Table 1 Definitions of socio-demographic and socioeconomic variables and their distribution
Variables & definitions | Categories | Total sample (weighted) | |
|---|---|---|---|
N* | % | ||
Socio-demographic variables | |||
Age | Total | 68705 | 100 |
Maternal age at birth of baby | <20 years | 1563 | 2.27 |
20 to 24 | 8383 | 12.20 | |
25 to 29 | 23120 | 33.65 | |
30 to 34 | 23448 | 34.13 | |
35 to 39 | 10171 | 14.80 | |
40 to 50 | 2020 | 2.94 | |
Parity | Total | 68705 | 100 |
Past births and/or still-births | Yes | 30209 | 43.97 |
Independent Variables: Socioeconomic Position (SEP) measures | |||
Individual SEP measures | |||
Education | Total | 68705 | 100 |
Highest level of maternal education | Less than high school (HS) | 4632 | 6.74 |
HS diploma | 12898 | 18.77 | |
More than HS (ref.) | 51175 | 74.49 | |
Household income (LICO) | Total | 68705 | 100 |
At/below or above the low-income cutoff point (LICO) [40] | Below or at LICO | 13710 | 19.96 |
Above LICO (ref) | 54995 | 80.04 | |
Neighborhood-level SEP measure | |||
Percent of households below LICO in the neighborhood | Total | 68705 | 100.00 |
Place of residence located within a census dissemination area with a composition of 15% or more households below LICO | High SEP: <= 15% of households below or at LICO (ref) | 52118 | 75.86 |
Data source: Census 2006 all other variables are from the MES | Low SEP: >15% of households below LICO | 16587 | 24.14 |
Combined SEP measure | |||
Two-level categorical SEP variable, Individual and neighborhood | Total | 68705 | 100 |
Combined variable: a four-level categorical variable combining respondents’ household income with %LICO in a neighborhood | Low Individual SEP- | 6240 | 9.08 |
low neighbouhood SEP | |||
Low Individual SEP-high neighborhood SEP | 7470 | 10.87 | |
High Individual SEP-low neighborhood SEP | 10347 | 15.06 | |
High Individual SEP-High neighborhood SEP (ref) | 44648 | 64.98 | |