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Table 2 Components in relation to sociodemographic characteristics and contraceptive use

From: Attitudes toward fertility and childbearing scale: an assessment of a new instrument for women who are not yet mothers in Sweden

   

Components

   

Importance of fertility for the future

Childbearing as a hindrance at present

Social identity

 

Mean age

n = 138 n (%)

Mean (SD)

p-value

Mean (SD)

p-value

Mean (SD)

p-value

Age

   

.58

 

.00

 

.65

<25

22.7

78 (56.5)

35.6 (8.3)

 

43.0 (11.2)

 

22.4 (5,1)

 

25-26

25.5

26 (18.8)

34.6 (7.4)

 

45.4 (9.1)

 

22.2 (4.9)

 

>26

28.2

34 (24.6)

36.8 (7.0)

 

36.3 (9.7)

 

21.4 (4.5)

 

Civil status

   

.08

 

.20

 

.38

Having a partner

24.8

104 (75.4)

36.4 (7.3)

 

41.2 (11.1)

 

22.4 (4.5)

 

Single

24.1

34 (24.6)

33.6 (8.8)

 

44.0 (10.4)

 

21.4 (6.0)

 

Education

   

.59

 

.77

 

.13

College/university

25.1

97 (70.3)

35.4 (8.2)

 

42.1 (10.2)

 

21.7 (4.7)

 

Cumpulsory school/High school

23.3

41 (29.7)

36.2 (6.9)

 

41.5 (12.5)

 

23.1 (5.3)

 

Occupation

   

.02

 

.47

 

.13

Studying

23.3

45 (32.6)

37.9 (6.6)

 

43.4 (9.8)

 

23.2 (4.4)

 

Employed

25.1

83 (60.1)

35.0 (7.8)

 

41.0 (11.7)

 

21.8 (5.1)

 

Unemployed

26

10 (7.2)

31.0 (10.0)

 

43,1 (9.2)

 

20.2 (4.8)

 

Residence

   

.96

 

.01

 

.77

Metropolitan area/large city

25.2

89 (64.5)

35.7 (8.0)

 

43.9 (10.3)

 

22.2 (5.1)

 

Middle sized city/country side

23.5

49 (35.5)

35.6 (7.5)

 

38.4 (11.3)

 

22.0 (4.7)

 

Hormonal contraceptives

   

.41

 

.15

 

.18

Yes

24.5

121 (87.7)

37.1 (6.7)

 

42.5 (10.8)

 

22.4 (4.9)

 

No

25.5

17 (12.3)

35.4 (7.9)

 

38.3 (11.6)

 

20.7 (4.9)

 
  1. Independent-samples T-test och ANOVA.