Table 1 Characteristics of TOMIS II study participantsa
From: Longer postpartum hospitalization options – who stays, who leaves, what changes?
Characteristic | Site 1 (n = 250) | Site 2 (n = 250) | Site 3 (n = 250) | Site 4 (n = 250) | Site 5 (n = 250) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Maternal age in years (mean ± SD)b | 31.7 ± 4.9 | 28.8 ± 5.1 | 29.3 ± 5.2 | 29.7 ± 5.7 | 27.0 ± 5.1 |
Gestation in weeks (mean ± SD) | 39.5 ± 1.4 | 39.7 ± 1.4 | 39.7 ± 1.4 | 39.4 ± 1.7 | 39.4 ± 1.3 |
Birth weight in grams (mean ± SD)b | 3344 ± 452 | 3525 ± 516 | 3564 ± 485 | 3404 ± 682 | 3517 ± 557 |
% | % | % | % | % | |
First live birth | 43.4 | 42.0 | 40.4 | 46.0 | 44.0 |
Martial status c | |||||
Married | 88.8 | 71.3 | 79.9 | 78.3 | 59.3 |
Common-law/living with partner | 6.0 | 21.9 | 14.5 | 12.3 | 27.8 |
Never married/separated/widowed/divorced | 5.2 | 6.9 | 5.6 | 9.4 | 12.9 |
Family income c,d | |||||
<$20,000 | 12.1 | 14.7 | 7.4 | 28.5 | 23.8 |
$20,000 to $39,999 | 18.2 | 20.7 | 13.0 | 18.4 | 19.7 |
$40,000 to $59,999 | 17.3 | 29.7 | 23.4 | 16.7 | 18.8 |
$60,000 to $79,999 | 16.0 | 17.2 | 22.1 | 13.6 | 17.0 |
≥$80,000 | 36.4 | 17.7 | 34.2 | 22.8 | 20.6 |
Born in Canada c | 37.6 | 93.6 | 81.1 | 34.1 | 96.8 |
Self-reported ethnicity c | |||||
Canadian | 26.9 | 94.3 | 79.2 | 37.0 | 93.6 |
Other than Canadian | 73.1d | 5.7 | 20.8 | 63.0f | 6.4 |
Language spoken at home c | |||||
English/French | 55.2 | 99.6 | 86.0 | 63.9 | 99.6 |
Other than English/French | 44.8e | 0.4 | 14.0 | 36.1f | 0.4 |
Highest level of education c | |||||
Less than high school | 4.5 | 9.7 | 11.6 | 17.1 | 13.4 |
High school | 9.7 | 13.3 | 14.1 | 20.8 | 10.2 |
Some community college/technical school | 5.3 | 14.5 | 10.4 | 8.6 | 13.4 |
Completed community college/technical school | 19.8 | 33.5 | 24.1 | 17.6 | 29.7 |
Some university | 10.1 | 5.6 | 9.6 | 6.9 | 5.3 |
University | 50.6 | 23.4 | 30.1 | 29.0 | 28.0 |