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Table 4 Demographic characteristics of women’s survey respondents

From: Embedding supportive parenting resources into maternity and early years care pathways: a mixed methods evaluation

 

Pre-embedding (n = 161)

Post-embedding (n = 192)

Age (years)

 Under 20

4 (2.5%)

4 (2.1%)

 20–24

19 (11.8%)

20 (10.4%)

 25–29

39 (24.2%)

49 (25.5%)

 30–34

63 (39.1%)

72 (37.5%)

 35–39

30 (18.6%)

43 (22.4%)

 40 or over

4 (2.5%)

2 (1.0%)

 Missing data

2 (1.2%)

2 (1.0%)

Ethnic background

 White British

149 (92.5%)

170 (88.5%)

 White Irish

1 (0.6%)

2 (1.0%)

 Other white

6 (3.7%)

0 (0%)

 Indian

1 (0.6%)

1 (0.5%)

 Pakistani

0 (0%)

2 (1.0%)

 Black African

0 (0 (0%)

1 (0.5%)

 Arab

0 (0%)

1 (0.5%)

 Other

0 (0%)

12 (6.3%)

 Missing data

4 (2.5%)

3 (1.6%)

Marital status

 Married or in a civil partnership

83 (51.6%)

106 (55.2%)

 Living together

54 (33.5%)

56 (29.2%)

 Single

16 (9.9%)

26 (13.5%)

 Widowed, divorced or separated

1 (0.6%)

0 (0%)

 Missing data

7 (4.3%)

4 (2.1%)

Age (years) completed full-time education

 16 or under

14 (8.7%)

33 (17.2%)

 17

9 (5.6%)

10 (5.2%)

 18

24 (14.9%)

22 (11.5%)

 19 or over

105 (65.2%)

119 (62.0%)

 Missing data

9 (5.6%)

8 (4.2%)

Occupation

 Studying/training at school, college or university

6 (3.7%)

7 (3.6%)

 Working in an unpaid job

0 (0%)

2 (1.0%)

 Looking after my family

28 (17.4%)

37 (19.3%)

 Not in education, employment or training (because of illness or disability)

0 (0%)

1 (0.5%)

 Not in education, employment or training (for other reasons)

3 (1.9%)

5 (2.6%)

 Working in a paid job

121 (75.2%)

137 (71.4%)

 Missing data

3 (1.9%)

3 (1.6%)

Parity

 First baby

105 (65.2%)

111 (57.8%)

 Second or subsequent baby

55 (34.2%)

79 (41.1%)

 Missing data

1 (0.6%)

2 (1.0%)

Multiple birth (most recent baby)

 Singleton

157 (97.5%)

185 (96.4%)

 Twin

2 (1.2%)

3 (1.6%)

 Triplet or other multiple

0 (0%)

1 (0.5%)

 Missing data

2 (1.2%)

3 (1.6%)

Total number of children

 1

102 (63.4%)

111 (57.8%)

 2

36 (22.4%)

52 (27.1%)

 3

10 (6.2%)

19 (9.9%)

 4

5 (3.1%)

6 (3.1%)

 5

2 (1.2%)

1 (0.5%)

 6

0 (0%)

1 (0.5%)

 Missing data

6 (3.7%)

2 (1.0%)

Age of child (weeks)

 0–6

12 (8.5%)

22 (11.5%)

 7–12

33 (20.5%)

45 (23.4%)

 13–18

46 (28.6%)

45 (23.4%)

 19–24

44 (27.3%)

39 (20.3%)

 25+

21 (13.0%)

36 (18.8%)

 Missing data

5 (3.1%)

5 (2.6%)