Maternal Reading Self-Efficacy Associated with Perceived Barriers to Reading

Table 1

Background characteristics of sample ().

		Percentage of sample
Education
Less than high school diploma/GED	33	23%
High school diploma/GED	44	31%
Some college or more	67	46%
Race/ethnicity
Black, non-Hispanic	85	59%
White, non-Hispanic	40	28%
Hispanic	10	7%
Other	9	6%
Current receipt of public assistance	108	75%
Married/living as married	24	17%
Planned pregnancy	29	20%
Prenatal substance use	29	20%
		M (SD)
Mother’s age (pregnancy)		23.16 (4.60)