Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristic of the samples (Phase 1)
From: Breastfeeding practices 2008–2009 among Chinese mothers living in Ireland: a mixed methods study
Total population | CMC | CMI | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 322) | (n = 47) | (n = 275) | ||
No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) | ||
Mother’s age at time of childbirth (years) | < 0.001 | |||
20–25 | 108 (34.4) | 27 (60.0) | 81 (30.1) | |
26–30 | 121 (38.5) | 10 (22.2) | 111 (41.3) | |
> 30 | 85 (27.1) | 8 (17.8) | 77 (28.6) | |
Marital status | 0.265 | |||
Married | 275 (85.4) | 43 (91.5) | 232 (84.4) | |
Single/Divorced/Widow | 47 (14.6) | 4 (8.5) | 43 (15.6) | |
Mothers’ education level | 1.00 | |||
Primary/Secondary | 156 (48.4) | 23 (48.9) | 133 (48.4) | |
Tertiary | 166 (51.6) | 24 (51.1) | 142 (51.6) | |
Mother’s birthplace | 0.656 | |||
Mainland China | 273 (85.3) | 39 (83.0) | 234 (85.7) | |
Hong Kong | 47 (14.7) | 8 (17.0) | 39 (14.3) | |
Maternal length of Irish residency at time of interview (years) | < 0.001 | |||
< =5 | 98 (30.4) | 29 (61.7) | 69 (25.1) | |
> 5–10 | 180 (55.9) | 17 (36.2) | 163 (59.3) | |
> 10 | 44 (13.7) | 1 (2.1) | 43 (15.6) | |
Child’s order | < 0.001 | |||
1 | 216 (67.1) | 45 (95.7) | 171 (62.2) | |
2/3/4 | 106 (32.9) | 2 (4.3) | 104 (37.8) | |
Child’s gender | 0.636 | |||
Male | 168 (52.7) | 23 (48.9) | 145 (53.3) | |
Female | 151 (47.3) | 24 (51.1) | 127 (46.7) | |
Mother herself having been breastfed as a baby | 0.115 | |||
Yes | 276 (85.7) | 44 (93.6) | 232 (84.4) | |
No/Don’t know | 46 (14.3) | 3 (6.4) | 43 (15.6) | |
Husband’s nationality | 0.800 | |||
Chinese | 280 (88.3) | 40 (90.9) | 240 (87.9) | |
Not Chinese | 37 (11.7) | 4 (9.1) | 33 (12.2) | |
Husband‘s education level | 0.332 | |||
Primary/Secondary | 185 | 23 (51.1) | 162 (59.1) | |
Tertiary | 134 | 22 (48.9) | 112 (40.9) | |
Mother’s current occupationa | ||||
Self-employed/ Professional work | 62 (22.9) | |||
Non-professional work | 89 (32.8) | |||
Housewife | 120 (44.3) | |||
Mother’s current accommodationa | ||||
Rented | 189 (69.0) | |||
Family’s own property | 85 (31.0) | |||
Mother’s self-perceived level of English comprehensiona | ||||
Very good/good | 142 (51.6) | |||
Not good/Not at all | 133 (48.4) | |||
Husband‘s current occupationa | ||||
Self-employed/ Professional work | 87 (32.2) | |||
Non-professional work | 175 (64.8) | |||
Unemployed | 8 (3.0) | |||
Family income (Euro, before tax)a | ||||
< 15,000 | 40 (14.9) | |||
15,000030,000 | 134 (50.0) | |||
> 30,000 | 94 (35.1) | |||
Mean ± S.D. | Mean ± S.D. | Mean ± S.D. | ||
Child’s age at time of the interview | 5.22 ± 4.68 | 11.72 ± 5.65 | 4.11 ± 3.46 | < 0.001 |