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Table 1 Demographic information

From: A qualitative analysis of feelings and experiences associated with perinatal distress during the COVID-19 pandemic

 

Pregnant women (N = 190)

Postnatal women (N = 234)

N (%)

N (%)

Age

 18–24

12 (6.3)

10 (4.3)

 25–34

121 (63.7)

150 (64.1)

 35–44

57 (30.0)

74 (31.6)

Education

 GCSEs or equivalent

12 (6.3)

15 (6.4)

 A Levels or equivalent

37 (19.5)

43 (18.4)

 Undergraduate degree

70 (36.8)

92 (39.3)

 Postgraduate degree

65 (34.2)

79 (33.8)

 Other

5 (2.6)

5 (2.1)

Relationship

 Married or cohabiting

182 (95.8)

227 (97.0)

 Single

4 (2.1)

4 (1.7)

 Non-cohabiting partner

3 (1.6)

3 (1.3)

Living arrangements

 Living alone

 

1 (0.4)

 Living alone with child/ren

4 (2.1)

6 (2.6)

 Live with partner and child/ren

103 (54.2)

224 (95.7)

 Live with partner and no children

77 (40.5)

3 (1.3)

 Live with parents and/or siblings

4 (2.1)

 

 Live with partner and extended family

2 (1.1)

 

Employment

 Full-time employment

79 (41.6)

24 (10.3)

 Part-time employment

35 (18.4)

21 (9.0)

 Self-employed

11 (5.8)

13 (5.6)

 Studying

4 (2.1)

1 (0.4)

 On maternity or sick leave

10 (5.3)

151 (64.5)

 Furlough

22 (11.6)

2 (0.9)

 Not in paid employment

20 (10.5)

22 (9.4)

Ethnicity

 Any White background

171 (90.0)

221 (94.4)

 Mixed, or multiple ethic groups

8 (4.2)

4 (1.7)

 Asian, or Asian British

6 (3.2)

6 (2.6)

 Black African, Black Caribbean, or Black British

4 (2.2)

2 (0.8)

 Any other ethnic group

1 (0.5)

1 (0.4)

Recruitment

 Social media

138 (72.6)

181 (77.4)

 Prolific

52 (27.4)

53 (22.6)

Trimester

 1st

65 (34.2)

 

 2nd

64 (33.7)

 

 3rd

61 (32.1)

 

Months since childbirth

 

Mean (SD)

6.32 (3.38)