Table 4 Participant demographic background

Age (yr)

 < 19

2

1.8

20 – 24

9

8.5

25 – 29

21

21.4

30 – 34

32

28.1

 > 35

43

40.2

Education

School

9

8.6

College

22

20.6

Higher

52

48.6

Postgraduate

24

22.4

Marital status

Married

Cohabiting

Single

Widowed

61

40

5

1

57.0

37.4

4.7

0.9

Ethnicity

White

91

85.0

Gypsy / Traveller / Roma

1

0.9

Asian or Asian British (Bangladeshi, Indian, Pakistani)

4

3.8

Asian or Asian British (Chinese)

Black or Black British

Mixed or multiple

Other

2

3

5

1

1.9

2.7

4.7

0.9

Parity

First baby / first multiple birth

59

55.7

Second or more

48

44.3

Country

England

86

80.4

Scotland

17

15.9

Wales

0

0.0

Northern Ireland

4

3.7

Infant gestation at birth

Extremely preterm (less than 28 weeks)

16

14.9

Very preterm (28 – 32 weeks)

61

57.0

Moderate to late preterm (32 – 37 weeks)

21

19.6

Term (37 weeks plus)

9

8.0