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Table 1 Demographic Characteristics of participants from Scotland, Nordic Countries and the USA

From: ‘Both parents should care for babies’: A cross-sectional, cross-cultural comparison of adolescents’ breastfeeding intentions, and the influence of shared-parenting beliefs

 

Scotland (n = 507, 48%)

Nordic (n = 387, 36%)

USA (n = 170, 16%)

Comparisons

Sig.

Female

254 (50.4)

253(65.7%)

105 (61.8%)

χ2 (df2) = 22.3

p < 0.001

Male

250 (49.6)

132 (34.3%)

65 (38.2%)

  

Mean Age

14.1 (1.4)

15.4 (1.3)

15.7 (1.5)

F(2,1060) = 95.19,

p < 0.001

Mother’s education levela

2.25 (1.1)

2.95 (1.1)

3.0 (.83)

F (2, 843) = 46.7

p < 0.001

  1. aMeasured on a 4 point scale where 4 is high