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Table 2 Demographic characteristics of sample

From: Who is distressed? A comparison of psychosocial stress in pregnancy across seven ethnicities

Characteristic

n (%)

Maternal Age (n = 3283)

 

 18–24

296 (9.0)

 25–29

1018 (31.0)

 30–34

1327 (40.4)

 35–39

552 (17.1)

 40+

80 (2.4)

Marital Status (n = 3354)

 

 Married/Common Law

3165 (94.4)

 Other

189 (5.6)

Education (n = 3356)

 

 High School or Less

370 (11.0)

 Some or completed university/college

2458 (73.2)

 Some or completed graduate school

528 (15.7)

Income (n = 3252)

 

  < $20,000

105 (3.0)

 $20,000–40,000

194 (5.5)

 $40,000–70,000

484 (13.6)

 $70,000–99,999

797 (22.4)

  ≥ 100,000

1672 (47.1)

Language (n = 3359)

 

 English

2967 (83.5)

 French

23 (0.6)

 Other

369 (10.4)

Ethnic Identity (n = 3552)

 

 White

2636 (74.2)

 Black/African

50 (1.4)

 First Nations

32 (0.9)

 Asian

164 (4.6)

 Other Asian

232 (6.5)

 Arab

43 (1.2)

 Latin American

79 (2.2)

 Mixed/Other

118 (3.3)

 Did Not Answer

198 (5.6)