Table 1 Distribution of all singleton births according to maternal sociodemographic characteristics
N = 1 363 621* | Belgium (n = 1 029 471) | EU27 (n = 98 189) | EU27 naturalized Belgian (n = 34701) | Turkey (n = 20 451) | Turkey naturalized Belgian (n = 21 878) | Maghreb (n = 51 224) | Maghreb naturalized Belgian (n = 46 681) | Sub-Saharan Africa (n = 26 621) | sub Saharan Africa naturalized Belgian (n = 11 420) | East Europe (n = 17 420) | East Europe naturalized Belgian (n = 5 412) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% of births | 75.5 | 7.2 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 0.85 | 1.3 | 0.4 |
Parity (n) | 1 017 930 | 94 096 | 34 351 | 19 824 | 21 519 | 49 174 | 45 687 | 25 543 | 11 314 | 16 921 | 5 336 |
Nulliparity (%) | 43.3 | 41.9 | 48.1 | 38 | 31.55 | 37.9 | 28.7 | 38.7 | 30.3 | 34.35 | 34.4 |
> = 3 children (%) | 2.4 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 8.8 | 9.5 | 6.5 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 5.4 |
Living alone | 1 016 979 | 96 441 | 34 389 | 20 217 | 21 666 | 50 531 | 46 155 | 26 217 | 11 440 | 17 080 | 5 329 |
Yes (%) | 11.4 | 13.8 | 15.5 | 6.4 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 8.6 | 40.6 | 27.4 | 20.35 | 10.6 |
Maternal age (n) | 1 029 446 | 98 181 | 34 699 | 20 449 | 21 878 | 51 220 | 46 679 | 26 615 | 11 572 | 17 412 | 5 412 |
<20 (%) | 2.6 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 7.6 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 1.75 | 4.35 | 2.5 | 8.1 | 4.1 |
≥40 (%) | 1.7 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 2.8 | 5.7 | 1.8 | 2.5 |
Maternal education (n) | 998 773 | 94 957 | 33 138 | 19 544 | 21 216 | 49 663 | 45 604 | 25 829 | 11 305 | 16 825 | 5 308 |
< primary (%) | 1.5 | 4.9 | 2.3 | 26.35 | 14.1 | 23.8 | 13.7 | 17.5 | 10.3 | 23.4 | 13.0 |
secondary inferior (%) | 15.3 | 17.5 | 16.3 | 21.1 | 25.4 | 21.3 | 24.5 | 19.05 | 22.2 | 16.9 | 21.8 |
secondary superior (%) | 35.7 | 35.1 | 36.9 | 30.3 | 41.75 | 31 | 34.1 | 30.15 | 29.3 | 21.1 | 28 |
superior (%) | 42.2 | 33 | 36.6 | 5.25 | 7.5 | 8.3 | 14.3 | 15.6 | 26.5 | 13.4 | 24.7 |
other | 5.4 | 9.5 | 8.0 | 17 | 11.2 | 15.6 | 13.4 | 17.8 | 11.8 | 25.2 | 12.5 |
Number of parents employed # (n) | 983 790 | 90 290 | 33 031 | 19 107 | 20 775 | 47 377 | 44 009 | 23 330 | 10 748 | 14 756 | 5 021 |
0 (%) | 9.5 | 16 | 12.5 | 34.2 | 26.4 | 33.3 | 23.6 | 58.1 | 31.4 | 61.4 | 24.3 |
1 (%) | 19.2 | 34.7 | 27.5 | 55.1 | 49.7 | 56.8 | 50.3 | 32.8 | 37.7 | 29.6 | 43.5 |
2 (%) | 71.35 | 49.3 | 60.1 | 10.7 | 23.9 | 9.9 | 26.1 | 9.15 | 30.95 | 9.0 | 32.2 |