Table 1 |
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Socioeconomic and demographic characteristics of Native American women participants and their male partners |
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Characteristic |
Participants (n = 312) |
Male Partners (n = 273) |
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Age, y, median (range) |
26 (14–48) |
27 (15–55) |
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Length of relationship, mos, median (range)a |
48 (3–264) |
... |
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Relationship status, % |
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Married/common law |
48.1 |
... |
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Steady boyfriend |
26.0 |
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Separated/divorced |
20.2 |
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Single |
5.8 |
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Pregnant in past 12 months, % |
57.7 |
... |
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Race/Ethnicity, % |
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Native American |
100.0 |
41.0 |
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White, non-Hispanic |
0.0 |
31.9 |
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African American |
0.0 |
10.3 |
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Hispanic |
0.0 |
10.3 |
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Other/unknown |
0.0 |
6.6 |
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Education, % |
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< High school graduate |
28.8 |
27.8 |
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High school graduate |
40.7 |
44.3 |
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Any college or vocational training |
30.4 |
23.4 |
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Unknown |
0.0 |
4.4 |
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Employment status, % |
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Employed full time |
29.5 |
59.0 |
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Employed part time |
14.7 |
13.9 |
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Unemployed |
49.4 |
18.0 |
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Student full time |
6.4 |
4.8 |
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Unknown |
0.0 |
4.4 |
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Received public assistanceb in past 12 months, % |
43.9 |
... |
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No. in household, median (range) |
4 (1–11) |
... |
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Poverty level, % |
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≤ 50% |
30.1 |
... |
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51–100% |
43.3 |
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101–185% |
17.0 |
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> 185% |
3.5 |
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Unknown |
6.1 |
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No home telephone, % |
35.7 |
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Ellipses (...) = not applicable. aAmong women with a relationship in past 12 months (n = 273). bIncludes food stamps and/or Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) or welfare. |
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Malcoe et al. BMC Medicine 2004 2:20 doi:10.1186/1741-7015-2-20 |
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