Journal of Pregnancy / 2016 / Article / Tab 1 / Research Article
A Qualitative Study to Examine Perceptions and Barriers to Appropriate Gestational Weight Gain among Participants in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women Infants and Children Program Table 1 Description of the sample (
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% Mean s.d. Age 59 28.20 5.41 Years in WIC 59 2.39 3.16 Years in the US 24 14.27 7.69 Birthplace US born 35 59.3 Foreign born 24 40.7 Children in WIC Pregnant 30 50.8 One child 21 35.6 Two children 8 13.6 Ethnicity White 13 22.0 Black 20 33.9 Hispanic-English-speaking 18 30.5 Hispanic-Spanish-speaking 8 13.6 Marital status Married 19 32.2 Divorced 3 5.1 Separated 4 6.8 Never married 33 55.9 Education Up to 12th grade 16 27.1 High school grad or GED 15 25.4 Some college/associate 21 35.6 Bachelors and beyond 7 11.9 Employment Self-employed 17 28.8 Unemployed 24 40.7 Homemaker 9 15.2 Student 6 10.2 Unable to work 3 5.1 Maternal BMI Underweight 4 6.8 Normal weight 24 40.7 Overweight 12 20.3 Obese 19 32.2