Table 2 Characteristics of women and infants by ethnicity
From: Experiencing maternity care: the care received and perceptions of women from different ethnic groups
Characteristics | White | Mixed | Indian | Pakistani | Bangladeshi | Black Caribbean | Black African | Other ethnicity | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 20633) | (n = 319) | (n = 584) | (n = 596) | (n = 163) | (n = 162) | (n = 659) | (n = 1203) | (24319) | |
Age group | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) |
16-19 | 485 (2.4) | 9 (2.8) | 0 (0) | 8 (1.3) | 0 (0) | 2 (1.2) | 7 (1.1) | 11 (0.9) | 522 (2.1) |
20-24 | 2575 (12.5) | 44 (13.8) | 34 (5.8) | 84 (14.1) | 31 (19.0) | 27 (16.7) | 49 (7.4) | 114 (9.5) | 2958 (12.2) |
25-29 | 4699 (22.8) | 74 (23.2) | 161 (27.6) | 233 (39.1) | 57 (35.0) | 40 (24.7) | 145 (22.0) | 312 (25.9) | 5721 (23.5) |
30-34 | 6727 (32.6) | 100 (31.3) | 266 (45.5) | 177 (29.7) | 47 (28.8) | 44 (27.2) | 254 (38.5) | 386 (32.1) | 8001 (32.9) |
35-39 | 4718 (22.9) | 65 (20.4) | 103 (17.6) | 82 (13.8) | 26 (16.0) | 33 (20.4) | 154 (23.4) | 282 (23.4) | 5463 (22.5) |
40+ | 1429 (6.9) | 27 (8.5) | 20 (3.4)* | 12 (2.0)* | 2 (1.2)* | 16 (9.9) | 50 (7.6)* | 98 (8.1)* | 1654 (6.8) |
Parity | |||||||||
Primiparous | 10208 (49.9) | 142 (45.5) | 287 (50.0) | 211 (35.8) | 70 (43.2) | 74 (46.3) | 241 (37.3) | 585 (49.6) | 11818 (49.1) |
Multiparous | 10256 (50.1) | 170 (54.5) | 287 (50.0) | 378 (64.2)* | 92 (56.8) | 86 (53.8) | 405 (62.7)* | 594 (50.4) | 12268 (50.9) |
Partner | |||||||||
Yes | 17935 (86.9) | 227 (71.2) | 486 (83.2) | 454 (76.2) | 128 (78.5) | 74 (45.7) | 433 (65.7) | 959 (79.7) | 20696 (85.1) |
No | 2698 (13.1) | 92 (28.8)* | 98 (16.8)* | 142 (23.8)* | 35 (21.5)* | 88 (54.3)* | 226 (34.3)* | 244 (20.3)* | 3623 (14.9) |
Language spoken at home | 244 (79.0) | 244 (45.8) | 203 (37.5) | 46 (30.5) | 152 (94.4) | 288 (48.2) | 539 (47.6) | 21043 (88.4) | |
English | 19327 (94.8) | ||||||||
Other languages | 1059 (5.2) | 65 (21.0)* | 289 (54.2)* | 339 (62.5)* | 105 (69.5)* | 9 (5.6) | 310 (51.8)* | 594 (52.4)* | 2770 (11.6) |
Living with family members other than a partner | |||||||||
Yes | 918 (4.5) | 27 (8.9)* | 61 (10.9)* | 91 (16.0)* | 17 (11.0)* | 21 (13.5)* | 42 (6.7)* | 87 (7.4)* | 1264 (6.0) |
Gestation at birth | |||||||||
> = 37 weeks | 19079 (93.0) | 289 (91.7) | 508 (88.2) | 512 (88.1) | 138 (85.7) | 148 (91.9) | 573 (89.1) | 1064 (89.6) | 22311 (92.4) |
< 37 weeks | 1444 (7.0) | 26 (8.3) | 68 (11.8)* | 69 (11.9)* | 23 (14.3)* | 13 (8.1) | 70 (10.9)* | 123 (10.4)* | 1836 (7.6) |
Birth weight | |||||||||
> = 2500 g | 19543 (95.4) | 295 (93.9) | 512 (89.7) | 507 (89.7) | 134 (86.5) | 149 (92.5) | 561 (92.0) | 1082 (93.2) | 22783 (94.9) |
<2500 g | 936 (4.6) | 19 (6.1) | 59 (10.3)* | 58 (10.3)* | 21 (13.5)* | 12 (7.5) | 49 (8.0)* | 79 (6.8)* | 1233 (5.1) |