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Table 2 Demographic details of sample, comparing UK and Finland

From: Parenting stress in the early years – a survey of the impact of breastfeeding and social support for women in Finland and the UK

 

Finland

(n = 1017)

N%

UK

(n = 533)

N%

χ(df)

p

ES1

Single parent

42 (4.1%)

9 (2%)

6.3(1)

.010

V = .06

Education

Secondary

123 (12.1%)

51(9.6%)

132.9(3)

< .001

V = .29

Further Ed

239 (23.6%)

64 (12.1%)

   

University

391 (38.6%)

364 (68.5%)

   

Postgraduate

260 (25.7%)

52 (9.8%)

   

Own home

687 (67.7%)

428 (80%)

26.3(1)

< .001

V = .13

Urban

692 (68.2%)

349(65.2%)

1.44(1)

.230

V = .03

 

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

t (df) = 

 

d

Age group (18–24 to 50 +)

2.1 (.57)

2.4 (.54)

-10.48(1130.04) 2

< .001

-.56

Financial security

4.2 (1.0)

4.4 (1.0)

-3.57(1548)

< .001

-.19

  1. Effect size: χ2 analysis expressed as Cramers V; t-tests as Cohen’s d
  2. Welch’s correction for heterogeneity of variance applied