓

75.6% ↑

74.2%***

    Emergency housing

3,153

39.5%

31.7%

46.9% ↑

31.3% ↓

41.5%

40.3%**

  1. aFor comparisons of means the reference group is White. For tests of association there is no comparison group (expected values are based upon the marginals).
  2. bFisher-Freeman-Halton Exact Test (categorical variables) or t-test of individual regression coefficients (continuous variables).
  3. cBased upon two-sided Chi-Square test.
  4. dNumber of children participant reported she had at PCAP baseline, (whether or not they were living with her) minus 1 (to exclude index child).
  5. eSince age 18; includes # times the participant has been jailed and charged (whether or not the charge resulted in a conviction).
  6. ↑↓ (1) Means of groups that are significantly different from those of the white participants (judging by regression results) and (2) Percentages (as indicated by adjusted standardized residuals, treated as post hoc tests) that are significantly different from expected values (judging by two-sided exact tests) are in bold font marked by a ↑ symbol (higher value) or a ↓ symbol (lower value) p < .05; ⁎⁎p < .01; ⁎⁎⁎p < .001