| Baseline (N = 1992) | Follow-up (N = 3702) | Total (N = 5694) |
---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
Age | |||
 Mean (SD) | 29.3 (5.3) | 30.2 (5.2) | 29.9 (5.2) |
Aboriginal, or Torres Strait Islander, or both | 122 (6.1%) | 182 (4.9%) | 304 (5.3%) |
Highest education level completed | |||
 Completed high school or less | 590 (29.6%) | 960 (25.9%) | 1550 (27.2%) |
 Completed technical certificate or diploma | 740 (37.1%) | 1299 (35.1%) | 2039 (35.8%) |
 Completed university or college degree or higher | 660 (33.1%) | 1438 (38.8%) | 2098 (36.8%) |
Employment status | |||
 Employed full time | 647 (32.5%) | 1417 (38.3%) | 2064 (36.2%) |
 Employed part time or casual | 685 (34.4%) | 1293 (34.9%) | 1978 (34.7%) |
 Home duties | 348 (17.5%) | 506 (13.7%) | 854 (15.0%) |
 Student | 60 (3.0%) | 77 (2.1%) | 137 (2.4%) |
 Not employed | 251 (12.6%) | 407 (11.0%) | 658 (11.6%) |
Marital status | |||
 Married or defacto relationship | 1711 (85.9%) | 3289 (88.8%) | 5000 (87.8%) |
Geographic remoteness | |||
 Major city | 1149 (57.7%) | 2826 (76.3%) | 3975 (69.8%) |
 Regional and rural | 843 (42.3%) | 875 (23.6%) | 1718 (30.2%) |
Area index of disadvantage | |||
 Most disadvantaged | 1253 (62.9%) | 1913 (51.7%) | 3166 (55.6%) |
 Least disadvantaged | 739 (37.1%) | 1788 (48.3%) | 2527 (44.4%) |
First Pregnancy | 818 (41.1%) | 1476 (39.9%) | 2294 (40.3%) |
Allocated model of antenatal care | |||
 Low risk | 1233 (61.9%) | 2273 (61.4%) | 3506 (61.6%) |
 High risk | 759 (38.1%) | 1420 (38.4%) | 2179 (38.3%) |