Table 2.

Infants Receiving Home or Clinic Visits by 2 Weeks of Age by Maternal Characteristic

CharacteristicNPercentageP Value
Language spoken in home
    English13987.4.08*
    All other languages15880.6
Number of other children
    012188.3.002
    19984.6
    24683.6
    3 or more2965.9
Highest education level
    Less than high school9479.0.002
    High school graduate7477.9
    Some college or technical school5588.7
    College graduate6894.4
Annual household income
    ≤$20,00014480.5.02
    $20,001–$40,0003983.0
    $40,001–$60,0002291.7
    >$60,0003394.3
Maternal medical insurance
    Medicaid15082.4.04*
    Other insurance14286.6
    None555.6
Does new baby have medical insurance?
    Yes21586.70.02*
    No6979.3
    Don’t know1164.7
Race or ethnicity
    White8191.00.10*
    Hispanic11784.2
    Black4180.4
    Other777.8
    Asian4774.6
Marital Status
    Married16583.30.19*
    Living with boyfriend or partner8486.6
    Divorced, widowed, separated9100
    Never married3775.5
  • * Based on Pearson χ2.

  • Based on Mantel-Haenszel test for trend.