Table 1 Dropout figures and women who remained throughout the study and answered Q-III (N = 1939)
Characteristics | Total n (%) 1939 (100) | Drop-out n (%) 1208 (62.3) | Answereda Q-III n (%) 731 (37.7) | P-value χ 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | NS | |||
18–25 | 342 (17.9) | 201(16.8) | 141 (19.6) | |
26–34 | 1218 (63.7) | 781 (65.4) | 437 (60.8) | |
≥ 35 | 353 (18.5) | 212 (17.8) | 141 (19.6) | |
Parity | NS | |||
Primiparae | 819 (45.8) | 518 (46.6) | 301 (44.5) | |
Multiparae | 969 (54.2) | 593 (53.4) | 376 (55.5) | |
Country of origin | NS | |||
Sweden | 1549 (80.1) | 967 (80.2) | 582 (79.8) | |
Nordic countries | 47 (2.4) | 33 (2.7) | 14 (1.9) | |
Other countries | 338 (17.5) | 205 (17.0) | 133 (18.2) | |
Cohabiting status | NS | |||
Common law spouse/married | 1794 (92.5) | 1108 (94.6) | 662 (93.6) | |
Single/Living apart | 99 (5.1) | 63 (5.4) | 45 (6.4) | |
Educational status | 0.002 | |||
≤ High school | 642 (33.2) | 369 (30.6) | 273 (37.4) | |
University | 1293 (66.8) | 837 (69.4) | 456 (62.6) | |
Employment status | 0.042 | |||
Employed | 1827 (94.4) | 1150 (95.2) | 677 (93.0) | |
Unemployed | 109 (5.6) | 58 (4.8) | 51 (7.0) | |
Smoking/Snuffing | NS | |||
No | 1523 (78.5) | 957 (81.9) | 566 (79.7) | |
Yes | 355 (18.3) | 211 (18.1) | 144 (20.3) | |
Use of alcohol | NS | |||
No | 776 (40.0) | 538 (46.4) | 345 (48.7) | |
Yes | 1102 (56.8) | 622 (53.6) | 364 (51.3) | |
Unintended pregnancy | NS | |||
No | 1576 (82.4) | 980 (82.1) | 596 (82.9) | |
Yes | 336 (17.6) | 213 (17.9) | 123 817.1) | |
Abortion/miscarriage | NS | |||
No | 1760 (93.5) | 1101 (93.7) | 659 (93.1) | |
Yes | 123 (6.5) | 74 (6.3) | 49 (6.9) | |