Table 1 Interviewees’ characteristics by group according to the a priori sampling criteria
Survey | Qualitative groupings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sampling criteria | Low investors (11) | High investors (9) | Absent pre-pregnancy period (6) | Poor knowledge (5) | Prepared (9) |
Young age < =23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Older age = > 37 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Not ‘White British’ | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
Not living with husband/partner | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Pre-existing health condition | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 |