Table 2 Comparison of characteristics of GROW respondents (2012–2013), MIHA (2003–2007) respondents, and the Target Population (2003–2007), six counties
From: Survey methodology of the geographic research on wellbeing (GROW) study
Birth certificate variable | Characteristics of women in GROW, MIHA, and in the target population | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All grow counties, % | |||||
GROWUnweighted | GROWWeighted | MIHAUnweighted | MIHAWeighted | Targeta | |
Total, N | 2996b | 1,531,072 | 9954 | 1,531,072 | 1,531,072 |
Race/ethnicity (%) | |||||
Missing | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
African American | 11.6 | 6.5 | 15.3 | 6.4 | 6.3 |
Asian/Pacific Islander | 9.7 | 14.5 | 11.0 | 14.9 | 15.1 |
Latina | 43.7 | 51.7 | 47.6 | 51.5 | 51.8 |
White, non-Latina | 32.9 | 24.8 | 24.0 | 25.2 | 24.8 |
Other | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
Birthplace (%) | |||||
Missing | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Foreign-born | 40.8 | 51.4 | 46.1 | 51.7 | 52.1 |
US-born | 59.2 | 48.5 | 53.8 | 48.2 | 47.8 |
Age, years (%) | |||||
15–19 | 5.7 | 7.4 | 8.9 | 8.1 | 8.4 |
20–24 | 16.7 | 20.8 | 21.6 | 21.1 | 21.0 |
25–29 | 24.3 | 27.2 | 25.8 | 26.3 | 26.0 |
30–34 | 28.0 | 24.0 | 25.2 | 25.8 | 26.0 |
≥35 | 25.3 | 20.7 | 18.6 | 18.7 | 18.6 |
Education (%)c | |||||
Missing | 2.5 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
≤8th grade | 9.0 | 11.1 | 9.3 | 9.8 | 9.9 |
Some high school | 14.9 | 17.2 | 20.0 | 18.9 | 18.7 |
High School graduate | 17.8 | 22.5 | 21.9 | 23.2 | 23.6 |
Some college or more | 55.8 | 47.0 | 47.0 | 46.4 | 46.2 |